Gukesh beats Carlsen; joint second in Freestyle Chess

Wangels (Germany): Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of Armenia and reigning world champion Ding Liren of China on the first day of the Weissenhaus Chess Challenge here. Gukesh ended the day with three points in the rapid section behind Vincent Keymer of Germany, who notched up 3.5 points.

Advertisement

LUSAIL

Qatar retain Asian Cup thanks to Afif’s hat-trick

Qatar successfully defended their Asian Cup crown after beating Jordan 3-1 today at Lusail Stadium where Akram Afif converted three penalties to become the tournament’s top scorer as the hosts won their continental second title.

Guwahati

NorthEast United storm into top 6 with a win over EB

Tomi Juric struck twice as NorthEast United registered a clinical 3-2 win over East Bengal to storm into the top six of the Indian Super League table here today.

MANCHESTER

Haaland nets first goals since layoff as Man City win

Erling Haaland netted a brace with his first goals since his return from injury to lift Manchester City to a 2-0 home victory over relegation-threatened Everton today in the Premier League.

New Delhi

WI’s Joseph roped in by LSG as Wood’s replacement

West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph , who starred in their Test win against Australia last month, was roped in by Lucknow Super Giants for the upcoming IPL season. Agencies