Comment
Viswanathan Anand on chess as patterns and contextual memory
India’s first Grandmaster says chess players don’t necessarily have a photographic memoryThe man who dignified and illuminated the craft
Suresh MenonNeville Cardus learnt the importance of lacing his reports with humour
BCCI president seems more keen to sign on to the past than to the future
Suresh MenonThe attempt to dilute the Lodha panel recommendations is troubling
Cricket
India firm favourites going into first ODI against West Indies
S. Dipak Ragav Both teams will have an eye on the weather after rains in the last 24 hours.
Cricket
AUS vs NZ: Australia takes huge lead against New Zealand
AFP After the home side made 416 the Kiwis were dismissed for only 166 in their first innings.
Football
Champions League expansion plan angers Klopp
AFP Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp unhappy with plans to add more matches to the Champions league group stage- 55mins
Football
ISL 2019: FC Goa beat ATK 2-1 to go on top
With 15 points from eight matches, Sergio Lobera’s team displaced ATK at the top of the table.-
Football
Bundesliga: Bayern's Coutinho scores hat-trick, Leipzig go top
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Football
Atletico Madrid reaches fourth position after dominant win over Osasuna
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Football
Euro Leagues | Salah’s strikes help Liverpool pull away further
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Football
ISL | Odisha FC to play home matches in Bhubaneswar from December 27
Hockey
Pro League second edition to kick off in January
Uthra Ganesan Indian men’s team to participate this time
Hockey
Our consistency will be put to test in the second edition of the FIH Pro League: Manpreet Singh
PTI Feels the Indian hockey team has grown steadily in the past year with a number of youngsters getting very good international exposure
Hockey
Big achievement if they reach Olympics semifinals: Felix
K. Keerthivasan Felix maintained that his 26-month tenure as the Indian junior boys’ team coach is something he is proud of.
Tennis
Top guns all confirm for Australian Open
AFP World’s top 50 men and women tennis players barring Victoria Azarenka to compete in Australian Open 2020
Tennis
Former Tennis champion Francesca Schiavone defeats cancer
AFP Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone said on Friday she had defeated cancer, defiantly telling fans: “I’m still breathing”. The 39-year-old, who became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title with victory at Roland Garros in 2010, revealed her diagnosis in a short video on her Instagram account. “A cancer had been diagnosed to me. I fought a tough battle and now I am still breathing. I have won this fight. And now I am back in action,” she said.
Races
Trainer Pesi Shroff’s ward Costa Brava, who is in good shape as evidenced by his track performance, should score over his rivals in the A.C. Ardeshir Trophy (Gr.3), the feature event of Sunday’s (Dec. 15) races.Rails will be placed 5 metres wide from 1400m to 1200m and thereafter 10 metres wide from 800m upto the winning post.1. ARISTOS PLATE (1,400m), Cl. V, rated 4 to 30, 1.30 p.m.: (Jockeys will not be permitted the use of whip in this race. Only apprentice jockeys and jockeys claiming
Races
War Hammer clinches Bangalore 2000 Guineas
Prasanna Kumar-trained War Hammer (Suraj Narredu up) won the Bangalore 2000 Guineas, the chief event of the races held here on Saturday (Dec. 14). The winner is owned by Dr. C.A. Prashanth, Mr. Gautam Basapa, Mr. Manjunath B.S. and Mr. Apana Subaiya P.Suraj, who kept War Hammer a handy close last position till the home stretch, started manoeuvring his mount in the last 300m from outside and overtook the longtime leader Northern Alliance near 100m and justified the favourite tag to win
Races
Here And Now, Shivalik Kiss shine
Here And Now, Shivalik Kiss, Hafnium, Dream Catcher and Temple Dancer shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Dec 14)Inner sand1000m: Alberetta (rb), Unifier (S. Shareef) 1-8, 600/41. They moved well. Outer sand600m: Cosmic Feeling (A. Imran) 45. Easy. Limato (Kiran Rai), Silken Striker (Manish R) 44.5. They finished together. Track Striker (P. Mani) 44.5. Worked well. Aceros (Srinath) 43. Pleased. A 2-y-o (One Lucky Dane - Sydney) (Chetan K), Longstride (I. Chisty) 45.
Other Sports
Presidents Cup | Internationals keep nose ahead
AFP Leishman-Ancer duo pulls off fine win; USA makes good headway
Sport
Presidents Cup: Late fightback keeps U.S. in the hunt
AFP Thomas and Cantlay drill huge putts on the 18th to clinch narrow victories
Motorsport
Racers Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel want to make motorsports accessible to all
Pradeep Kumar Blazing a new trail: With their X1 Racing League, racers Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel want to make motorsports accessible to a mass audience