Women’s Speed Chess: Humpy loses in final
Chennai
World No. 2 Koneru Humpy went down 5-7 to Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in the final of the fourth leg of the Women’s Speed Chess Championships today. With the triumph, Kosteniuk qualified for the Super Final against Anna Ushenina of Ukraine tomorrow.
Chennai
Harikrishna wins chess event at Biel Festival
India’s Grandmaster P Harikrishna finished on top in the ACCENTUS Chess960 tournament, part of the 53rd Biel Chess Festival, with 5.5 points from seven rounds. Harikrishna (Elo 2690) remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. Harikrishna had four wins and three draws.
Dublin (US)
Rahm grabs four-shot lead at Memorial, eyes top ranking
Jon Rahm (in pic) used a sizzling finish on a steamy hot afternoon at the Memorial Tournament to power four shots clear at the top of the leaderboard at Muirfield Village yesterday, setting himself up for a run at the number one world ranking. Chasing a fourth career PGA Tour win, the big-hitting Spaniard carded four straight birdies from the 13th for a 4-under 68. The world No. 2 is 12-under for the tournament and four shots ahead of Americans Tony Finau and Ryan Palmer.
Jerez (Spain)
Quartararo wins Spanish MotoGP as Marquez crashes
Petronas Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo won his first ever MotoGP race as he took the chequered flag in an incident-packed race at the Spanish Grand Prix here today. Defending champion Marc Marquez of Honda made two mistakes in the race, with the second leading to a crash at turn four that ended his race with four laps to go. Marquez broke his right arm, his team confirmed. “(Marquez) suffered a … fracture to his right humerus,” Honda said in a statement, adding that he would travel to Barcelona for surgery. Frenchman Quartararo’s victory was also the first for Petronas Yamaha as he finished ahead of Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales in second, while Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso finished third.
Abu Dhabi
Figueiredo claims UFC flyweight title
Deiveson Figueiredo won the vacant UFC flyweight championship today, finishing a dominant performance against Joseph Benavidez with a rear naked choke with 12 seconds left in the first round. Figueiredo (19-1) became just the third 125-pound champion in UFC history by thoroughly dominating his second victory in five months over Benavidez.
New Delhi
Online shooting: Rocks beat French Frogs 10-6
Austrian Rocks defeated French Frogs to qualify for the final of the Online Shooting League today. Rocks won 10-6 to set up the final clash with Italian Style. French Frogs will face Spanish Chanos for the third place. Agencies
