Anand finishes third in Bilbao

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand ended his stint at the Bilbao Masters Final with a draw against Liren Ding of China in the sixth and final round here. Anand finished with five draws and a lone loss in the four-player double round-robin tournament and for the second time in a row, the Indian ace ended a Classical tournament win-less after he drew seven and lost two at the Sinquefield Cup earlier this year. USA’s Wesley So defeated Anish Giri of Holland in the tiebreak blitz games to win the event after the two overnight leaders drew their final game under normal time control. PALLIKAL RANKED 14TH

NEW DELHI: Dipika Pallikal jumped five places to be 14th while her longtime teammate Joshana Chinappa gained three spots to be 17th in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings. Pallikal posted gains after a strong showing in the US Open last month while Chinappa rose in the ranking charts following a stunning win over world number one Raneem El Welily in Doha two days ago. In the men’s section,