In the absence of an injured Yuki, a lot would depend on how the left-handed Prajnesh, who won a singles bronze medal at the Asian Games, performs.
The victory did not help Jha even improve his last place in the premier chess event.
The South Indian film industry got together recently for a grand awards night in Malaysia.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Microsoft Research India's MD Sriram Rajamani tells Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan how India can reap the benefits of the changing industry.
"Don't fall for such traps. Concentrate on your practice and self-growth, rather than music as a business. Money and the fame will definitely follow," says Hariharan of Colonial Cousins
'The only thing I am feeling bad right now is, if he had decided earlier to not come even two weeks or 10 days ago, we would have got a specialist doubles team in place'
South Zone were 158 for five in the second innings after following on the third day of the Duleep Trophy league match against Central Zone.
Sanam Singh and Vijayant Mailk raised hopes of an all-Indian final at the US $15,000 ITF men's singles Futures tournament in Toronto, Canada, after winning their respective quarter-finals. Second seed Sanam beat Canadia's Braydenx Schnur 7-5, 6-1 while fourth seed Vijayant got the better of eighth seed Fritz Wolmarans of South Africa 7-6(3), 6-2.
Bhumi Pednekar beats Mallika Sherawat at the box office!
'2015 gave us a set of Hindi films that brought to light, the true uncorrupted joys of filmmaking even in their roughness.' 'Films which told us why we loved films in the first place. Films that were less ashamed of revealing their weakness and ones that took chances with audience expectations.'
October is being raved about!
Bengal, chasing 497 to win, were 109 for 3 in the second innings in the Ranji Trophy match.
Hindi cinema witnessed unique facets of womanhood, her complexities and morality this year.
Police suspect suicide; the actor was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his Hyderabad home on Sunday night.
Tamil Nadu were 211 for 4 at stumps, in reply to Railways' 270, on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
A two-storeyed building housing a garment factory had collapsed in Kalher village near the powerloom town in the wee hours killing one worker on the spot and injuring 24 others, they said.
N Srinivasan was on Sunday elected unopposed as president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for the 12th year on the trot.
'The public has appreciated Badlapur and a black marketeer was trying to sell me a ticket the other day!' Director Sriram Raghavan tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com
South Zone managed 327 for 9 by the lose of play on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy match against North Zone.
Analysts say strengthening bank's capital will boost earnings, bank needs chief with long stint to run show
They notched up an identical seven wicket victory over Cricket Association of Bengal and New South Wales on the opening day of the Unibic 20-20 Bradman Cup tournament in Bangalore.
Who gives a better peformance in Ek Hasina Thi?
The Finding Fanny team hosted yet another screening for filmi friends on September 3.
According to the latest rankings issued on Monday, the left-handed Sharan is ranked 50th after gaining a place. He had reached the final of the last three tournaments he participated in, winning the ATP 250 European Open, while ending runner-up at Challenger events in Brest and Tashkent with different partners.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Rani Rudramma Devi, the Kakatiya queen, ruled in the 13 century. She is a well-known figure of Indian history, particularly in South India.
Former Test cricketer Sandeep Patil was selected coach.
Barua beat GM Pendyala Harikrishna while Ganguly accounted for Sriram Jha in the third round of the National 'A' chess championship to forge ahead.
Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly and GM Sandipan Chanda continued to share the lead with 5.5 points after the conclusion of the seventh round of the 42nd National 'A' Chess Championship.
A look at the red carpet.
Somdev Devvarman joined compatriot Ramkumar Ramanathan in the singles main draw of the ATP Chennai Open with a come-from-behind victory over Briton James Ward in the final qualifying round in Chennai on Sunday.
If Ganguly plays, can he also lead? Should he? How fair is this to Rahul Dravid, who finds himself appointed captain and stripped of captaincy all inside 24 hours, for no fault of his?