Humpy wins, Harika loses in Cairns Cup

St Louis (USA)
Indian players had mixed fortunes in the fifth round of the Cairns Cup Chess here with Koneru Humpy posting a win and D Harika suffering a defeat. After two draws and a defeat, Humpy returned to winning ways by beating overnight leader Nana Dzagnidze with black pieces on Tuesday. She is on three points, half-a-point behind leaders Wenjun Ju and Alexandra Kosteniuk. Harika was beaten by Valentina Gunina. Harika has 2.5 points.

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Margao

ISL: Goa consolidate top spot after win over Mumbai

FC Goa beat Mumbai City FC 5-2 to go three points clear at the top of the Indian Super League table here today. Rowllin Borges (18th minute) handed Mumbai the lead before Ferran Corominas (20th), Hugo Boumous (38th) and Jackichand Singh (39th) turned the tables for Goa. Though Bipin Singh (57th) pulled a goal back for Mumbai, Coro (80th) struck again before Mohammed Rafique scored an own goal in the 87th minute to seal the win for Goa.

Coimbatore

I-League: Gokulam beat Chennai City 1-0

Defending champions Chennai City FC’s woes continued as they suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League here today. Marcus Joseph scored in the 79th minute.

Kathmandu

US team equals record lowest ODI total of 35

The United States were bowled out for 35 by Nepal today and joined Zimbabwe in making the lowest total in a 50-over International. Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane was the wrecker-in-chief, taking 6/16 as USA were finished off in 12 overs in the World Cup League 2 match here. West Indies-born opener Xavier Marshall was the only US batsman to get into double figures, making 16. Spinner Sushan Bhari took the other four wickets for just five runs. Nepal, playing their first international series on home soil, reached the target in just 5.2 overs after losing both their openers in the second over.

Chennai

Smooth start for Ghosal, Chinappa in squash Nationals

Top seed Saurav Ghosal had an easy start in the men’s singles event of the 77th Senior National Squash Championship here today, breezing past Sandeep Jangra 11-4 11-3 11-8. Defending champion Joshna Chinappa too had it easy, dropping 12 points on her way to a 11-5 11-3 11-4 win over Radhika Rathore.

Dubai

Robin Singh appointed UAE’s director of cricket

Former India all-rounder Robin Singh was today appointed director of cricket of the United Arab Emirates. The 56-year-old’s appointment comes following the sacking of Dougie Brown as head coach.

Chennai
Patel elected AICF president, Chauhan secretary

Ajay Patel will succeed PR Venketrama Raja as the new president of the All India Chess Federation after being elected unopposed along with incumbent secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan. Agencies

Paris
Chinese F1 postponed over coronavirus fears

The Chinese Grand Prix scheduled for April 19 has been postponed because of the “continued spread” of the deadly coronavirus, motorsport’s governing body FIA announced today. The Shanghai race, the fourth of the new season, becomes the latest sports event to fall victim to the virus outbreak.

Emilia (Italy)
Ferrari roll out SF1000 for upcoming F1 season

Ferrari unveiled its new SF1000 car for the 2020 Formula One season, which they hope will deliver a first world drivers title since 2007, during a glitzy ceremony. Narrower than last season’s SF90, with a deeper red colouring the body.

London
Europe’s ‘Big-5’ account for 71.8% of January transfer

Clubs in Europe’s top five member associations — England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France — accounted for 71.8% of fees spent globally during the 2020 January transfer window, world soccer governing body FIFA said today. A total of 4,108 international transfers were completed last month. Clubs in England spent $298.2 million — the highest in the world — followed by Germany ($206.1 million) and Italy ($126.7 million). The top flight leagues were responsible for 93.1% of the spending. Agencies

Bengaluru run riot in 9-1 win over Paro FC

Bengaluru: Semboi Haokip and Deshorn Brown scored a hat-trick each as Indian Super League champions Bengaluru FC crushed Paro FC of Bhutan 9-1 in the second leg match to win 10-1 on aggregate and reach the final stage of the qualifying round of the AFC Cup here today. Bengaluru, who had won 1-0 in the first leg in Thimphu, toyed with their opponents from Bhutan in a goalfest at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. This was Bengaluru FC’s biggest ever win. They now face Maziya Sports and Recreation Club of Maldives in the two-legged play-offs round for a place in the group stage of the continent’s second tier club competition. The first leg will be played in Maldives. PTI

Bopanna-Shapovalov enter quarterfinals

Rotterdam: India’s Rohan Bopanna teamed up with Canada’s Denis Shapovalov to enter the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open with a hard-fought victory over Australia’s John Peers and Michael Venus here. The Indo-Canadian pair defeated Peers-Venus 7-6 6-7 10-8 in a thrilling match at the ATP 500 event. After winning the first set tiebreak, the duo of Bopanna and Shapovalov lost the second in another close tiebreak as fortunes fluctuated. They will next face the fourth-seeded pair of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau tomorrow. PTI