Anand finishes seventh
Baden-Baden: Viswanathan Anand's campaign ended on a sour note as he lost to English Grandmaster Michael Adams in the seventh and final round to finish seventh in the Grenke Chess Classic, here on Tuesday. A victory could have propelled him to a much needed 50% score but Anand let go a drawn endgame through another blunder to end on just 2.5 points in his first Classical tournament of the year. The loss also meant a heavy slide of 15 rating points for Anand as he also slipped to ninth spot in world rankings.
India vs nepal in qualifier
New Delhi: India have been drawn to play Nepal in the preliminary joint qualification round 1 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup scheduled to be held in Russia. The matches would be held on a home and away format with India first playing their home match at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium at Sajusarai in Guwahati on March 12. The return leg is slated for March 17.
Advani takes ongc to title rd
Bengaluru: Ace Indian cuiest Pankaj Advani helped ONGC sail into the snooker team event final in the 11th Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) Inter-Unit tournament, here on Tuesday. In the semi-final 1, Advani humbled Himanshu Jain of GAIl (Gas Authority of India limited) 2-0 while another ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation limited) cueist Varun Madan also outplayed Ketan Chawla 2-0. Bharat Petorleum Corporation limited (BPCl) also won a hard-fought battle against Indian Oil Corporation limited (IOCl) 4-3 to also make it to the team final.
Karnataka face assam in qf
New Delhi: Defending champions Karnataka will take on Assam while Delhi will clash with Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals, starting February 16. In the other quarterfinals, Vidarbha have been drawn against Tamil Nadu while Andhra Pradesh are set to clash with Maharashtra. According to a BCCI release, the semifinals will be played in Bengaluru and Kolkata from February 25 to March 1. The winners of Quarter-finals 1 and 2 will play in Bengaluru while the winners of Quarter-finals 3 and 4 will play in Kolkata. The final will be played in Mumbai from March 8.