World Women's Chess: Harika draws against Mariya, duel enters tie-breaker

CHENNAI: Indian chess Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli on Monday drew against Ukraine Women GM (WGM) Mariya Muzychuk in 78 moves in the World Women's Chess Championship 2015 semifinal at Sochi in Russia.In the other return semifinal game, Russian WGM Natalija...

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Harika in tiebreaks of World Women's Chess semis

SOCHI: Grandmaster D Harika kept herself in contention for a place in the finals by settling for a second straight draw with Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine in the second game of the World Women's Chess semifinals here.After drawing the first game as black,...

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Tough test awaits Saina, Srikanth in Malaysia

HYDERABAD: For the last three weeks Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal made all the headlines with their tremendous success on court. While Srikanth won back-to-back titles in Switzerland and India, Saina finally managed to conquer the India Open and...

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Coach lost weight in making me World No. 1: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal never fails to surprise. In this cricket-crazy country, this young Hyderabadi has done what no other Indian could. On Saturday afternoon, India cheered at the news that Saina has become the numero uno of world badminton. "I can't believe...

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World Women's Chess: Harika wins second tie-breaker in semis

CHENNAI: Indian chess Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli on Tuesday kept her chances alive in the World Women's Chess Championship, underway at Sochi in Russia, by winning the second tie-break game in the semifinals on her 80th move against Ukraine WGM Mariya...

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Srikanth is a fighter, says Pullela Gopichand

NEW DELHI: Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand has lavished praise on K Srikanth after his India Open triumph, describing him as a fighter with a great range of strokes but said he still needs to improve "mental aspects" to win more laurels for the...

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Respect Virat and Anushka's personal lives: Yuvraj Singh

NEW DELHI: Out-of-favour India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has appealed to the cricket fans to respect Test captain Virat Kohli and his actress girlfriend Anushka Sharma's personal lives.Anushka, who was in attendance at the Sydney Cricket Ground during...

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Dilip Pagay emerges veteran chess champion

NAGPUR: Top seed Dilip Pagay lived up to his billing to emerge champion in the second NDCA Veteran Chess tournament, which concluded at the NIT Neighboorhood Recreation Hall, Surendra Nagar here on Sunday.Pagay captured 8.5 points out of possible 9 to...

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Saina, Srikanth now eye Malaysia crown

KUALA LUMPUR: Newly-crowned India Open champions, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will look to continue their fairytale run as they eye another podium finish at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Super Series Premier which gets underway with the qualifiers...

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President hails Srikanth for India Open win

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday congratulated shuttler Kidambi Srikanth for winning the India Open Super Series men's singles title here on Sunday.The World No.4 defeated Danish Viktor Axelsen 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 in 55 minutes in the...

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'Unlucky' Humpy crashes out of Women's World Chess Championship

SOCHI (Russia): Running out of luck, Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy crashed out of the Women's World Chess Championship after losing the rapid tiebreak 0.5-1.5 against Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine in the quarterfinals on Sunday.Having done everything...

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Kidambi Srikanth beats Viktor Axelsen to win India Open

NEW DELHI: Kidambi Srikanth defeated Viktor Axelsen in grueling three games 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 to win the India Open Super Series title at the Siri Fort Complex here on Sunday.READ ALSO: Saina wins maiden India Open titleWorld No. 4 Srikanth had beaten...

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It's a great day for me: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal never fails to surprise us. In this cricket-crazy country, this young Hyderabadi has done what no other Indian could. On Saturday evening, Saina became the numero uno of world badminton."I can't believe it...," she says, minutes after her...

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Saina Nehwal beats Ratchanok Intanon to win maiden India Open title

NEW DELHI: First Indian women shuttler to achieve world number one ranking, Saina Nehwal on Sunday clinched her maiden India Open Super Series title after notching up a dominating straight game victory against former world champion Ratchanok Intanon...

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Kidambi Srikanth beats Viktor Axelsen to win India Open men's title

NEW DELHI: Kidambi Srikanth defeated Viktor Axelsen in grueling three games 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 to win the India Open Super Series title at the Siri Fort Complex here on Sunday.READ ALSO: Saina wins maiden India Open titleWorld No. 4 Srikanth had beaten...

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Saina needs to work harder now, says father

HYDERABAD: Saina Nehwal's father Harvir Singh on Saturday attributed her daughter's rise to the top of the world rankings to sheer hard work."She was not getting good results and then she shifted to Bangalore. She was not staying at home. She was striving...

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Saina Nehwal storms into maiden India Open final

NEW DELHI: Crowned as the world number one, Saina Nehwal on Saturday celebrated her numero uno status with a straight-game demolition of Japanese Yui Hashimoto to reach her maiden final of the $275,000 India Super Series at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.READ...

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Force India miss Q3 again, drivers to start 13th, 14th

SEPANG: Sahara Force India's Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez were 13th and 14th fastest in a wet qualifying at the Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix here on Saturday.It was the second time in a row that either Force India failed to make Q3.However, the...

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Saina has achieved three great things this year: Pawar

MUMBAI: India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal had achieved three memorable feats this year enroute to her gaining the coveted and unprecedented World No.1 status on Saturday, said former international Uday Pawar."It's welcome news. She is the first woman...

