Mayookha wins gold in Asian Athletics C'ship

Rattled by a dope scandal, Indian athletics finally has something to cheer about as long jumper Mayookha Johny led the Indian charge with a gold on the opening day of the 19th Asian Championships......

Eesha, Adhiban get IM norms

Woman Grandmaster Eesha Karavade completed her third and final International Master norm after settling for a quick draw with IM Al Sayed Mohamad of Qatar in the ninth and final round of the Dubai......

Humpy strikes back in Dubai

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy got back into the reckoning after defeating International Master Sergey Kayumov of Uzbekistan in the sixth round of the Dubai International Chess championship in Dubai on......

Sethuraman secures maiden IM norm

S P Sethuraman's good work paid off as he secured his maiden International Master norm with a yet another brilliant victory over IM Sergei Simonenko of Turkmenistan in the eighth and penultimate......

Ganguly back in reckoning

Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly was back in the reckoning for a place amongst the prize winners after a hard-fought victory over Russian International Master Alexander Raetsky in the eighth round......