Armenia beat the Rest of the World in the penultimate round of the Tigran Petrosian chess match.
The Indian ace is placed second behind Peter Leko in the Linares tournament.
More than 64 people -- 31 Iraqis, 12 Filipinos, 10 Poles, 10 Hungarians and an American -- were injured when two trucks tried to ram into Camp Charlie in south Baghdad.
The Indian ace drew with Peter Svidler in the penultimate round and took an unassailable lead over his nearest rivals.
Viswanathan Anand won the eighth round mini-match 1.5-0.5 in the 14th Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament.
The six-time world champion was again untouchable as he led home a seventh Ferrari one-two of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Indian ace is in joint-second place after 11 rounds in the Corus chess tournament.
Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
This was Apurvi's second ISSF World Cup gold of the year followed by a world record score in New Delhi in February.
Having started off badly, the defending champion may find it difficult to keep sole possession of his crown at the Amber tournament.
Formula One's 2015 season, comprising 20 races, kicks-off in Australia on March 15.
The Italian fencer won the men's individual sabre beating Hungarian Zsolt Nemcsik 15-14 in a thrilling final.
World champion Michael Schumacher has recovered from flu and is itching to chalk up a record 12th victory of the season.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position for Mercedes on Sunday to go into the August break with a 24-point lead over Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel.
Young Akhil Sheoran clinched the gold medal in men's 50m rifle 3 position with plenty to spare as India continued their superlative run at the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico.
'I love Vijay. My heart is really broken because I know this is not ideal in the short term for him, but the big picture is really different'
The Austrian capital is famous not only for its grand architecture, music and art, but also for its open spaces and excellent public transport, points out Uttaran Das Gupta.
The Indian ace drew his sixth round games with Vladimir Kramnik in the Amber chess championship.
When Croatia take on France at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium later on Sunday, the team hopes to settle an old score with the French dating back to the 1998 World Cup.
Hungarian boys tallied an impressive 29.5 point out of a possible 40 and won the championship.
The FIA said that the hearing will be held in Paris, and the decision will be announced in a week's time.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his remarkable career in a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday
Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday
Anand has not lost his last 59 games played in the Category 19 event.
Former World champion Viswanathan Anand struggled for the second day running as he was held to a draw by almost-retired Robert Hess of the United States in the second round of Isle of Man International Chess tournament.
Germany overcame an early red card to Emre Can and eventually eased to a 3-0 victory away to Estonia on Sunday in a Euro 2020 qualifier to go joint-top of Group C.
IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
Before the start, Hamilton had spoken of Hungary fast becoming one of his favourite circuits.
The Indian grandmaster maintained his slender lead in the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament with a clinical 1.5-0.5\n\nvictory over Zoltan Almasi.
The victory placed the Indian ace in joint second position in the Amber chess tournament.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has recognised a fashion faux pas and assured Wimbledon he will respect the dress code next year.
The two chess giants agreed to split the point after only 16 moves at Linares.