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Saina true role model for aspiring sportspersons: Tendulkar

NEW DELHI: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and other eminent sporting stars on Saturday congratulated Saina Nehwal on becoming the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking in badminton.Tendulkar hailed her as a "true role model"...

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Srikanth enters India Open semis

NEW DELHI: Five-time World champion Lin Dan suffered a shocking loss against eighth seed Tommy Sugiarto, while leading Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth entered the semifinals of the $275,000 Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries here...

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Tommy Sugiarto stuns crowd favourite Lind Dan at India Open

NEW DELHI: Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto on Friday earned the prized scalp of five-time World Champion Lin Dan, notching up a stunning three-game win over the Chinese legend to reach the semifinals of the India Super Series badminton tournament.Former world...

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Ramteke upsets third seed Shrivastava in district veteran chess

NAGPUR: Pramod Ramteke shocked third seed VK Shrivastava while V Ramchandran held second seed Vinay Barhanpure to a draw in the first round of the second Nagpur District Chess Association-organized Veteran Chess tournament which got underway at the NDCA...

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Humpy shocked by Mariya Muzychuk in World Women's Chess Championship

SOCHI (Russia): Top seed Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy's winning streak in the World Women's Chess Championship ended as she went down to Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine in the first game of the quarterfinals on Friday.After winning six games in a row,...

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Saina storms into maiden India Open semifinal

NEW DELHI: Saina Nehwal sailed past Indonesia's Hana Ramadhini to make her maiden semifinals at the India Open Super Series while giant-killer H S Prannoy and RMV Gurusaidutt went down fighting in the quarterfinals here on Friday.Olympic bronze medallist...

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Harika in quarterfinals of Women's World Chess Championship

SOCHI (Russia): Grandmaster D Harika joined compatriot Koneru Humpy in the quarterfinals of the World Women's Chess Championship beating former champion Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in the rapid tie-break games that concluded on Thursday.Harika beat...

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Heavyweight Harrison retires from boxing

LONDON: Former boxing golden boy Audley Harrison is to retire for the second time in his career due to problems associated with head injuries sustained in the ring.The Englishman, who won Olympic gold at super-heavyweight in 2000 last fought in April,...

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Heavyweight Harrison retires from boxing

LONDON: Former boxing golden boy Audley Harrison is to retire for the second time in his career due to problems associated with head injuries sustained in the ring.The Englishman, who won Olympic gold at super-heavyweight in 2000 last fought in April,...

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Prannoy upsets top seed Jorgensen, Kashyap loses in India Open

NEW DELHI: Young Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy created the biggest upset of the Yonex Sunrise India Open when he outplayed top seed and tournament favourite Jan O Jorgensen to advance into the quarterfinals here on Thursday.In a high-octane match played...

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Prannoy upsets top seed Jorgensen, Kashyap loses in India Open

NEW DELHI: Young Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy created the biggest upset of the Yonex Sunrise India Open when he outplayed top seed and tournament favourite Jan O Jorgensen to advance into the quarterfinals here on Thursday.In a high-octane match played...

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Fit-again Guru, Sameer finding their way back

NEW DELHI: Finding their way back after a string of injuries left them on the sidelines, RMV Gurusaidutt and young Sameer Verma today received a big confidence-boost following their stunning victories in the opening round of the India Super Series.While...

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Mandeep recalled, Gurjinder dropped from Indian hockey team

NEW DELHI: Newly-appointed chief coach Paul van Ass on Wednesday recalled young strikers Mandeep Singh and Satbir singh in the 18-member Indian men's hockey team for the 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from April 5-12.Among the...

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Saina and co advance, Sameer stuns world no.9 at India Open

NEW DELHI: Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth and P Kashyap reached the second round while young Sameer Verma created the biggest upset of the day by stunning World No. 9 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus at the USD 275,000 Yonex Sunrise India Super Series badminton tournament...

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Humpy cruises to quarterfinals; Harika loses to Kostenuik

SOCHI (Russia): Continuing with her winning ways, Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy cruised into the quarterfinals of the World Women's Chess Championship after defeating Russian GM Alisa Galliamova in the second game of the third round here on Wednesday.Having...

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Srikanth visits Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah

NEW DELHI: World No 4 Kidambi Srikanth on Wednesday visited Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah to pray for 2016 Olympic success.Currently playing in the India Open, Srikanth clinched the Swiss Grand Prix Gold earlier this month. The 22-year-old from Guntur rose...

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Carolina targeting world no.1 ranking at India Open

NEW DELHI: The world No. 1 ranking is on her mind but reigning World and All England champion Carolina Marin on Tuesday said she will have to fight her way through some tough matches before she reaches the summit clash of the India Super Series badminton...

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Humpy crushes Galliamova; Harika beats Kosteniuk

SOCHI: Indian Grandmasters Koneru Humpy and D Harika inched closer to the quarterfinals stage of the world women chess championship, defeating Russian aces Alisa Galliamova and Alexandra Kosteniuk in their respective first game of the third round.On...

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