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Chess fans ke liye ek badi khabar, FIDE World Cup 2025 iss baar India mein hone jaa raha hai! Goa ke Resort Rio, North Goa mein 31 October se lekar 27 November 2025 tak yeh world-class chess tournament khela jaayega. Ye event FIDE ke calendar ka ek bada hissa hai, jahan duniya ke top chess players ek hi stage par nazar aayenge.

Tournament ka significance kya hai?

FIDE World Cup har do saal mein hota hai aur iska importance bohot zyada hai, kyunki top 3 players ko milta hai Candidates Tournament ke liye qualification, jahan se World Championship ke liye ticket milta hai. Yeh event thoda alag hai, World Cup chess ka sabse bada nahi, lekin definitely sabse zyada intense aur dramatic tournaments mein se ek hai.

Venue aur Format

2025 ka edition poora Goa ke Resort Rio mein hoga. Tournament ek knockout format mein khela jaayega, total 8 rounds, jisme har match mein 2 classical games kheli jaayengi. Agar match draw hota hai, toh tiebreakers hote hain, faster time controls ke saath. Top 50 seeds ko first-round bye milegi, jabki baaki players directly first round se action mein honge.

Final mein sirf title hi nahi, balki Candidates Tournament ka qualification bhi daav par laga hoga.

Indians in the FIDE World Cup 2025

Iss baar ke World Cup mein 24 Indian players khelenge, aur sabse badi baat, top 3 seeds bhi India ke hi hain!

• D. Gukesh (World Champion & Top Seed)
• Arjun Erigaisi
• R. Praggnanandhaa

Inke alawa Indian contingent mein shaamil hain, Pentala Harikrishna, Aravindh Chithambaram, Vidit Gujrathi, Raunak Sadhwani, Nihal Sarin, Karthikeyan Murali, S.L. Narayanan, Leon Mendonca, Divya Deshmukh aur kai aur strong contenders.

Divya Deshmukh, jo iss saal Womenâ€s World Cup jeet chuki hain, iss event ki sirf ek mahila player hongi, unhe wildcard entry mili hai, jab Womenâ€s World Champion Ju Wenjun aur World No. 1 Hou Yifan ne event se inkaar kiya.

FIDE World Cup 2025: Favorites to Watch Out For

Apart from Indian stars, kuch bade naam jo title ke liye favorite mane ja rahe hain, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Vincent Keymer, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian aur Wei Yi.
Magnus Carlsen iss baar participate nahi kar rahe, lekin unka 2023 ka title ab bhi yaadgaar hai, jab unhone Praggnanandhaa ko haraya tha.

FIDE World Cup 2025 Schedule

StageDatesRound 1Nov 1–3Round 2Nov 4–6Round 3Nov 7–9Round 4Nov 11–13Round 5Nov 14–16QuarterfinalsNov 17–19SemifinalsNov 21–23FinalsNov 24–26

Sab matches shaam 3 baje (IST) se start honge.

FIDE World Cup 2025 Live Streaming: Where to Watch?

Aap saare matches LIVE FIDE ke official YouTube channel par dekh sakte ho, jahan commentary ke saath live analysis bhi hoga. Indian chess fans ke liye yeh ek golden opportunity hai apne heroes, Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa aur Arjun Erigaisi, ko home soil par action mein dekhne ka.

FIDE World Cup 2025 sirf ek chess event nahi, balki ek celebration hai India ke rising dominance ka world chess stage par. Goa ka scenic backdrop aur Indian players ka confidence, dono milkar is event ko unforgettable bana denge!

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WWE continues to pack its schedule with special events in the TKO era. As John Cena prepares to work his final dates for the company, a rare appearance is being rumored for the 17-time World Champion after an upcoming special was just announced.

World Wrestling Entertainment has a deep history with Madison Square Garden, billed as the company’s “home office” at one time. MSG hosted WrestleMania 1, 10, and 20, as well as a handful of other WWE Premium Live Events, TV tapings, and non-televised shows. NJPW and ROH ran the legendary venue in 2019.

The World’s Most Famous Arena has also hosted certain wrestling events at The Theater, including Ken Shamrock’s SummerSlam 1998 win over Owen Hart, held in the Lion’s Den. The Theater at MSG hosted WCW’s NYC debut in April 1993, and the promotion’s return in June 1996. WWE brought NXT to The Theater for a non-televised live event in November 2016, then AAA and TNA booked the 5,600-capacity theater in September 2019 for Lucha Invades NY.

