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A knight wearing dhoti, shirt with folded hands is the 44th Chess Olympiad mascot
The mascot named 'Thambi' or younger brother in Tamil, the language of Tamil Nadu, where the Olympiad is hosted was launched by Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on late Thursday. The dhoti has white and black checked border and the shirt sports the words 'Believe Chess'. Stalin also launched the 44th Chess Olympiad logo consisting of different chess pieces.
Para shooting world cup: Narwal, Singhraj and Akash add silver to India's tally
The 20-year-old Narwal, who took the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 gold with a Paralympic record in his debut Games, teamed up with Singhraj, also a Paralympic medallist, and Akash to aggregate a total of 1581 to finish behind China (1628). Turkey took the bronze with a total score of 1565. The top Indian shooters, however, faltered in the individual event with Akash the only Indian to qualify for the P4 - Mixed 50m pistol SH1 finals.
Indonesia Masters: Sindhu, Sen enter quarterfinals
Sen, ranked world No 9, defeated his Danish opponent Rasmus Gemke 21-18, 21-15 in 54 minutes in the men's singles. Sen, who was part of the Thomas Cup winning team, will next face Chinese Taipei's third seed Chou Tien Chen. While Sen registered easy win, India's ace shuttler Sindhu faced a stiff challenge from home favourites Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. However, Sindhu managed to defeat her 23-21, 20-22, 21-11 in the second round.
IND v SA, 1st T20I: Van der Dussen, Miller guide South Africa to seven-wicket win over India
After Ishan Kishan's 76 and finishing touches from captain Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya powered India to 211/4, South Africa were in trouble at 81/3 in 8.4 overs, despite a whirlwind Dwaine Pretorius cameo in power-play. That's when Miller and van der Dussen joined forces to forge an unbroken stand, enough for the visitors to record their highest chase in T20Is and put an end to India's 12-match winning streak in the format.
IND v SA, 1st T20I: Kishan's 76, Pant and Pandya's finishing touches power India to 211/4
Ishan Kishan slammed 76 while Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya applied finishing touches to power India to a gigantic 211/4 in 20 overs against South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. On a pitch where bowlers got some help, Kishan, Pant and Pandya played blistering knocks to post the highest total for India against South Africa in T20Is.
Asian Cup Qualifiers: Happy with keeping clean sheet but could have done better, says Chhetri after India's 2-0 win over Cambodia
India started their Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign on a decent note by grabbing all three points with a win over Cambodia at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Chhetri was the difference-maker once again as his brace (14', 59') gave India the victory. India were dominant for almost the entire game and didn't give the opponents a sniff of getting on the scoresheet. However, the skipper was disappointed that his team couldn't add more to the tally.
IANS-CVoter Snap Poll: Cricket remains the most popular sport in India
The poor form and performance of the big stars also seemed to play a role in the seeming decline of popularity of cricket as a sport in the country. Besides, the excellent performance of Indian athletes and sportspersons in other sports suggested that there is more to sports than just cricket. Some cynics and pessimists have already made doomsday forecasts that cricket will soon stop becoming an obsession with fans as they switch to other genres of sports and entertainment.
Babar Azam's century, Khushdil's cameo help Pakistan beat West Indies by five wickets
Azam was at his brilliant best while Imam-ul-Haq gave him good company as they raised 103 runs for the second wicket. He then added 108 runs for the third wicket with Rizwan before Khushdil Shah (41 not out off 23 balls) sealed victory with a late cameo as Pakistan did enough to sneak past Shai Hope and the West Indies.
IND v SA: Coping with heat, top-order solidity on Temba Bavuma's mind
"We expected it to be hot, but not this hot. We are fortunate that the games are being played at night, when it's bearable. During the day guys try to look after themselves as much as possible and drink a lot more water than the normal beer they drink at home. And just keep as mentally fresh as they can," said Bavuma to reporters on the eve of the series opener.
Indonesia Masters: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen enter second round
PV Sindhu, seventh in the badminton world rankings, came from behind to beat world No 22 Line Christophersen of Denmark 21-18, 15-21, 11-21 in her women's singles opener. The Indian shuttler took an early 8-3 lead in the first game but was pegged back after conceding a series of successive points to her Danish opponent. In the second game, Sindhu recovered well to come back from an 11-10 deficit to stretch the match into the decider.
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