Sindhu, Srikanth start new year at Indonesia Masters
JAKARTA: Indian ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to make a positive start to the new season when they kick off the international calender at the $350,000 Indonesia Masters World Tour Super 500 tournament beginning here.
Sindhu and Srikanth have been simply sensational last season as they clinched multiple titles and they would begin their quest for another successful season, taking on Indonesia’s Hanna Ramadini and Malaysia’s Zulfadli Zulkiffli respectively in the main draw of women’s and men’s event. Sindhu won three titles and three silvers last season, while Srikanth exceeded all expectations with four titles and a runners-up finish and the duo would hope to continue their good run in the new season.
DEEPAN, LAXMAN SHARE LEAD
CHENNAI: India’s Deepan Chakkravarthy and RR Laxman (six points each) shared the lead with GMs Adam Tukaev (Ukraine) and Ivan Rozum (Russia) after the seventh round of the 10th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess tournament. Tukhaev is the defending champion and appears to be peaking at the right time, drawing with Chakkravarthy in the sixth round after beating K Rathnakaran in the earlier game.
BENGALURU FACE TRANSPORT UNITED
THIMPHU: Bengaluru FC will hope their young guns come to the fore when they take on Bhutanese side Transport United in an AFC Cup preliminary round fixture at the Changlimithang Stadium here on Tuesday.