Grand chess tour: Nothing changes for R Praggnanandhaa
Saint Louis (USA)
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa could not really change his fortunes for the better and remained in the last spot going into the final day of the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz chess tournament. Praggnanandhaa scored two wins at the expense of pre-event favourites Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia and Hikaru Nakamura of Russia besides a lone draw with tournament leader Alireza Firouzja of France but lost the remaining six games in the first leg of blitz.
Irvine
Scottish Open: Aditi starts with disappointing 9-over
India’s Aditi Ashok opened with a disappointing round of 9-over 81 on the opening day of the Women’s Scottish Open. At tied-128th, she virtually put herself out of the competition for the weekend as the projected cut was 2-over. Aditi had seven bogeys and a double bogey.
Providence (Guyana)
Pacers rule on 1st day of 2nd Test between SA and WI
Fast bowlers ruled as 17 wickets fell on the first day of the second Test between South Africa and West Indies. Shamar Joseph picked up five wickets for 33 runs in his international debut in his home country of Guyana to help bowl out South Africa for 160 after the visitors won the toss and decided to bat. Then seam-bowling allrounder Wiaan Mulder picked up a wicket for South Africa in each of his first three overs and was a career-best 4/18 overall to leave the West Indies at 97/7. Agencies
Stars of Paris
