Draw pushes Anand to

2nd position

Wijk Aan Zee: World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw against world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the seventh round of the ‘A’ group of 73rd Tata Steel Chess tournament here.

With six rounds still to come, Hikaru Nakamura of the US is well in front on 5.5 points, half a point clear of Anand.

Kaymer best

Abu Dhabi: Defending champion Martin Kaymer played sensational golf for a final round 66 as he aggregated a fabulous 24-under to blow the field away and win by eight strokes over Rory McIlroy (69) in the first leg of the Desert Swing at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championships.

Golf meet

Calcutta: Govind Atwal (Nett) was the among the winners of the J. Thomas Invitation Golf Tournaments. The other winners were Aditya Khaitan (Gross) and Ranobir Sen (J Thomas category).

Md. Sp. triumph

Sambalpur: Mohammedan Sporting trounced Army XI 4-1 to clinch the 5th All India Sambalpur Invitational Football Tournament.

EB elections

Calcutta: The East Bengal club elections will be held on February 20 at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, said court-appointed special officer Retd. General Shankar Roy Chowdhury.

Blackburn win

London: Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in an EPL match on Sunday. Gabriel Tamas put Rovers ahead in the 41st minute and then David Hoilett netted a second in the 47th.

Lance quits

Adelaide: Tour de France icon Lance Armstrong brought an end to his international cycling career when he completed the final stage of the Tour Down Under here Sunday.

Sunny point

Boston: Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar believes India have a “balanced” side for the 2011 World Cup and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men have the “capability” of winning the coveted tournament.

CAB league

Calcutta: Mohun Bagan beat BNR by six wickets in a CAB league match on Sunday.

Summarised scores

BNR 209. Mohun Bagan 212/4. Mohun Bagan won by 6 wickets; Aikya Sammilani 439. Young Bengal 156. Aikya Sammilani won by 93 runs; Ballygunge United Club 198. Sporting Union 199/4. Sporting Union won by 6 wickets; DKS 320/9. Aryan Club 253. DKS won by 67 runs; Mohammedan Sporting Club 422/5. Rajasthan Club 323. Mohammedan Sporting Club won by 99 runs; Barisha Sporting Club 335. Tollygunge Agragami 296. Barisha Sporting Club won by 39 runs.

Tim injury

Calcutta: England all-rounder Tim Bresnan will miss the rest of England’s tour of Australia due to a torn calf muscle, the ECB said Sunday.