World rapid champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with world No 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the ninth round of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands. Settling for his sixth draw in nine games, Anand took his tally to five points and remains joint-sixth in the 14 players, 13-round tournament.
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov upset top seed and defending champion Milos Raonic of Canada at the Brisbane International on Saturday to set up a title clash against Japan's Kei Nishikori.
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Anish Giri of Holland but bowed out of contention to win the Candidates after the 13th and penultimate round, which concluded in Moscow.
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With his third draw in five games, the reigning world rapid champion remained in joint lead on 3.5 points and now shares the lead with Anish Giri of Holland and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan.
The penalty-corner ace scored twice in a 4-2 win over Canada in the men's Olympic hockey qualifier.
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Rohan Gavaskar, Dinesh Karthik and Ajit Agarkar have been named in the 15-man squad for the Holland tri-series and NatWest Challenge.
Viswanathan Anand ended his stint with a draw against World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and finished at ninth position in the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis.
Pakistan beat India 6-1 in the four-nation Rabobank hockey tournament on Tuesday.
It was not the best of birthdays for five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand as he went down to Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the third round of London Chess Classic chess tournament.
Dalmiya announced on Monday that the Videocon Group had secured the event sponsorship rights for the tri-nation series in Holland
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World champions Germany went one position up to replace Australia at the top
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India beat Spain 3-2 to record their second successive win in the junior hockey tournament in Spain
Pakistan defeated India 3-2 in the playoff for the third place of the Champions Trophy.
After two straight defeats the Indian team is looking to pick full points against a depleted German side.
It has taken Das and her twin sister 32 years to visit India. The two sisters were just eight months old when they were adopted by a Dutch couple who raised them "like any proud parent would".
World leaders in arms led the unity rally in Paris showing defiance against the terror attacks that unfolded over three days leaving 17 dead. The families of those who died in the shootings were alongside them.
Mosques in two French towns were attacked a day after the firing at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead. However, there have been no casualties.
Dinesh Nayak replaced injured Jugraj Singh in the 18-member Indian team which was announced in New Delhi on Saturday for the Asia Cup hockey tournament starting in Malaysia from September 21.
World leaders voiced solidarity with the United Kingdom after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament.
The Indian GM settled for a quick draw in the final game against Jan Timman to take the joint title.
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The Indian GM finished the first lap at of Sigeman and Co. Chess tournament with a draw to secure second spot
Ten former captains of India's Olympic hockey teams were felicitated with a citation and a purse of Rs 100,000 each.
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K Jyothikumaran has been appointed as one of the four judges for the elite nations hockey tournament.\n\n
The Event Technical Committee for the ICC Champions Trophy allowed the Indians to replace the injured batting ace with Rohan Gavaskar.
Rohan Gavaskar has been drafted into the squad as his replacement.
Australia were 175-7 when the tri-series match in Amstelveen was abandoned.
