Vishy Anand retains World Chess title
Viswanathan Anand successfully defended his World Chess Championship title after beating Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in the four-game Rapid Chess tie-breaker, in Moscow.

The Indian success stories of IPL V
Rediff.com takes a look at the select few promising Indians who left a mark on the tournament.

I am too tensed to be happy but really relieved: Anand
Defending champion Viswanathan Anand, who clinched his fifth World Championship title at Moscow on Wednesday, said he is really relieved to achieve the milestone after an incredibly tense battle with Challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel.

High five for World champion Anand
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand showed immense resilience to beat challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel in a tense rapid chess tie-breaker to win the World Championship crown for the fifth time and fourth in a row.

Sunil Gavaskar bereaved
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar's father Manohar passed away in Bangalore, at the residence of his daughter.

Anderson, Swann are like McGrath-Warne combo: Saker
Australian bowling coach David Saker has compared England paceman James Anderson and spinner Graeme Swann to legendary Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.

PM, Sonia congratulate Vishy Anand
The nation on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Grandmaster Viswanathan Anands for retaining the World Championship title.

Photos: Serena defeat shocks French Open out of a doze
Former champion Serena Williams shocked the French Open crowd, and herself, by losing to Virginie Razzano in the first round on Tuesday, her earliest exit from a grand slam in the 47 appearances she has made in an outstanding career.

Proudest moment of our lives, says Anand's father
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's father Viswanathan Iyer on Wednesday termed his son's achievement of winning his fifth World Championship title as the "proudest moment of our lives".

Perry told to choose either cricket or football
Star Australian sportswoman Ellyse Perry may soon have to make a tough choice of choosing either cricket or football.

India lose to Argentina, crash out of Azlan Shah Cup
Five-time champions India's title hopes came a cropper after they suffered a 2-3 defeat against Argentina in a crucial match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament Ipoh (Malaysia) on Wednesday.

Sania crashes out of French Open, Olympic dream in tatters
In a big blow to India's medal hopes at the London Olympics, Sania Mirza crashed out of the women doubles event of the French Open with a first round defeat along with her partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands in Paris on Tuesday.

Anand, Gelfand set for Rapid chess tie-break
Defending champion Viswanathan Anand is set to fight it out in a Rapid chess tie-breaker against challenger Boris Gelfand after a tied 6-6 result in the World Chess Championship match in Moscow on Wednesday.

Brett Lee impressed with Gambhir's captaincy
Australian speedster Brett Lee is impressed with the leadership skills of his IPL-winning side Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir and praised him for the way he lived up to the challenge of captaining a side with players from different countries.

Fans run riot outside Eden after KKR felicitation
There was chaos outside the Eden Gardens after an hour-long felicitation function of IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday, as cricket fans broke barricades and engaged in scuffles with the police in a bid to enter the ground.

PHOTOS: IPL champions KKR's victory parade in Kolkata
Thousands of frenzied fans on Tuesday turned up to give the triumphant Kolkata Knight Riders players a grand reception for their maiden IPL title win.

KKR was destined to win: Ganguly
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly hailed the maiden victory of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, saying the team was destined to win and credited little-known Manvinder Singh Bisla for the triumph.

PHOTOS: Federer equals record, Azarenka survives
Images from day two of the French Open tennis Grand Slam at Roland Garros in Paris.

Five years on... the Knights vindicate King Khan's faith
Bikash Mohapatra salutes Shah Rukh Khan and Kolkata Knight Riders on their triumph in the fifth edition of the IPL

Gambhir is an obvious choice for Test captaincy: Ganguly
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Monday once again raised a question mark over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy in Test cricket and said Gautam Gambhir's success in the IPL would give selectors an option as far as appointing captain for the longer version is concerned.