Harikrishna to face likes of Carlsen
Chennai: Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna will compete against the likes of world champion Magnus Carlsen and Hikrau Nakamura in an elite field in the St Louis Rapid and Blitz online chess tournament beginning on Tuesday. The India number No 2, who was part of the Gold medal-winning team in the Online Olympiad last month, with an Elo rating of 2714, is the second lowest rated player in the field.
Pellegrini wins in la liga return
Madrid: It was a thrilling return to the La Liga for Manuel Pellegrini and a disappointing one for Unai Emery. Back in the league after long absences, Pellegrini's Real Betis won 1-0 at Alavés thanks to a stoppage-time goal from substitute Cristian Tello, while Emery's Villarreal couldn't get more than a 1-1 draw at home against Huesca on Sunday.
Brisbane Heat sign Tom Cooper
Brisbane: Brisbane Heat have signed Netherlands batsman Tom Cooper for next two editions of the BBL. Cooper has played 145 career T20 matches, with 18 T20Is and 23 ODIs for the Netherlands including two World Cup campaigns. He has captained the Melbourne Renegades, where he was a key member of their BBL 8 premiership team and leaves the club as their most capped player.
Win against Anand was special: Vidit
New Delhi: India's chess Olympiad Gold-winning team captain Vidit Gujrathi says the experience of playing against and defeating iconic Viswanathan Anand was the most special moment of his career. The 25-year-old Gujrathi, who became a Grandmaster in 2013, beat the five-time world champion Anand in 2019. “It was a really good memory when I won against him in 2019,” he said during the show, In the Sportlight.
Fans allowed for Aus-NZ eves series
Melbourne: In a first since Covid outbreak, the upcoming limited-overs series between Australia Women and New Zealand Women beginning September 26 will be played in the presence of fans inside the stadium, CA confirmed on Monday. "A limited number of fans will be admitted to Allan Border Field, with the maximum attendance determined by current Queensland health and Government guidelines which caps the attendance at 50 per cent of the venue's capacity," said a report in cricket.com.au.
No clarity on Eng, Aus players: KXIP CEO
Kolkata: There is still no clarity on whether a smooth transfer of players from one bio-secure bubble in England to another in the UAE will be possible for upcoming IPL, Kings XI Punjab CEO Satish Menon said on Monday. “Nobody has any clarity on that yet. The BCCI is supposed to come back on whether the quarantine can be reduced as they are coming from a bubble to (another) bubble. We don't have any clarity as yet,” Menon told IANS.
Nz were lucky to reach WC final: BAZZ
Kolkata: New Zealand were a “little bit lucky” to reach the 2019 WC final and it is time for them to draw a line in the sand and achieve something really special, said former skipper Brendon McCullum. “I know they got very close last year in the World Cup — but I did feel they were a little bit lucky there as well to actually get themselves in that situation,” McCullum, who is currently the head coach of KKR, said. “I think they're close to doing something really really special, and under Kane Williamson's captaincy and under the leadership of some of the other senior players, there's no reason why they shouldn't,” McCullum said.