Ian Nepomniachtchi and his tattoos (Photos by Jyotirmoy Halder from TimesofIndia BENGALURU: The word “tattoo” is believed to have come from Polynesian languages, particularly words such as “tatau”, a term associated with traditional body art in that region. European sailors encountered Polynesian tattooing and helped carry the word back into European languages. Even thousands of…

Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz NEW YORK CITY: Aryna Sabalenka was distracted by the smell of cannabis wafting through Louis Armstrong Stadium midway through the opening set of her US Open third-round match against Kamilla Rakhimova. The world No. 1 turned to chair umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore to raise the issue.“Someone is smoking weed,” she said,…

THE IMPOSSIBLE: Messi and Ronaldo could finally play together on same team after special invite from former teammate Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have spent almost two decades on opposite sides of football’s biggest rivalry. They have faced each other 37 times, collected 13 Ballon d’Ors between them and spent years being measured against one…