Gukesh escapes with a draw against Praggnanandhaa

Prague: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa failed to register a win from an advantageous position against compatriot D Gukesh as their seventh-round match ended in a draw in the Prague Masters here today. Uzbeki Nodirbek Abdusattarov stayed ahead of the field after defeating Vincent Keymer of Germany.

Lausanne

Men’s hockey team to take on NZ in Paris Oly opener

The Indian men’s hockey team will take on New Zealand in its opening match of the Paris Olympics on July 27, according to the schedule announced today. India are in Pool B and will take on Argentina on July 29, Ireland on July 30, Belgium on August 1 and Australia on August 2.

Busto Arsizio (Italy)

Boxer Nishant makes winning start; Shiva ousted

World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev gave India its first win at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier, defeating Britain’s Lewis Richardson by a 3-1 split decision in the men’s 71kg category here. Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) suffered a first-round loss via RSC to reigning world champion Ruslan Abdullaev of Uzbekistan.

Indian Wells (US)

Nagal loses in final qualifying round at Indian Wells

Indian tennis ace Sumit Nagal went down 6-2 2-6 6-7(4-7) to South Korea’s Seong-chan Hong after putting up a spirited fight in the final qualifying round of Indian Wells Masters here.

Margao

FC Goa’s Sadaoui sinks East Bengal FC in ISL

Moroccan striker Noah Sadaoui struck the solitary goal as FC Goa edged past East Bengal FC 1-0 for their first win in four games in the Indian Super League.

Bengaluru

Rahul shares photos of NCA training, signals comeback

Senior India batter KL Rahul, who is back after seeking injury consultation in London, on Wednesday shared photos of his training at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, signalling his comeback in the IPL. Rahul, who captains Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL, shared photos of his intensive training on his Instagram account with a caption “Hi”.

New Delhi

WFI to allow only ‘genuine’ wrestlers at trials

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) would allow wrestlers from their original states to compete at the upcoming trials and one grappler will be allowed to participate in more than one category over the two days of selection competition, starting March 10. In its circular issued on Tuesday, the WFI, wrote: “Wrestlers participated in Senior National Championship held at Jaipur will bring their WFI Licence Book, Birth Certificate, Adhar Card to verify the genuineness of their state.” Agencies

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