Anand held by Hikaru

Monaco: Victory eluded world champion Viswan-athan Anand for the third day in a row as he played two draws with Hikaru Nakamura of US in the seventh round to be sole third in the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament.

AFC Challenge

New Delhi: Bob Houg-hton will guide an experimental Indian side led by Sunil Chetri in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers beginning in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. In the four-team round robin competition opener, India will cross swords with Chinese Taipei.

Costa interest

London: Manchester United have revived their interest in £15m rated Brazilian midfielder Douglas Costa, 18 months after failing to secure a deal for the player described as the ‘new Ronaldinho’.

Ronaldo hurt

Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo could miss the first game of Real Madrid’s Champions League quarter final against Tottenham due to a leg injury.

Atwal falters

Palm Harbor: Indian golfer Arjun Atwal missed the cut at the Transition Championships after carding a disastrous eight-over 79 in the second round here, following his 69 in the first round at Innisbrook, Copperhead.