Praggnanandhaa edged out his Dutch opponent in 81 moves in the fourth game after the first three ended in draws.
Increasing cases of aviators in India complaining of fatigue and in some cases leading to death have spurred the DGCA to bring in draft rules to reduce stress.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a scare.
IMAGES from all the action on Day 7 of the US Open played at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York on Sunday.
World number one Iga Swiatek defeated American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in just over an hour to defend her Qatar Open title on Saturday.
Lionel Messi's second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off on the right foot.
Miami makes its debut in May while Qatar drops off for a year due to hosting the football World Cup and China is still missing due to COVID-19 restrictions.
It was Hamilton's first pole position since Saudi Arabia in December 2021.
Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will race in Sunday's inaugural Miami Grand Prix after Formula One swerved a showdown with the Mercedes driver over their ban on piercings and jewellery.
According to local newspaper La Vanguardia, the agreement specifies that their sons, Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, will move to Miami with their mother.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the French Open, which starts on Sunday.
Zhang Jiao, after realising her dream of witnessing Argentina soccer great Lionel Messi lift the World Cup every match he plays from now on is "precious".
With poise beyond his 19 years and enviable stamina, Carlos Alcaraz faced down the crowd and Frances Tiafoe on Friday night to collect another thrilling win and reach the US Open final.
Ohanian and Williams sisters taking up golf with TGL ownership
Germany's Tatjana Maria was named the Comeback Player of the Year after reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon after missing three majors last year due to the birth of her second daughter.
Appearing in a federal courthouse in downtown Washington, DC, Trump entered the not guilty plea before Indian-American judge Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya.
Just where do stars like to travel? Let's take a look.
The outage comes as a result of the failure of the Notice to Air Missions system, which alerts pilots and other personnel about airborne issues and other delays at airports across the country.
>Two years and two days after Donald J Trump's supporters invaded the US Capitol in Washington, DC, over 3,000 supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro -- who has been described as a South American version of Trump -- stormed the presidential palace, the country's parliament and the supreme court.
Lewis Hamilton and the FIA were in a standoff at this month's Miami Grand Prix over piercings
Daniil Medvedev's bid to reclaim the world number one ranking fell short on Thursday as the Russian lost 7-6(7), 6-3 to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the Miami Open quarter-finals.
Milwaukee led by 18 in the third quarter before Philadelphia used a 23-9 run to tie the game at 108 mid-way through the final period.
Trump will make his first court appearance in the case on Thursday in federal court in Washington, DC, as per the court filings.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has not played a tournament since his Australian Open semi-final exit against Novak Djokovic last year, undergoing two knee surgeries since.
Sergio Perez beat teammate and championship leader Max Verstappen to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday and continue Red Bull's Formula One domination with a double success in Baku.
History was made at the Los Angeles Lakers-Oklahoma City Thunder game at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, February 7, 2023
Formula One launch F1 TV in India, target 'strong mobile market'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a golf resort developer who has railed against Mexico in the 2016 campaign, lost an important golf tournament to that country when the PGA Tour said it would leave his Trump Doral course in Miami.
Praggnanandhaa is on top of the standings with nine match points along with world No 1 Magnus Carlsen
Bollywood stars love travelling. Here's where they're off to these days.
Chanting slogans of "Modi Modi" and India-US friendship, Indian Americans walked in a procession for over an hour towards the historic Lincoln Memorial where the participants busted into an impromptu dance.
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United on Tuesday after a controversial interview in which he said he had no respect for manager Erik ten Hag. With the January transfer window close, what is his next move?
* Swiatek started playing tennis in an attempt to emulate her older sister, who competed briefly on the junior circuit.
Formula One will have a record 24 races next season with Las Vegas making its floodlit debut in November and Monaco signing a new deal to secure its place on the calendar until at least 2025.
Mike Tyson was involved in a scuffle with another passenger on an airplane at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday.
Rafael Nadal confirmed he will miss this year's French Open as he is yet to recover from injury.
James became a leading voice in support of the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
Sharvari rocks the sari... Esha sends love from Miami... Swara adds sunshine to her wardrobe...
Aryna Sabalenka rose above geopolitical tumult to become the first player to claim a Grand Slam title as a neutral at the Australian Open.
Teenaged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down to Poland's Jan-Krzystof Duda via the tie-break in the sixth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, in Miami, on Sunday.
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