Date: June 6, 2026 Location: Tokyo, Japan Indian chess star R Vaishali added another proud moment for the country by winning the first event of the WR Women’s Chess Tour in Tokyo, Japan. Her victory came just hours after her brother, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, created history by becoming the first Indian to win the Norway Chess Championship title. The back-to-back s

Mirra Andreeva won her first French Open women’s singles title on Saturday, June 6, 2026, defeating Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in Paris. The 19-year-old Russian, seeded No. 8 at Roland Garros, captured the first Grand Slam championship of her career with a composed straight-sets victory over one of the tournament’s biggest surprise finalists. Mirra Andreeva Wins French Open Title in Straight Sets The final brought together tw