Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan wins chess tournament in France

Noisiel (France)

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan won the Noisiel International Open Chess Tournament, scoring eight points from nine rounds in the classical event after securing the top prize in the blitz section.

Cleveland

Sania-McHale runners-up after straight-set loss

Veteran Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina McHale ended runners-up at the WTA 250 event here after losing the final 5-7 3-6 to top seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara of Japan. In singles, Anett Kontaveit beat Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6(5) 6-4 for her second WTA Tour title. Meanwhile, Ilya Ivashka beat Mikael Ymer 6-0 6-2 in the Winston-Salem Open to become the first player from Belarus to win an ATP Tour singles title in 18 years.

New Delhi

Nagal pulls out of Davis Cup tie; replaced by Myneni

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has withdrawn from the country’s upcoming away Davis Cup tie against Finland citing a hip injury. He has been replaced by Saketh Myneni in the five-man squad for the indoor contest on September 18-19.

London

Spurs go top of EPL after win over Watford

Tottenham Hotspur maintained their 100% start to the Premier League season with a 1-0 win over Watford. Leeds United fought back for a 1-1 draw at Burnley. On Saturday, 10-man Chelsea held on for a 1-1 draw against Liverpool.

Barcelona

Depay on target in narrow Barca win over Getafe

Barcelona’s Memphis Depay scored for the second game in a row to give his side a 2-1 win at home to Getafe in LaLiga.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium)

Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in F1 history. After three hours of waiting for the rain to subside, the race started from the pitlane and behind the safety car and was then stopped after completing the two laps required to award half-points. George Russell finished second for Williams, with Lewis Hamilton third. Hamilton leads Verstappen by three points. — Agencies