Praggnanandhaa blunders again, goes down to Rapport

Prague: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa blundered for the second day running and lost to Richard Rapport of Romania in the third round of the Prague Masters Chess tournament. The all-Indian duel between Vidit Gujrathi and D Gukesh ended in a stalemate.

Singapore
Aditi jumps into top-10 after flawless second round

A bogey-free 3-under 69 in the second round saw India’s Aditi Ashok move into the top-10 at the Women’s World Championship. The world No. 40, who is getting ready for another shot at an Olympics medal that she missed by a whisker in Tokyo, was placed tied-9th. Meanwhile, Jyoti Randhawa missed the cut in the New Zealand Open.

Bhopal
Sarabjot, Suruchi win on second day of air pistol trials

Paris Olympics quota holder Sarabjot Singh and his Haryana state-mate Suruchi won the men’s and women’s 10m air pistol T4 trials, respectively, on the final day of the national trials 3 & 4.

Hyderabad
Puneri Paltan beat Haryana to win maiden PKL title

Puneri Paltan overcame a resilient Haryana Steelers to lift their maiden Pro Kabaddi League trophy. In a contest which could have gone either way, Puneri Paltan won 28-25.

Dubai
Bhambri-Haase make semis exit after straight-set loss

Yuki Bhambri and Robin Hasse could not cross the semifinal hurdle in the Dubai Championships, losing 6-3, 7-6(2) to Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek. agencies