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FIDE Online Chess Olympiad to start on July 25

Chess Gurukul wins Indian chess league

11:33 pm May 17, 2020

Chennai: Chess Gurukul, comprising young Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and Karthikeyan Murali, beat Super kids in the ‘Superfinal’ on Sunday to win Indian chess.com League. Praggnanandhaa drew his game against fellow prodigy and GM Nihal Sarin to help Chess Gurukul captained by noted coach R B Ramesh clinch the title. In an earlier game of the […]

AITA to nominate Ankita, Sharan for Arjuna award

6:10 pm May 17, 2020

New Delhi: Asian Games medal winners Ankita Raina and Divij Sharan are set to be nominated for the Arjuna award by the national tennis federation, which plans to send former Davis Cup coach Nandan Bal’s name for the Dhyan Chand honour. The 27-year-old Ankita had won a women’s singles bronze medal at the 2018 edition […]

Temperature checks, virus tests part of PGA return: reports

10:08 pm May 13, 2020

Miami: Coronavirus testing and daily temperature taking will be part of the US PGA Tour’s health and safety plan when it returns next month, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Golf Channel, Golfweek and ESPN all reported details of the plan, set to be unveiled by the tour Wednesday, after obtaining copies of a 37-page memo […]

China wins Online Nations Cup, India finish dismal fifth

11:31 pm May 10, 2020

Chennai: Top-seed and favourite China were crowned champions at the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Sunday by virtue of superior points tally despite their final match against the USA ending in 2-2 draw. India which had Viswanathan Anand, Vidit S Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, B Adhiban, Koneru Humpy and D Harika in its ranks, finished […]

Nadal: Djokovic will need vaccine if required by the tour

12:16 pm May 9, 2020

Madrid: Rafael Nadal says Novak Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to keep playing if the governing bodies of tennis make coronavirus shots obligatory once they become available. Nadal told the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia this week that Djokovic and all players will have to follow the rules when tennis eventually returns to […]