Junior WC: India women sweep air rifle event

Photograph: ISSF/X Ojasvi Thakur won the gold medal to lead India's all-podium finish in the 10m air rifle women's event at the ISSF Junior World Cup as Hrudya Shri Kondur and Shambhavi Kshirsagar......

Indian GM Bharathakoti holds Paravyan in World Rapid Championship

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Harsha Bharatakoti lies in 23rd place with four points, the best among the Indians in action in the tournament. Photograph: Harsha Bharatakoti/Twitter Little-known Indian......

GM Carlsen sets record for longest unbeaten streak

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen drew with Jorden Van Foreest, registering his 111th game without losing, surpassing a 15-year-old record set by Russian-turned-Dutch Sergei Tiviakov. Photograph: Tata Steel......

For Putin, World Cup shows Russia cannot be caged by hostile West

In the Russian president's eyes, it sends a message of defiance to the world and his own people which fits his favoured storyline: Russia is succeeding despite Western efforts to hold it back.......