WWE returned to The Theater this past March for the history-making fourth annual NXT Roadblock special, and now the brand is heading back to the 58-year-old venue while John Cena wraps his farewell tour. The Cenation leader made his NXT debut appearance on October 10, 2023 for a star-studded episode that went head-to-head with AEW Dynamite, and while not announced as one of his last dates, he is now rumored for another big outing on WWE’s third brand before retiring.

Special WWE NXT Episode Set For The Theater At MSG

WWE announced today that the NXT brand will return to New York City for a special edition of its Tuesday night show on The CW. The episode will air live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, November 18 at 8pm ET.

The NXT-MSG special is touted as part of John Cena’s farewell tour, but as of this writing, the Hollywood heavyweight has not been confirmed for the broadcast. Cena will be on RAW the night before, November 17, for his farewell at Madison Square Garden. It’s not clear what Cena will be doing at The World’s Most Famous Arena, for RAW or NXT that week.

“The event will feature the biggest Superstars from NXT, including NXT Champion Ricky Saints, NXT Womenâ€s Champion Jacy Jayne, NXT North American Champion Ethan Page, NXT Womenâ€s North American Champion Sol Ruca, Trick Williams and more,” reads the official press release issued today.

Tickets for NXT’s return to NYC will go on sale via Ticketmaster pre-sale at 10am ET on Monday, October 6, with the WWEVIP passcode. The general on-sale will then begin at 10am ET on Wednesday, October 8.

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Ryder Cups are won and lost as a team. But teams are composed of individuals. How did those individuals perform this week? In keeping with GOLF.com tradition, it’s time to issue a report card for all 24 competitors at Bethpage Black. And because captains, fans and the venue also played a part in the competition, we’re assigning grades for them, too.

Team USA

Sam Burns, 1 point (0-1-2) Grade: D

Burns appeared in two matches over the first two days and on both occasions was the worst player by strokes gained. The half point he earned in four-ball came largely on the strength of his four-ball partner, Patrick Cantlay. To cap it off, holding down the anchor match in Sunday singles, Burns three-putted the 18th hole for bogey, handing Robert Macintyre a tie that pushed the European team total to 15. That half-point boost was particularly important, as it left no room to question whether Europe would have won the Cup outright without the automatic half-point it earned when Viktor Hovland had to pull out with an injury.

Patrick Cantlay, 1.5 points (1-3-1) Grade: B-

On the plus side, Cantlay was Patty Ice in stretches, winning the lone American point (with Xander Schauffele) on Friday morning and keeping his cool on the first two afternoons while partnered with an underperforming Burns. But in Saturday’s four-ball session, he muffed a wedge into a bunker on 18, all but guaranteeing a 1-up win for Tyrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick. And then on Sunday, when Team USA came tantalizingly close to an historic comeback, he was the only American player to lose his match.

Bryson DeChambeau, 1.5 points (1-3-1) Grade: B

Ryder Cup results can be deceptive. A case in point is DeChambeau, who played better than his record reflects, having run into buzzsaws in several matches, most notably on Saturday afternoon, when he and Scottie Scheffler were mowed down by Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood. Though he tugged some irons and pulled some putts, he was dead-on in his dedication to the cause, an emotional team leader whose comeback from 5 down on Sunday to draw even with Fitzpatrick showed a ton of heart.

Harris English 0.5 points (0-2-1) Grade: D-

English played in just two matches, losing both. Neither was especially close. Was he set up to fail by being paired with Collin Morikawa in foursomes in a marriage that the stats suggested was doomed from the start? Maybe. But by any metric, English’s performance was lackluster enough that his captain put him out last on Sunday, knowing that he’d likely be up against the injured Hovland. Here’s another way to think of it. The only half point English earned was when he didn’t play.

Ben Griffin, 1 point (1-1-0) Grade: B

How do you grade a guy who didn’t get a chance to take the full exam? Having sat out all day Saturday, Griffin had played just once (and lost) heading into singles, and given how far down he was in the lineup, it looked like his match on Sunday wouldn’t matter much at all. Then Team USA mustered a comeback. The pressure mounted. And Griffin held his nerve over Rasmus Højgaard. Not Europe’s alpha, but you can only beat the guy they put up against you, and Griffin did. Makes you wonder what might have happened if he’d been assigned more tests this week.

