Anand leapfrogs to joint lead in Norway

NSTAVANGER: World Rapid champion Viswanathan Anand came up with an inspired performance to outplay Maxime Vachier-lagrave of France and jump to joint lead on 3.5 points after the end of the seventh round of Altibox Norway Chess tournament here.

The win came after five draws and one battle against Chinese Ding Liren that was declared as a non-played game after the latter withdrew. Although more than 20 years older than the Frenchman, Anand showed why he is still a force to reckon with as he out-calculated his opponent when it mattered.

SAI SACKS COACH OVER HARASSMENT CHARGE

NEW DELHI: A senior Sports Authority of India (SAI) coach based in Tamil Nadu has been terminated for alleged sexual harassment of schoolgirls training at the centre.

Following a complaint last month, SAI headquarters in Delhi initiated an inquiry and sacked the coach. SAI’S Tamil Nadu regional director, G Kishore, said: “One of the coaches has been sacked following an inquiry into a sexual harassment complaint.”

Young female trainees in Bangalore and in Gujarat too have reportedly complained of sexual harassment .

VIJENDER TO FIGHT BRITISH LEE MARKHAM

NEW DELHI: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will be gunning for his third professional title when he takes on Briton Lee Markham for the Commonwealth Super Middleweight belt on July 13 in London.

RINO ANTO RETURNS TO BENGALURU FC

BENGALURU: Bengaluru FC on Wednesday announced that right-back Rino Anto has returned to the club, signing on a two-year-deal that will keep him in the club until the end of the 2019-2020 season.