Hungarian Zoltan Almasi won the Marx Gyrogy memorial tournament, while Viktor Korchnoi finished second.
The Indian GM's flag fell in a rook versus Bishop endgame after 100 moves against top seed Emil Sutovsky
India seniors routed Tamil Nadu XI 7-0 while India Development team beat Indian Juniors (Under-18) 6-2 in the Independence Cup hockey tournament.
Kramnik leads the field in the Mtel Masters chess, with Anand, Topalov, Polgar and Adams close behind after two rounds.
Cilic, eliminated after two three-set losses, was hoping to end his year on a high in the city where his Wimbledon dream was ended in this year's final by Federer - the Croatian sobbing on court after suffering blisters.
World number two Murray, who smashed a frame in anger in the final game, said the proximity of next week's Davis Cup final on a claycourt in Ghent had not been a factor in his defeat.
India midfielder Manpreet Singh will take over the captaincy from PR Sreejesh in the Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat next month, marking the hockey team's first major tournament after the retirement of Sardar Singh.
The Indian had to battle for a draw against world's youngest ever Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin.
In another match in the WTA Championships, an exhausted Maria Sharapova was beaten by Nadia Petrova.
Clarence Lobo will be the chief coach of the 18-member team for the Junior Challenge Open Under-21 hockey tournament, in Gniezno (Poland).
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive victory continued as he played out a draw with American Wesley So in the fifth round of the Altibox Norway chess tournament, in Stavanger on Sunday.
World rapid champion Viswanathan Anand continued his fine run in the faster version of the game and annexed the Tal Memorial rapid chess title in Moscow after an easy final round draw against Boris Gelfand of Israel.
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Simona Halep was able to shake off the disappointment of a third consecutive early exit from the WTA Finals by focusing on a positive year that led to the 26-year-old old Romanian climbing to the top of the world rankings.
Fancied cueists found the going tough in the first round of the knock-out stage of the National 9-Ball Pool Championship.
Jelena Ostapenko enjoyed a winning end to her season with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph over Karolina Pliskova in her final White Group match at the WTA Finals on Thursday and vowed to return as a better player after her first taste of the event.
The former world billiards champion registered a 5-3 win over Delhi's Harpreet Singh at the BPCL-ONGC 9-ball Pool Nationals.
A dominant India sailed into the final of the women's Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament with a seven-wicket drubbing of arch-rivals Pakistan in their last round robin match, in Kuala Lumpur.
P Harikrishna outplayed Woman Grandmaster Zhao Xue of China in the second round
P Harikrishna started off with a facile victory over Grandmaster Zhang Pengxiang of China in the first round
Mumbai Tennis Masters overcame Punjab Marshalls 29-20 in the inconsequential final North Zone round robin match of the Champions Tennis League at the Kalina University Sports Complex on Monday.
Delhi Dreams stormed into the final of the inaugural Champions Tennis League by overcoming a spirited Mumbai Tennis Masters by 27-21 in the best-of-five one-set clashes here at the Kalina University sports complex courts on Sunday night.
He beat Zoltan Almasi of Hungary in the eighth round of the third Marx Gyorgy memorial Grandmasters chess tournament.
The 74-year-old chess legend proved too good for former world junior champion Peter Acs of Hungary in the Marx Gyorgy Memorial Grandmasters' tournament.
Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran was held to a draw by Zoltan Almasi of Hungary in the third round.
Delhi fought back after being reduced to 85 for 3 to earn a creditable draw with Tamil Nadu.
Indian challenge ended early at the third World doubles squash championships in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Defending champions Hyderabad Sultans will take on Maratha Warriors in the first Tier-I match of the second Premier Hockey League.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis picked hosts England and 2011 champions India as the title favourites for this year's ICC ODI World Cup.
India registered another 3.5-0.5 triumph over Afghanistan in the sixth round of Asian team chess championship in Iran.
He scored a thumping victory over Aguado in the second round of the 15th Ciudad De Pamplona International Chess tournament.
Viswanathan Anand was held to his fifth straight draw by Michael Adams of England in the fifth round of the Mtel Masters.
Though the men faltered, Indian eves emerged sole leaders in Asian chess team championships
Yasin Merchant and Pankaj Advani were one of the most successful of nine pairs, recording two victories
India will face their biggest challenge so far in the ICC Women's World T20 when they lock horns with a gifted Australian team in an inconsequential game, in Guyana, on Saturday.
Reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway steered clear of the field with another dominating victory over Jan Krzysztof Duda Poland.
The Indian GM beat Maxim Sorokin in the first round of the eight-match Ilapuram Grandmasters Chess tourney.
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