Anand crashes to third straight loss; sits at bottom

Chennai

Viswanathan Anand struggled for the third consecutive round, losing to Vladimir Kramnik to languish at the bottom of the points table in the $150,000 Legends of Chess online tournament. Anand went down 0.5-2.5 to Kramnik. World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen shares the top spot with Peter Svidler. Anand meets Anish Giri next.

Blaine (US)

Atwal cards 73; Johnson pulls out of 3M Open

Indian golfer Arjun Atwal got off to a disappointing start at the $6.6 million 3M Open, carding a 2-over 73 in the first round of the PGA Tour event here. Atwal was tied-120th. At the top, Richy Werenski shot a career-low 63 with nine birdies. Former world No. 1 Dustin Johnson withdrew due to a back injury after carding a 7-over 78.

Milan

Juventus lose at Udinese, fail to secure Serie A title

Juventus missed a chance to clinch a record-extending ninth straight Italian league title as they lost 2-1 at relegation-threatened Udinese. Agencies