Russell Henley, 0.5 points (0-2-1) Grade: D

Henley doesn’t bear all the blame for his two foursomes losses with partner, Scottie Scheffler. But he also didn’t hold up his end of the bargain. Sunday brought a dose of redemption, as he reeled off eight birdies, the most of any player, and held a 1-up lead heading into the last. Which is when it happened. The lasting memory of Henley in his singles match will be the putt he left short, and in the jaws, on the 18th hole — a putt that would have put away his opponent. Instead, Henley left the door ajar for Shane Lowry, who plowed through it with a birdie, earning the half point that ensured the Europeans would retain the Cup.

Collin Morikawa, 0.5 points (0-2-1) Grade: D

Two drubbings in foursomes, and a tie in Sunday singles when things had heated up and Team USA needed outright wins. No matter how you slice it, Morikawa was a clunker of a captain’s pick.

Xander Schauffele, 3 points (3-1-0) Grade: B

If DeChambeau’s record was worse than his actual performance, Schauffele’s was the other way around. As it was for much of his injury-interrupted season, Schauffele’s play wasn’t up to his lofty standards, and in two of his wins, he leaned heavily on his partners (Cantlay and J.J. Spaun). Still, he wound up on the right side of three matches, including a Sunday victory over Jon Rahm. That’s three points, tied with Cameron Young for the most by an American.

Scottie Scheffler, 1 point (1-4-0) Grade: D-

Though his Ryder Cup ended on an upswing with a big win over Rory McIlroy in singles, Scheffler looked out of sorts for much of the week and seemed perpetually perplexed by Bethpage’s greens. The Americans needed 14.5 points to reclaim the Cup; Scheffler alone could not have carried them to victory. But they needed their best player to contribute more.

J.J. Spaun, 2 points (2-1-0) Grade: A-

Calm, cool and collected, the breakout star of the PGA Tour season was the second best player for Team USA, after Cameron Young.

Justin Thomas, 2 points (2-2-0) Grade: B

True to brand, Thomas excelled at fan engagement. But over the first two days, the team needed more from the Ryder Cup veteran and captain’s pick. To be specific, more of what he showed on Sunday, when he overcame a balky driver to hand Tommy Fleetwood his first loss of the week in a match punctuated by a clutch putt on 18 that was also true to Thomas’s reputation.

Cameron Young, 3 points (3-1-0) Grade: A

A native New Yorker who cut his teeth at Bethpage Black and dreamed of being part of this occasion as a kid, Young could have crumbled under the weight of expectation. Instead, he put in a team MVP performance, punctuated by an epic putt on 18 to win his match and ignite a fiery U.S. comeback.

Europeans

Ludvig Åberg, 2 points (2-2-0) Grade: B

The big Swede lost more than he won on Thursday and Friday. But he gets high marks for his performance on Sunday, when he put up the lone dot of blue on a scoreboard bleeding red with a win over Cantlay.

Matt Fitzpatrick, 2.5 points (2-1-1) Grade: A-

Solid to spectacular in the partner sessions, Fitzpatrick remained a rock on Sunday while battling one of Team USA’s big guns, Bryson DeChambeau, to a tie. Yes, DeChambeau’s comeback from 5-down was impressive, but that didn’t happen because Fitzpatrick blinked. The upshot of the Englishman’s gutty performance was a half-point for the Europeans on a day when every table scrap was precious.

Tommy Fleetwood, 4 points (4-1-0) Grade: A

Deadly from tee to green and with the putter, too, Fleetwood was relentless, an assassin of such amiable demeanor that even some New Yorkers seemed hesitant to heckle him. Only a run of birdies by Justin Thomas, capped by a cold-blooded putt on 18, kept Fleetwood from an unbeaten record in what was an otherwise perfect week.

Tyrell Hatton, 3.5 points (3-0-1) Grade: A-

Known for self-loathing eruptions on the course, Hatton showed none of that this week. And no wonder. He was nearly flawless, the only mild hiccup coming on some short putts down the stretch in Sunday singles against Collin Morikawa, which ended in a tie.

Rasmus Højgaard, 0 points (0-2-0)Grade: C-

Like the children of Lake Wobegon, nearly all the Europeans were above average this week. The only subpar showing came from Højgaard, who didn’t get much in the way of opportunities but also made nothing of them when he did.

