Isle of Man
\nFive-time world champion Viswanathan Anand and Swapnil S Dhopade notched up wins, while Vidit Santosh Gujrathi played out another draw as the trio shared the joint third place after the eighth round of the Isle of Man International chess tournament here. Anand continued his unbeaten run at the tournament by beating France\u2019s Fressinet Laurent in 41 moves. Dhopade defeated England\u2019s Short Nigel after battling for 73 moves. Gujrathi signed truce with Ukraine\u2019s Eljanov Pavel after 30 moves. Harika Dronavalli played out a hard-fought draw against Australian GM John Paul Wallace. World champion Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura are at the first and second positions at 7 and 6.5 points, respectively.<\/p>\n
Paris
\nWeightlifting: Russia, China get one-year doping bans<\/p>\n
Russia and China were banned from international weightlifting, ruling them out of the World Championships, after re-analysed drugs tests from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics returned at least three positive results each. In all, nine nations were suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation for a year with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine all sitting out the Worlds in California from Nov 28 to Dec 5.<\/p>\n
Chennai
\nBengal Warriors beat Jaipur in a thriller<\/p>\n
Riding on Maninder Singh\u2019s brilliant performance, Bengal Warriors edged past Jaipur Pink Panthers 32-31 in the Inter Zone Challenge Week of the Pro-Kabaddi League here today. In a nail-biting finish, Maninder (16 points) got a crucial bonus point in the dying moments to win it for Bengal Warriors. Pawan Kumar scored 14 points for Jaipur. \u2014 Agencies<\/p>\n
New Delhi
\nDhawan returns for T20I series against Australia<\/p>\n
Opener Shikhar Dhawan has been included in the 15-member squad for the three-match T20I series against Australia. Dhawan, who missed the ODI series against Australia, replaces Ajinkya Rahane. Keeping their spots after commendable performances in the ODI series are spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel. Veteran pacer Ashish Nehra has retained his spot in the T20 squad, while Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami have been left out. The first T20I will be played in Ranchi on October 7. Squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (V-C), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Axar Patel<\/p>\n
London
\nDjokovic will benefit from long break, says new physio<\/p>\n
Novak Djokovic is recovering from a \u201csignificant\u201d elbow injury and is keen to get back on the tour again, the 12-times Grand Slam champion\u2019s new physiotherapist Ulises Badio has said. A prolonged dip in form before the injury earlier this year forced Djokovic to curtail his season. The former No. 1 added Argentine Badio and Italian fitness coach Marco Panichi to his team and is expected to return early next year. \u201cNovak had a significant injury and we are bringing it under control,\u201d Badio told Argentine daily La Nacion, adding that the Serb\u2019s decision to take time off had helped.<\/p>\n
Beijing
\nSvitolina off to flying start in Beijing<\/p>\n
World No. 3 Elina Svitolina made a confident start to her China Open campaign with a 6-3 6-2 first-round victory over Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin on Sunday. Svitolina will meet Wuhan Open runner-up Ashleigh Barty of Australia in the second round. Poland\u2019s Agnieszka Radwanska began her title defence in Beijing with a convincing 7-5 6-3 win over Carina Witthoeft. Fourth seed Karolina Pliskova also made an impressive start to the tournament, beating Spain\u2019s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 6-4. One day after sealing a spot in the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore, fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki advanced into the second round with a 6-1 6-7(4) 6-1 win over home favourite Wang Qiang.<\/p>\n
Munich
\nBayern misery continues as Hertha fight back to draw<\/p>\n
Champions Bayern Munich wasted a two-goal lead for the second straight week to draw 2-2 at Hertha Berlin on Sunday in interim coach Willy Sagnol\u2019s debut following the midweek sacking of Carlo Ancelotti. Goals from Mats Hummels in the 12th minute and Robert Lewandowski after the break looked set to get the Bavarians back on track after last week\u2019s 2-2 draw against VfL Wolfsburg and their 3-0 rout by Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday. Yet Hertha needed just five minutes in the second half to level with goals from Ondrej Duda after a sensational solo from Genki Haraguchi, and Salomon Kalou.<\/p>\n
Madrid
\n\u2018There won\u2019t be problems between Ronaldo and Real\u2019<\/p>\n
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Saturday preferred not to comment on the message star forward Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to send to club president Florentino Perez about his contract\u2019s renewal. In an interview after winning 3-1 over German Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League, Ronaldo was asked about the renewal and said it was a question for Perez, reports Efe news agency. \u201cI\u2019m not going to get involved in issues between the club and Cristiano Ronaldo, but I don\u2019t think that there\u2019s any problem between them,\u201d Zidane said. \u2014 Agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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