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GM Arjun Erigaisi breaks into world top-5 in FIDE rating list

Arjun Erigaisi, with an ELO rating of 2769.7, has so far added 8.7 points to his tally and is only behind Magnus Carlsen of Norway, USA's Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. He had briefly reached a career-high live rating of 2771.2 earlier this week and is the only Indian since Vishwanathan Anand to do so

2024-06-04T07:04:26.694802+00:00 IST

Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa defeats world champion Ding Liren

Praggnanandhaa's victory came after he defeated higher-ranked players including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana earlier in the competition.

2024-06-04T02:00:59.278537+00:00 IST

ISSF World Cup: Esha Singh in final, Ramita finishes sixth

Esha Singh made the final of the women's 25M Pistol, even as Ramita finished sixth in the women's 10M Air Rifle on competition day two of the ongoing ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Munich

2024-06-03T18:19:45.271442+00:00 IST

Competitive race pace buoys Marini, Honda look to Monday gain

Matching the pace of the top ten in the second half of the race, Luca Marini was able to post competitive lap times after Joan Mir suffered an early fall in the Italian GP

2024-06-03T17:44:39.000798+00:00 IST

Armwrestling set to be included in Asian Youth Para Games

Asian Paralympic Committee announced the inclusion of armwrestling as an official sport in the upcoming Asian Youth Para Games. The Games will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in September-October 2025

2024-06-03T15:11:22.565514+00:00 IST

Norway Chess: Carlsen leads at round six end

The game between Ju Wenjun and Vaishali Rameshbabu was highly anticipated as it could affect the leaderboard. While the game was quite balanced until the endgame, Ju Wenjun secured a win against Vaishali when the latter went into time trouble.

2024-06-03T11:43:57.715100+00:00 IST

Eight teams set for exciting season with new coaches

The Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) is set for an exciting 2024 season following its Coach Draft event, where each of the eight franchises selected both a foreign and an Indian coach. This year, the league has expanded to eight teams with the addition of Ahmedabad SG Pipers and Jaipur Patriots.

2024-06-03T10:35:03.831444+00:00 IST

Bagnaia reigns as Bastianini charges past Martin and Marquez

With Martin rounding out the podium it drops his Championship advantage to 18 points leaving Italy. Meanwhile, behind the #89 at the line, and not by much was Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP), who narrowly missed out on a podium finish after starting in third - spending the majority of the Italian Grand Prix in the podium places.

2024-06-03T09:47:14.692201+00:00 IST

Dormy Open: Pranavi finishes third, Tvesa and Diksha end strong

Pranavi Urs tied for third, her best in her first season on the LET. She was bidding to join Aditi Ashok (5 wins) and Diksha Dagar (2 wins) as the only Indians to have won on the LET

2024-06-03T09:22:58.342575+00:00 IST

Sharp shooting by Indian shooters in Munich

Indian Rifle and Pistol contingent competing at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, extended their sharp-shooting form from the recently concluded Olympic Selection Trials, with encouraging performances coming from quite a few of them on day one of the competitions

2024-06-03T08:21:36.472721+00:00 IST

MacIntyre in sight of maiden PGA Tour win; Bhatia slips to 58th

Searching for his maiden PGA TOUR win, Scotland's Robert MacIntyre landed a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th to make a late surge and take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club

2024-06-03T07:49:17.757364+00:00 IST

Suhail Ahmed dominates FMSCI INRSC 2024 South Zone Qualifiers

With a timing of 8:36:870, Suhail Ahmed emerged as the comfortable winner in the Group A Upto 550cc class while Kousthuba M (8:47:723) and Rehana B (9:37:111) finished second and third respectively

2024-06-03T07:36:59.429478+00:00 IST

Indian Open: International surfer Ajeesh Ali crowned champion

Ajeesh Ali, who competed in the Paris Olympics qualifiers (2023 ISA World Surfing Games, El Salvador) last year, was crowned the new IOS champion in the Men's Open category. Teenage sensation Kamali Moorthi completed a double victory by winning both the Women's Open and Groms Girls & U-16 categories, successfully defending her titles. Another Tamil Nadu teenager, Tayin Arun, impressed the judges with his manoeuvres and was crowned the new IOS champion in the Groms Boys & U-16 category

2024-06-03T07:35:05.551558+00:00 IST

"Hope you have wonderful experience...": Viswanathan Anand

Former five-time world chess champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand told the participants to have a wonderful experience playing out there in the World Junior Chess Championship at GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar.

2024-06-02T15:44:55.996958+00:00 IST

Boxer Jaismine Lamboria secures Paris Olympics 2024 quota

Indian boxer Jaismine Lamboria justified the selector's decision to field her in 57kg instead of her regular 60kg weight category, where she was a reserve for this event, by dominating all three rounds against Camara and booking her quota for the Paris Olympics.

2024-06-02T14:53:08.398229+00:00 IST

Winning an Olympic medal will be major career achievement: Aditi

The golf competition at the Paris Games is still a couple of months away and Aditi is scheduled to play at least another eight events leading up to the Olympics. Cracking consistent form, as she did in 2023, will be her biggest aim

2024-06-02T13:55:20.615456+00:00 IST

Marini prepares for Sunday, Mir forced to retire from sprint

With a strong launch from the line, Luca Marini made up a handful of positions early on. A mistake at Turn 1 after several laps saw him lose touch with the group he had been fighting with before rallying to return to his race pace. Focusing on his own riding, the #10 completed his home race in 19th and collected important data after major setup changes to his Honda RC213V just ahead of the Sprint. Further work to refine the setting of his Repsol Honda Team machine is the primary focus for Marini and his team overnight

2024-06-02T12:17:38.036158+00:00 IST

PDFA announce 18-member squad for jr. inter-district tournament

Sanjvi Oswal will lead Pune at the WIFA Inter-District Football Championship Junior Girls scheduled at Boisar, Palghar

2024-06-02T12:09:36.544083+00:00 IST

Treesa-Gayatri's SF run underscores their emerging supremacy

Treesa and Gayatri, ranked 30th in the world, upset world no 2 combinations of Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of South Korea in the pre-quarters and then fought back from a losing position to pack off the sixth seed and Olympic and world championship bronze medallists Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong in the quarterfinals at the Singapore Open badminton tournament

2024-06-02T11:31:15.007086+00:00 IST

Sahil leads India one-two in javelin throw at Winckelmann Games

Indian athlete Sahil Silwal won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the Winckelmann Games 2024 athletics meet at the Stadion am Galgenberg in Stendal, Germany on Saturday.

2024-06-02T10:23:24.202421+00:00 IST

Monaco Energy Boat Challenge: India's Sea Sakthi set to compete

The Sea Sakthi team comprises 15 young engineers from various branches of Kumaraguru Institutions, united by a shared vision of creating a sustainable future in the maritime sector. Their relentless pursuit of sustainable excellence drives them to advocate for sustainable alternatives

2024-06-02T10:03:53.083104+00:00 IST