Anand endures winless run on Day 1 of blitz event

Baku (Azerbaijan): Viswanathan Anand failed to win even one game in the blitz section of the 7th Vugar Gashimov Memorial chess tournament here today. The former world champion lost to Fabiano Caruana and Richard Rapport, while drawing with five others. He lies in the last spot.

Dhaka
Women lose to Bangladesh in final of SAFF U-19

The Indian team went down to hosts Bangladesh by a solitary goal in the final of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship here today. Anai Mogini scored the goal in the 80th minute.

Vasco
Kerala beat Chennaiyin to enter top-four

Kerala Blasters FC defeated Chennaiyin FC 3-0 here today to climb to third in the Indian Super League table.

Jaipur
Services set up semifinal clash with Himachal

Saurashtra beat Vidarbha, while Services beat Kerala in the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here today. Services will face Himachal Pradesh, while Saurashtra will face Tamil Nadu in the semifinals on Friday.

New Delhi
Srikanth returns to top-10, Lakshya climbs two spots

Riding on his historic World Championships silver, former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth jumped four places to the 10th position in the BWF rankings. Young Lakshya Sen, who also secured a maiden bronze at the World Championships, jumped two spots to the 17th position.

Barcelona
10-man Sevilla held by Barca; more Covid cases at Real

Sevilla were held 1-1 at home by Barcelona in a match the hosts finished with 10 men. Meanwhile, Real Madrid have added David Alaba and Isco Alarcon to their list of players with Covid-19, taking it to eight members of the first team.

Karachi
Pakistan opener Abid Ali undergoes angioplasty

Pakistan’s Test opener Abid Ali has undergone an angioplasty a day after he was rushed to a hospital for chest pain while playing a match in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy here. Agencies