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India among 12 teams finalised for Men's 2022 World Team Chess Championship
The list for the competition, which begins on November 20, was completed after South Africa confirmed over the weekend that they would participate, the Israel Chess Federation (ICF) said in a statement on Sunday. The other participating countries are China, the United States, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, India, Spain, France, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Poland, and the host Israel, reports Xinhua.
China's Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha crowned at WTT Champions Macao 2022
Wang, 22, defeated world No.1 Fan Zhendong to win the men's singles title in a close match going deep into the seventh game 11-5, 12-14, 12-10, 8-11, 11-1, 9-11, 11-8. "Today's match was really intense. I feel really lucky in Macao because I have achieved good results here," said Wang, who won the postponed WTT Champions Macao 2021 China Stars in January this year.
PKL 9: U.P. Yoddhas put on defensive masterclass to defeat Tamil Thalaivas 41-24
Raider Pardeep Narwal also chipped in with six points and with that became the first player to score to cross 1400 raid points in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League. The game kicked off with the Thalaivas taking out U.P. Yoddhas' two lead raiders, Pardeep Narwal and Surender Gill in their first two raids. Within minutes though the Yoddhas had recomposed themselves and clawed back to take the lead.
India win two more medals at Cairo Rifle/Pistol World Championship
With this win, India ended their Paris 2024 Olympics quota quest at two from the championship. Their tally now stands at 12 gold, nine silver and 13 bronze medals. The Women's 25m Pistol team comprising Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker and Abhidnya Ashok Patil first qualified for the top eight stage with a sixth-place finish in stage one of qualification where they totalled 873. Ukraine topped the stage with 880.
Rouen Open: Maryna Zanevska captures WTA 125 Rouen championship
The No.7 seed Zanevska adds this crown to her WTA 250 title from 2021 Gdynia. "During all the week, I tried to keep myself strong and say 'No, Maryna, you are not tired, one more match, one more match'," Zanevska said after her win. "I think tomorrow different things will arrive, but that's OK, with a trophy I'm happy!" she added.
Stockholm Open: Rune topples Tsitsipas to clinch men's single title
The 19-year-old opened his shoulders and hit through the World No.5 throughout the one-hour, 35-minute clash, firing 20 winners and saving the one break point he faced to earn his third Top 5 win. The Dane now leads Tsitsipas 2-0 in their ATP head-to-head series after defeating the 24-year-old at Roland Garros in June. Rune is up to No.24 in the ATP Live Rankings following his title run at the ATP 250 event.
PKL 9: Bengaluru Bulls script amazing comeback to tie 31-31 with Patna Pirates
Going into the last minute of the match, the Pirates held a comfortable lead, but the Bulls inflicted an All Out and tackled Rohit Gulia to tie the match at 31-31. Sachin effected a few raids as the Patna Pirates took the lead at 6-4 in the 9th minute. Manish tackled Vikash Kandola to help the Pirates widen their lead further. The side from Patna inflicted an All Out in the 11th minute to take a massive lead at 12-5. Bharat pulled off a fantastic multi-point raid in the 14th minute, but the Pirates continued to dominate the match at 16-7.
T20 World Cup: Always believed that Hardik, Virat can pull us out from that situation, says Rohit
Apart from collecting plenty of twos with Pandya, Kohli brought out his deft touch with a fine glance off Shaheen Shah Afridi, cutting off his wrists past deep-cover off Shadab and flicked past diving short fine leg off Naseem Shah to collect three quick fours, thus paving the path for him to be smiling with his arms aloft and dishing out a chasing masterclass in front of a packed MCG with equations going from 48 off the last three overs to 16 off the final over.
Premier League: Arsenal stumble, held to draw by Southampton; Villa rout Brentford 4-0
Xhaka netted his fourth goal of the season, sweetly connecting with Ben White's cross, to give us an early lead. But the Saints were much improved after the interval, drawing level through Stuart Armstrong's first goal of the season on 65 minutes, as the hosts took the game to Arsenal. Arsenal went into the match with a one-point lead over second-placed Manchester City, who had reduced the margin with a win on Saturday.
Richard Gould becomes new ECB chief executive officer
"I am honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead our game forward in England and Wales as part of a talented and committed team that encompasses the ECB, every cricket club in the land, all the counties, our partners, sponsors, fans and the army of players and volunteers that support the game in every corner of our country," said Gould in a ECB statement.
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