Mamedov downs Anand in Gashimov Memorial chess

Baku (Azerbaijan): Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand went down to lower-rated GM Rauf Mamedov in the Armageddon on the opening day of the 7th Vugar Gashimov Memorial chess tournament here today, after winning one game and losing the other in the Rapid event.

Vasco
Chennaiyin move to third with a 2-1 win over Odisha

Former champions Chennaiyin FC returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Odisha FC in the Indian Super League at here today. Germanpreet Singh opened the scoring as Mirlan Murzaev made it 2-0 in the second half. Javi Hernandez scored for Odisha.

Abu Dhabi
Srihari registers best indian performance at Worlds

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj set best indian time at the FINA short course World Championships but that was not enough to take him to the semifinals of the 50m backstroke event here today. He clocked 24.40s in the event to finish 26th in the overall heats.

London
Premier League loses another game to a Covid

The Premier League lost another match to a Covid-19 outbreak in a squad when Aston Villa’s home game against Burnley was postponed around two hours before kickoff today. Agencies