Viktor Hovland, 1.5 points (1-1-1)Grade: B-

Like English, Hovland’s record comes with an asterisk as he was scratched from Sunday singles with a neck injury. When all was said and done, he wound up with one win, won loss and one “envelope rule” tie—which is neither spectacular nor terrible and, given the circumstances, should probably be graded pass/fail anyway.

Shane Lowry, 2 points (1-0-2),Grade: A

Though he competed in just three matches, Lowry appeared to be everywhere, not just bagging birdies (and one chest-thumping eagle) but backing up his buddy, Rory McIlroy, in the face of relentless verbal abuse. Lowry has said that the Ryder Cup is “why I get up in the morning.” He can sleep easy knowing that he lived up to the moment with an epic birdie on 18 that supplied his team with the half point it needed to retain the Cup.

Robert McIntyre, 1.5 points (1-1-1)Grade: B

Neither a standout nor a bust, McIntyre was like a reliable role player in the NBA, coming off the bench to score a modest allotment of points.

Rory McIlroy, 3.5 points (3-1-1)Grade: A

McIlroy was a lightning rod for fan abuse all week, but even his detractors can’t deny he was electric. Never mind his Sunday loss to Scheffler, when both players seemed spent, Rory set the pace for Europe’s early romp, partnering successfully with both Fleetwood and Lowry while weathering sophomoric slings and arrows from fans classless enough to continue taunting as he was getting ready to hit. McIlroy has long made plain how much the Ryder Cup means to him, and how significant winning on foreign soil would be. He even went so far as to predict a victory. His cocky forecast no doubt rankled some. But that’s what the greats do. They talk a big game and they back it up.

Jon Rahm, 3 points (3-2-0)Grade: B+

Over the first two days, Rahm was up to his usual tricks, bowling over opponents with a combo of power and panache. Seemingly running out of steam, he lost his last two matches — a mark against him — but by then, the damage to the U.S. had been done . . . much of it by Rahm himself.

Justin Rose, 2 points (2-1-0)Grade: A-

Old reliable. At 45, and the longest-tooth competitor on either team, the unflappable Rose was spectacular when it mattered most, striking clutch putts and dead-eye irons, often in response to U.S. fireworks. His performance in Saturday four-ball against the marquee pairing of Scheffler and DeChambeau (six birdies in the first eight holes) was one for the ages. Perhaps it’s only fitting that a guy named Young handed him his one loss of the week.

Sepp Straka, 1 point (1-2-0) Grade: C

Straka wasn’t awful, but we’re grading on a curve in a class filled with A students, and measured by strokes-gained, he was the second-worst of the Europeans for the first two days. On Sunday, he came out hot but cooled off by the turn and wound up falling to J.J. Spaun.

The Captains

Keegan Bradley, Grade: C

Bradley poured his heart into this, but you don’t get A’s for effort. Give him credit for his energy and positivity — and for rallying his troops for a Sunday run — but some of his decisions will be picked apart for years to come, from the benign course setup to his stubborn insistence on sticking with pairings that showed no signs of life. Perversely, Bradley’s widely praised and selfless decision — opting not to put himself in the lineup — may wind up being recast in hindsight as a move that actually hurt the team.

Luke Donald, Grade: A

If he made any wrong moves, he hid them well. In his second consecutive turn as captain, Donald was a picture of poise and certitude, the outgrowths of confidence and painstaking preparation. At this point, he’s become like the brainiac in class you want to hate for getting everything right, except you can’t because he’s just too pleasant and respectful.

The Fans

Grade: D-

If you’re going to be loud and abusive, at least be creative, and pipe down when the guy steps up to the ball. It isn’t difficult to be an ardent fan without acting moronic. Too many at Bethpage failed to find that easy balance this week.

The Venue

Grade: B-

Bethpage Black is a beauty. It can also be a beast. But this week it was defanged, stripped of rough to 1) theoretically give the U.S. a competitive advantage while 2) producing excitement-sparking birdies. But birdies aren’t what make match-play exciting; pressure-packed moments are what make it so, which has nothing to do with scores relative to par. On a neutered course, the competition became more bomb-and-gouge than artful struggle, and less compelling than it could have been.

A new San Siro is on the horizon, with Milan’s two giants on the cusp of upgrading the iconic stadium.

