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Gukesh, the 'Rajinikanth' of Indian chess, wins 7th game in a row!
And yes! There is certainly a Rajinikanth, the Tamil movie hero known for many stupendous feats on the silver screen, in him. Gukesh's father is D. Rajinikanth is an ear, nose and throat surgeon. Moreover, Gukesh's favourite chess players are America's first World Chess Champion late Bobby Fischer and India's first World Chess Champion V. Anand.
India seek series victory while West Indies aim for squaring scoreline in Florida
Then the USA visas of both teams were made available at the eleventh hour in Guyana, thanks to the intervention by their government, which paved the way for the Florida leg of the series to happen as per schedule at Central Broward Park in Lauderhill on Saturday and Sunday. India arrive with a 2-1 lead in the five-match series and would be seeking to seal the series with the fourth match on Saturday.
Commonwealth silver under his belt, Sreeshankar sets his sights on World Championships, Paris Olympics
On Thursday, Sreeshankar claimed a historic maiden silver medal, in slightly chilly and windy conditions, for an Indian long jumper in the Commonwealth Games bettering the bronze medal that Suresh Babu had bagged in 1978 at Edmonton, Canada. It was also the biggest medal of Sreeshankar's career that redeemed him and made for all the setbacks he has suffered in recent times.
After 'shattering' Sri Lanka Test exclusion, Maxwell hopeful of berth for India series next year
Despite emerging as Australia's leading run-getter in the ODI series in Sri Lanka, Maxwell missed out on a Test berth chiefly because Travis Head was declared fit ahead of the first game and in the second match the ground staff at Galle prepared a good batting pitch.
Amaan Sandhu becomes first male Indian basketball player to commit to NCAA Division 1 college
"We're so excited to add Amaan to our programme. His journey to get to where he is now is incredible and we're glad he chose to come with us. To be one of the first players born in India to ever earn a Division I men's basketball scholarship is major for Amaan and his family and we can't wait to get to work with him," said King Rice, head coach of Monmouth University Men's Basketball team.
Indian men's route to hockey final looks easier after South Africa upset NZ
The Indian men secured their place in the semifinals with a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Wales on Thursday which helped them top the standings as England finished with the same 10 points but with an inferior goal difference. England, needing to beat Canada by a 14-goal margin to top Pool B, could manage an 11-2 win, thus finishing second.
Para-powerlifter Sudhir sets Games record on way to gold in men's heavyweight
Sudhir, who is ranked third in the world in World Para Powerlifting's Official World Rankings for 2022 with the best lift of 214kg, came up with a top lift of 212kg to win the gold medal with a Commonwealth Games record. This was India's first medal in the para-sports in Birmingham 2022 and the country's eighth gold medal and 22nd overall. India has a tally of 8 gold, seven silver, and seven bronze.
England Women set up semifinal clash with India after thrashing White Ferns
The victory means the hosts will take on India in the semifinal, while the other last-four clash pits Australia against trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand. The pair of Brunt and Wong rattled the top three of Sophie Devine (1), Amelia Kerr (3) and Suzie Bates (6) to have the White Ferns 12/3 and unable to climb out of the poor start.
Los Cabos Open: Daniil Medvedev advances to quarters, earns 250th career win
During the process, the World No 1 also earned his 250th match win as he returned to his favoured hard courts for the first time since his run to the Miami quarterfinals in March. "Somebody told me this a few days ago at media day, otherwise I would not have known," Medvedev said of reaching the 250-wins landmark. "That's probably a milestone in a way. For sure I want more victories but that's also nice to have 250. We'll try to get more," he added. Medvedev secured his first break of the match to seal the opening set as he settled in on the Los Cabos stadium court, then converted on his fifth break point of the second midway through the set.
US basketball star Brittney Griner jailed for nine years on drug charges
The 31-year-old Griner admitted possessing cannabis oil but told the court she made an "honest mistake". However, the court convicted her of smuggling and possessing narcotics, and gave her close to the maximum sentence recommended by prosecutors. Griner, who is a double Olympic gold medallist and is considered one of the best players in the world, was detained in February at an airport near Moscow when vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage. She had come to Russia to play club basketball during the US off-season, a BBC report said.
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