Sourav Ganguly discharged after Covid treatment
Kolkata
BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was today discharged from a hospital here after being treated for Covid-19 but will remain in home isolation for the next two weeks. Ganguly has not been infected with the Omicron variant, hospital authorities said.
Bengaluru
Thalaivas register first win of season, Patna stun Bengal
Substitute Ajinkya Pawar was the star of the night as he sizzled with 11 points in 11 raids to help Tamil Thalaivas post a comfortable 36-26 win over Puneri Paltan in the Pro Kabaddi League here today. The win was Tamil Thalaivas’ first of the season. In another match, Monu Goyat produced one of the most scintillating displays of raiding, scoring seven points in a single raid, as Patna Pirates came from behind to stun defending champions Bengal Warriors 43-29.
Warsaw
Humpy takes 5th spot, Vaishali finishes 14th
India’s top player Koneru Humpy finished fifth in the women’s event of the FIDE World Blitz Championship while R Vaishali, who was in second spot after nine rounds, slipped to 14th here. Humpy scored 11.5 points from 17 rounds to take the fifth place. In the open section, Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi was the best Indian performer, taking the 18th place with 13 points, while Nihal Sarin, who also scored 13 points, finished one spot lower. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave emerged champion while 17-year-old Bibisara Assaubayeva dominated the women’s event. Magnus Carlsen, defending champion in the rapid and blitz events, lost both the titles. Agencies
