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Apr 05, 2024

Chess: India has a New No. 1 as Arjun Erigaisi Climbs to No. 9 in the World

In the latest FIDE rankings released by the world governing body of chess, India has a new number 1 chess player – Arjun Erigaisi. With a standard rating of 2756, Erigaisi is ranked ninth in the world. This is his debut in the top 10 of the Open standard list.
Following Erigaisi is the five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, who is the second-ranked Indian on the FIDE list. Erigaisi collected eight points in the 5th Shengzhen Chess Masters and Bundesliga, which propelled him to the ninth position on the list.
The former world champion Magnus Carlsen still tops the charts with a rating of 2830.
Following Carlsen are two Americans: Fabiano Caruana (rating of 2803) and Hikaru Nakamura (rating of 2789). Both Caruana and Nakamura are the favorites to win the Candidates tournament, which will earn them the right to take on the world champion Ding Liren.

Apr 04, 2024

Maharashtra Teams Reign in National Kho Kho Championship

Maharashtra emerged champion in both the men's and women's sections in the 56th National Kho Kho championship 2023-2024 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi.
In the men's final, the Maharashtra team defeated the Indian Railway team by a narrow margin of 52-50 points.
Maharashtra vs Airport Authority of India In the women's category, the Maharashtra team, led by Sampada Maurya, outshone the Airport Authority of India team with a score of 18-16 points and claimed the championship.
The Maharashtra men's team defeated Kolhapur 30-28 in the semi-finals, while Indian Railways overcame Odisha 24-22. In the women's semi-finals, Maharashtra beat Odisha 24-20, and the Airport Authority of India defeated Delhi 32-10. The winning teams received a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakh and a trophy, while the runners-up received Rs. 2 lakh and a trophy.
The 56th National Kho Kho Championship 2023-24 was organized by the Kho Kho Federation of India concluded in April 2024. A total of 37 teams participated in both the men's and women's categories, divided into 8 groups each.

Sumit Nagal Wins Opening Round at Marrakesh Open

Top Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal made a promising start at Marrakesh Open, entering the second round with a thrilling win over Corentin Moutet of France at the ATP 250 event in Morocco. Nagal, currently ranked 95, rallied his way and beat Moutet 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the opening round of the Grand Prix Hassan II event.
Nagal had lost to the same opponent in a Challenger final in Helsinki in 2023.

Apr 03, 2024

Mirabai Chanu Becomes the Only Indian Weightlifter to Qualify For Paris Olympics

Tokyo Olympics medallist Mirabai Chanu became the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for the Paris Olympics this year after competing successfully at the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand. The Olympic silver medalist finished third in Group B of the women's 49 kg (and 11th overall) at the event and booked her berth at the 2024 Paris Games.
Chanu, who was back in action after a six-month-long injury lay-off, lifted a total of 184 kg at the World Cup, which is the final and a compulsory qualifier for Paris 2024.

Apr 02, 2024

Pankaj Advani Outwits Causier to Retain CCI Billiards Crown

World champion Pankaj Advani continued his impressive run as he thrashed Englishman David Causier 1836-743 in a lop-sided final and retained the All India CCI Billiards Classic title in Mumbai.
Advani was in outstanding form as he constructed two humungous breaks of 801 and 460 to outwit Causier, a former 10-time World champion, in the four-hour summit clash played at the CCI's Wilson Jones billiards hall.
This was Advani's fourth successive triumph at this venue. He claimed the CCI Snooker Classic over the last two years and now retained the billiards title.

Apr 01, 2024

Danielle Collins Claims Women's Miami Title

American Danielle Collins overcame fourth seed Elena Rybakina and won the women's final of the Miami Open 7-5 6-3 and claim the title on home soil in her farewell season.
She joined Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, three-times champion Venus Williams, eight-times winner Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens as the sixth American woman to claim the crown.

Bopanna-Ebden Clinch Miami Open Title

Continuing their fine run this year, the 44-year-old Bopanna and Ebden fought back from a set down to pull off an exhilarating 6-7(3), 6-3, 10-6 win over Crotia's Ivan Dodig and American Austin Krajicek at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Ace Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna rewrote his own record to continue to be the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion as he and his Australian partner Matt Ebden clinched the men's doubles crown at the Miami Open.
With the win, Bopanna surpassed his record created last year when he won the Indian Wells title at the age of 43, and also reclaimed the top spot in the doubles ranking.

Mirabai Return to Action after 6-month Injury Layoff

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist lifter Mirabai Chanu returned to action after a six-month injury layoff when she participates at the IWF World Cup to confirm her Paris Games berth.
The World Cup is not only the final Olympics qualifying event but also a mandatory qualifier for the Paris Games. Chanu, who has been recuperating from hip tendonitis she suffered during the Asian Games in September 2024, has all but qualified for the Paris Olympics.

Italian Jannik Sinner Beats Grigor Dimitrov to Win Miami Open

Jannik Sinner dominated Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 and won the Miami Open for the first time.
Australian Open champion Sinner, who scooped a second Masters 1000 title following his success in Canada last year, has won 25 of his last 26 matches and has only lost three times since last year's U.S. Open.

Babar Azam Replaces Shaheen Shah Afridi as Pakistan's White-ball Captain

PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi appointed Babar Azam as Pakistan's captain in the white-ball (ODIs and T20Is) replacing Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Shaheen was named T20 captain after the World Cup in India in November 2023 when Zaka Ashraf was heading the PCB.

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