Anand draws, needs two wins to stay alive
WIJKAANZEE,THENETHERLANDS: Viswanathan Anand played out a draw againt Peter Svidler of Russia in the eighth round of Tata Steel Masters underway here.
Looking for his sixth record title here, Anand took his tally to 4.5 points out of a possible eight and now needs to score at least two wins in the remaining five rounds to be in with a chance to win the title.
CHENNAI OPEN CHESS
CHENNAI: Deepan Chakkravarthy upset top-seeded GM Timur Garayev of USA to move into the joint lead with five points, at the end of the fifth round in Chennai Open Chess.
SHIV FINISHES T23
SENTOSA,SINGAPORE: Indian golfer Shiv Kapur finished tied 23rd after a disappointing three-over in the fourth final round, while compatriots Jyoti Randhawa and Gaganjeet Bhullar shared the 27th spot in the $1 million SMBC Singapore Open here.
SHUBHANKAR ENDS T44
ABU DHABI: Young India’s golfer Shubhankar Sharma remained steady and added an even par 72 in the final round to finish tied 44th at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Shubhankar shot 72 after rounds of 71-70-70 for a total of five-under 283.
VEER MARATHAS WIN
NEW DELHI: Vasilisa Marzaluik helped Veer Marathas inch closer to a semi-final berth by winning the sixth and final bout of the night to complete a 4-2 victory over Delhi Sultans in the Pro Wrestling League.
JOSHNA LOSES
CHENNAI: Joshna Chinappa went down to qualifier Mariam Metwally of Egypt in the first round of the Tournament of Champions Squash. Chinappa lost 13-15, 11-13, 11-7, 9-11.