Abhijeet champion

New Delhi: Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with Arghyadip Das in the ninth and final round on Tuesday.

Golf meet

Calcutta: Kartik Sharma fired a 1-under par 71 to take the leader's spot in the opening round of the TGF SRF East Zone Talent Search Golf Championship being played at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club here on Tuesday. Kartik leads local lad Gurkirat Singh by a stroke. Bibek Sardar is a stroke behind at 73 followed by Mohan Sardar a further three strokes behind.

India drubbed

Antwerp: Indian women crashed out in the quarter finals of the Hockey World League Semi-finals after they were drubbed 0-7 by world champions The Netherlands at the KHC Dragons Stadium, here on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the India men take on Malaysia in a quarter-final clash.

Buzz over Max

London: Max Mosley could make a sensational return to Formula One to help to break the stalemate that threatens to kill the sport. The controversial former president of the FIA was invited to attend a crucial meeting of the F1 Strategy Group, called to find ways of solving a growing crisis of confidence that is driving away fans.

Shukla shines

New Delhi: Shivam Shukla on Tuesday won his third gold medal while Akhil Sheoran added a silver as India's tally rose to an impressive 13 at the ongoing 2nd ISSF Junior Cup shooting tournament in Suhl, in Germany.

Mendy retained

Calcutta: Chennaiyin FC have retained French defender Bernard Mendy for the second season of the Indian Super League (ISL), according to a media release.

Pandit coach

Mumbai: Chandrakant Pandit was on Tuesday named coach of Mumbai as well as the head coach of the Mumbai Cricket Association's indoor academy.

Dutch switch

Calcutta: South Africa's Roelof van der Merwe will now be available for the Netherlands after receiving his Dutch passport.

SLC elections

Colombo: SLC governing body elections will be held on time to avoid any friction with the ICC's laid down procedures, chief of the interim committee Sidath Wettimuny said on Tuesday.