The Indian woman GM beat Maka Purtseladze of Georgia and moved to joint-second position after the penultimate round in the World Junior Girls' Chess Championship.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Gu Xiaobing lead the boys and girls' sections respectively in the World junior chess championships.
In a disappointing sixth round for Indians at the World Junior Chess Championships, the Delhi lad, Tania Sachdev and D Harika were beaten.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Liverpool should be given a chance to defend their title should they win the Champions League
GM Tania Sachdev emerged amongst 10-leaders with a finely crafted victory over Atousa Pourkashiyan of Iran
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'I have been a court reporter for many years and have not seen such blatant suppression of those who are fighting for human rights, suppression of freedom of expression, and linking it to terrorism.'
The Indian ace and Yung-Jan Chan of Taipei were beaten in straight sets by Agnieszka and Urszula Radwanska of Poland in the final of the Istanbul Cup.
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Additional Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Munir Khan said restrictions in Jammu have been completely lifted.
The Indo-Aussie combination were beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Alona Bondarenko and Anastasia Yakimova
The Indian ace will meet former champion Anatasia Myskina in her opening match in the women's singles.
Sania Mirza and Alicia Molik drubbed Jelena Kostanic and Angelique Widjaja 6-3, 6-3 in Istanbul
The Indian, who was out of action since playing in the Fed Cup in Seoul, dropped three places in the latest rankings
IM Elisabeth Paehtz of Germany and GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan won the girls' and boys' title respectively at the World Junior Chess.
D Harika drew with Gu Xiaobing of China in the 11th round of the World Junior Chess Championship
The Indian Woman Grandmaster is joint-fifth after the seventh round in the World Junior girls' chess championship.
Parimarjan Negi drew his fifth round match with Andrey Zhigalko of Belarus to take another stride towards to his International Master title at the World Junior Chess Championships.
Tania Sachdev beat Bela Khotenashvili of Georgia in the third round and shares the lead with three others in World Junior Girls' Chess Championships.
About 200 Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were thrown off a homeward flight on Wednesday after several rowdy fans were involved in a fracas with the cabin crew.
A summary of Sunday's matches at the French Open.
World Player of the Year Ronaldinho of Barcelona was voted the best forward.
Led by young flag-bearer Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the athletes, clad in blue suits, waved to the crowd with small flags in their hands.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard announced that he would be staying at Anfield.
'We have not been able to use the potential of our location in the region and the world and our strength as a nation and an economy to establish an EU-like structure in South Asia,' points out Aakar Patel.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his remarkable career in a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday
After six rounds, the Woman Grandmaster has four points from six games and looks good for a medal at the World Junior Chess championships.
THE secretary general of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), Jyoti Kumaran confirmed that hockey star Jugraj Singh is being sent to a foreign country for treatment.
UEFA president Lennart Johansson supports the principle that a club winning the Champions League must be allowed to defend their title.
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