Ranked at no.10 in FourFourTwo’s list of the best stadiums in the world, the venue is an icon of Italy, standing out on the horizon for its distinctive slatted roof and turrets – but as the old ground approaches its 100th birthday this December, time is running out to see a game there.

With plans a-foot for a new San Siro, the future of both Milan and Inter Milan is about to look very different.

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Why are Milan and Inter building a new stadium?

The San Siro is almost 100 years old

Why is a new San Siro going to be built? And will both Milan and Inter Milan play there?

In September 2025, the Milan City Council sold the San Siro and its surrounding area to the Milan clubs: up until then, the two rivals weren’t able to enjoy some of the financial benefits that come from having one of the most recognisable venues in European football.

Money is the biggest factor when it comes to a new stadium – which, again, both clubs are set to share – and not just in terms of getting more fans through the turnstiles.

A new future beckons for Milan and Inter (Image credit: Getty Images)

Modernising the matchday experience at a new ground would create more hospitality options, introduce more premium seating, and create the possibility for more non-football events, such as concerts.

There’s also the possibility of naming rights, too, to bring in an extra buck: plenty of stadiums in Europe now have sponsorship but given that neither club owned the San Siro until recently, it wasn’t possible up until now.

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A new San Siro would have a massive impact on European football, too: Italian football doesn’t really have a top-class, modern equivalent to Wembley in London, the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid or the Allianz Arena in Munich. Italy last hosted a UEFA final over 10 years ago – and bringing the San Siro into the 21st Century would open more opportunity to do so again in the near future.

Then there’s the urban regeneration of the local area. Just as Tottenham Hotspur have looked to make N17 a hub beyond just a football ground, Milan and Inter could both benefit from more shops, restaurants and public spaces on the site of the ground, increasing their revenue further.

But beyond all of that, this is also a chance to improve the ground for die-hard fans of both clubs. The San Siro has closed its upper tier due to safety concerns – much to the annoyance of fans – while the comfort, accessibility and closeness to the pitch could no doubt be improved.

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Location

The new San Siro will be on the same site

Where will the new San Siro be built?

The new San Siro will be built on the same site.

It’s unknown right now whether it will be a like-for-like replacement over the ground itself, whether it will change direction – like Tottenham’s ground – or whether it’ll be built next to the original ground.

Will Milan and Inter have to move while the San Siro is being rebuilt? If so, where?

It’s not known yet whether the two Milan giants will still be able to play in Milan while the new ground is being redeveloped.

The two nearest top-flight stadiums that the pair could temporarily play are Atalanta’s Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia (24,950 seats) and Como’s Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia (13,602 seats).

Name and opening

Barcelona sold their stadium naming rights (Image credit: Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

What will the new San Siro be called?

In 2019, designs for a stadium tentatively named Nuovo Stadio Milano were released.

Though these plans were shelved, it gives an indication that both clubs would seemingly be open to ditching both the ‘San Siro’ name and the ground’s proper name, ‘Stadio Giuseppe Meazza’ – but realistically, the ground would likely take on a sponsor’s name (like Juventus’s Allianz Stadium) and still be known by fans as… the San Siro.

When will the new San Siro open?

The new San Siro could potentially open in 2030.

With the ground hosting the 2026 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony, any work on the current San Siro would have to start after that, with a a planned completion inauguration in 2030.

Capacity

Milan fans in the Curva Sud at the San Siro (Image credit: Alamy)

What will be the capacity of the new San Siro?

The new San Siro is set to be a 71,500-seater venue, after the two clubs submitted a feasibility plan.

This is a reduction from the 80,018 that the San Siro currently holds, and even the limited capacity of 75,817 – but both clubs will hope that an improvement in the experience, including new opportunities for hospitality – will increase the matchday revenue substantially, despite the drop in attendance.

Design

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‘The Rings of Milano’ design(Image credit: Milan / Inter)‘The Cathedral’ design(Image credit: Milan / Inter)

What will the new San Siro look like?

It’s unknown what the stadium will look like right now.

The two big design points of the current San Siro are the famous red roof and the turret walkways: but given previous designs for a new ground in Milan, it’s not certain that a new San Siro will incorporate either of those points.

In 2019, Milan and Inter revealed two shortlisted designs for their new home, but those two plans were for a 60,000-seater ground and won’t be used this time, with a new architect on board.

Foster + Partners – the firm behind Wembley Stadium and Lusail Stadium – have been selected to work alongside Manica on the design of a new stadium.

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