Harika bounces back after draws
ABUDHABI:After three consecutive draws, Indian GM Harika Dronavalli bounced back with a win over CM Suleymanli Aydin of Azerbaijan in the seventh round of the Master’s tournament of the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival here. After seven rounds in the nine-round Swiss tournament, Harika has amassed a total of four and a half points, courtesy three wins, three draws and one loss.
DELHI FOOTBALL PITCH CLOSED FOR U-17 WC
NEW DELHI: In preparation for the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup, the main football pitch and warm-up area within the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JNS) has been closed down.
One of the six venues for the event, JNS will host preliminary round matches of Group H that include hosts India, Ghana, Colombia and United States of America. India will be allowed to practice at the warm-up ground. The Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will take a call on that, said a SAI official.
ADVANI-LED CHENNAI STRIKERS LOSE
AHMEDABAD: Bengaluru Buddies came from behind to beat Chennai Strikers in the Indian Cue Masters League on Monday. The Strikers were sitting pretty at 2-1, after Bangalore-based Vidya Pillai notched up two points for her team, pairing up first with Pankaj Advani to win the mixed doubles snooker match and then with Pandurangaiah from Nellore to win the mixed double pool match. But in icon match, Darren Morgan (Wales) stunned Advani to make it 2-all. In the decider, the snooker singles shootout, Laxman Rawat cruised to a 42-0 victory against Dharmender Lilly (Punjab) to clinch the tie.