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Champions Chess Tour: Praggnanandhaa stuns Carlsen in tiebreaks to finish runners-up in FTX Crypto Cup
Starting the round two points behind the Norwegian Carlsen, the 17-year-old Pragg was looking down and out after losing the third of the four rapid games. But Carlsen, who was steering the fourth game to a draw, blundered in the endgame and the Indian capitalised on it to take the match into blitz tiebreaks.
Durand Cup 2022: Mohammedan SC beat Jamshedpur FC 3-0
Mohammedan SC began the game on the front foot as they got an opening in the very first minute. Faslu Rahman found room to shoot and Jamshedpur FC goalkeeper Mohit Singh Dhami had to be alert to clear the danger. Dhami then denied Rahman again in the 17th minute with a fine save as Jamshedpur FC kept their opponents at bay. Vinil Poojary then went close for Jamshedpur FC with a free kick. Mohammedan then made their dominance count as Rahman poked home the rebound from a Dhami save in the 37th minute to give Mohammedan the lead which they preserved going into half-time.
Nominations of two candidates for post of AIFF President cancelled after complaints of manipulation
Ahead of the scrutiny of nominations on Sunday, a complaint was received from one Jonathan De Sousa, a member of the Goa Football Association, stating that he had got information that Amit Khemani, president, Daman & Diu Football Association and a member of the electoral college, had been out of the country since August 16 but he had seconded the candidature of Valanka.
Premier League: Haaland, Silva score as City hold Newcastle 3-3
Pep Guardiola's City staged a stirring second-half fightback, scoring two goals inside four minutes, to claim a dramatic 3-3 draw at Newcastle in what was a classic Premier League encounter. In a clash that had everything, the champions had raced into a fifth-minute lead through Ilkay Gundogan only for the Magpies to go ahead before the break thanks to goals from Miguel Almiron and Callum Wilson. A spectacular Kieran Trippier free-kick on 54 minutes further extended Newcastle's advantage before two quickfire strikes from Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva either side of the hour brought Manchester City back level.
India go down to China 105-65 in U18 Asian basketball
Besides Dagar, U-16 player Kushal Singh (16) and Lokendra Singh (15) were the other major scorers for India in their opening Group phase match of the championships. For China, Jinyu Liu was the top scorer with 28 points while Lijia Liu and Yahui Sun contributed 14 points each to the score.
Wolves beat Bulls for title in inaugural Grand Prix Badminton League
With India's badminton icon and two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu watching the final from the sidelines, Gloria Vinayakumar gave the Wolves a perfect start by winning her singles match against Ananya Praveen. However, the pair of Ashith Surya and Sai Pratheek won their Trump match against the duo of Hemanth Gowda and Prakash Raj to help the Bulls nose ahead 2-1. Naren S Iyer restored parity with a win in the men's singles against Anirudh Deshpande. The pair of Suhas V. and Amurtha P. then strengthened the lead with a victory in the mixed doubles over the pair of Madhusudan M. and Ruth Misha Vinod.
Changwon 2022 World Cup: Singhraj adds medals to India's tally
According to information received here, Singhraj claimed the P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol individual bronze and teamed up with Rahul Jakhar and Deepender Singh to take the Team silver. Rifle shooter Sidhartha Babu claimed the bronze in R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 finals. Overall, India have one gold, two silver and three bronze medals to take third place in the medals table at the ongoing event that runs until August 24, 2022.
BWF World Championships 2022: Lakshya, Srikanth lead India's challenge in Sindhu's absence
According to information received here, Singhraj claimed the P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol individual bronze and teamed up with Rahul Jakhar and Deepender Singh to take the Team silver. Rifle shooter Sidhartha Babu claimed the bronze in R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 finals. Overall, India have one gold, two silver and three bronze medals to take third place in the medals table at the ongoing event that runs until August 24, 2022.
Durand Cup: ISL champs Hyderabad FC kick-off campaign against TRAU FC
HFC are drawn in Group C in the 131st edition of the prestigious competition, where they take on the local I-League side at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal, Manipur. Hyderabad FC, who reached the city on Saturday, have named a strong squad for their Durand Cup campaign, with all six overseas players gunning to make a mark.
Geoffrey Boycott issues ominous warning to England after loss to SA; says they don't stand a chance in Ashes
England could not stand up to the fiery pace of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje as the duo picked up match figures of 7/79 and 6/110 respectively, and Boycott felt that with the Australian seam attack boasting of the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, it would be difficult for the hosts to regain the Ashes.
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