The tournament brought 142 players from 12 countries together at The Carlton Hotel in Moscow.
After defeating Andrey Esipenko in the final round, Tabatabaei became the winner of the Aeroflot Open 2024.
The Iranian grandmaster, who had started off with a loss, went on to score 7.5 out of 9 points, winning three games in a row at the home stretch.
Andrey Esipenko (Russia), Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzbekistan), Haik Martirosyan (Armenia), and Denis Lazavik (Belarus) have scored 6.5 points apiece.
The Aeroflot Open International Chess Tournament was organized by the Chess Federation of Russia and the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation with the support of Aeroflot.
According to Olympics.com, the world number 11 Indian won the first game but lost the next two to the second-ranked shuttler from China in a 92-minute match, ending with scores of 24-22, 17-21, 18-21.
Published Date – 9 March 2024, 01:09 PM
Paris: Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Indian shuttler PV Sindhu ended her campaign at the ongoing French Open badminton competition with a loss to the Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the women’s singles quarterfinals.
After winning the first game in the match on Friday, the world number 11 Indian lost the next two games to the second-ranked shuttler from China, losing the 92-minute match by 24-22, 17-21, 18-21, as per Olympics.com.
It was Sindhu’s third straight three-game match at the French Open, which is her first Badminton World Federation (BWF) event after injury. She had secured close wins over Canada’s Michelle Li and USA’s Beiwen Zhang in the earlier rounds.
“The most important thing is to stay at 100 per cent, both mentally and physically, and also to stay injury-free,” said the 28-year-old Sindhu after the match on Friday.
“I am happy that I came back and am doing well and I think the overall tournament went well for me. I am really looking forward to playing here again during the Olympics,” Sindhu added.
Now, Sindhu will be turning her attention to the All England Open, which will be starting next week.
In the men’s doubles competition, the top-ranked duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the semifinals with a win over 32nd-ranked Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren of Thailand by 21-19, 21-13 in two games. The 2022 champions of the tournament will be meeting current world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of the Republic of Korea in their final-four clash.
In the men’s singles, Lakshya Sen registered an incredible come-from-back victory over Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew by 19-21, 21-15, 21-13 to reach the semifinals. After this 76-minute match, Lakshya will face the current world champion, Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. Sen played the quarterfinal clash despite a bruised finger but braved all odds to secure his first semifinal appearance since the Japan Open in 2023.
The iconic fast bowler joins an elite club, comprising Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and leg-spinner Shane Warne (708), as only the third cricketer to achieve this milestone in Test cricket.
Published Date – 9 March 2024, 12:45 PM
Dharamshala: Veteran England pacer James Anderson on Saturday became the first-ever pace bowler to pick up 700 Test wickets during the third day of the fifth match against India at HPCA.
The legendary fast bowler became only the third man after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and leg-spinner Shane Warne (708) to achieve the feat in the longest format of the sport.
With 698 wickets in his account going into the fifth Test in Dharamsala, Anderson’s start with the ball was less than ideal as he was the victim of Shubman Gill’s masterpiece. Ultimately, though, the seasoned pacer prevailed over the youthful Indian player to bag his own 699th victim.
Anderson dismissed Kuldeep Yadav on Day 3 of the fifth Test against India on Saturday to reach the milestone. An off-cutter from around the wicket lured Kuldeep into the drive. The ball took the outside edge and Ben Foakes did the rest behind the stumps.
As Warne and Muralitharan were both under 40 when they became members of the enigmatic 700-wicket club, the 41-year-old Anderson is the oldest bowler to reach the milestone.
Warne, meanwhile, was the one who kicked off the elite club on December 26, 2006, when he got the wicket of Andrew Strauss in the Boxing Day Test against England. A year later Muralitharan joined him on the list, meanwhile, it took around 17 years for any player to join the two greats on the list.
For England, off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took his second five-wicket haul in Tests as England bowled out India for 477 in their first innings early on Day Three. India now have a lead of 259 runs over England, with Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma making 100 and 103 respectively. The hosts’ were also helped by a fine 65 from debutant Devdutt Padikkal and 56 from Sarfaraz Khan.
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir claimed his second five-wicket haul in Tests, while veteran pacer James Anderson achieved a historic milestone as England bowled out India for 477 in their first innings.
Published Date – 9 March 2024, 12:29 PM
Dharamshala: Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets collectively to reduce England to 103/5 in 22.5 overs at lunch on day three of fifth and final Test at the HPCA Stadium on Saturday. As of now, England trail India by 156 runs and one would surely believe the match will be over soon.
In the morning, off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took his second five-wicket haul in Tests while veteran pacer James Anderson becomes the first fast-bowler to pick 700 wickets in the format as England bowled out India for 477 in their first innings.
Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah added four more runs to the overnight total before Anderson picked his 700th Test wicket in the form of the former. Anderson lured Kuldeep into poking outside the off-stump and got a healthy nick behind to keeper Ben Foakes, ending the 49-run stand for the ninth wicket.
It made Anderson only the third bowler to pick 700 or more Test wickets after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets) and Australia’s Shane Warne (708 wickets). Bashir then got his five-wicket haul when he drew Bumrah forward on the front foot and had him stumped from behind to end India’s innings quicky.
Bashir also became the first England bowler to claim a five-wicket haul twice in Tests before the age of 21. Though India captain Rohit Sharma could not take the field due to a stiff back, as per the BCCI, with Jasprit Bumrah taking charge of the proceedings, taking a lead of 259 runs meant the hosts’ had done enough to put almighty pressure on England.
That came true when Duckett tried to take the attacking route against Ashwin, but totally played down the wrong line after dancing down the pitch and see his off-stump being rattled. Crawley was next to fall for a 16-ball duck, with short leg catching his flick off Ashwin.
An unsettled Ollie Pope top-edged to running square leg, giving Ashwin his third wicket of the innings. Jonny Bairstow was aggressive in his strokeplay to make 39 off 31 balls, laced with three fours and as many sixes. But he was trapped lbw after unable to account for sharp turn from Kuldeep, with replays showing the ball clipping top of leg-stump.
Ashwin came back for another over and that move paid off when his slider castled Ben Stokes through the gate at the stroke of lunch. Joe Root has held up one end with his 34 not out off 52 balls, but with not much batting to follow, fancy India to finish off the game in next session.
Brief Scores: England 218 and 103/5 in 22.5 overs (Jonny Bairstow 39; Ravichandran Ashwin 4-55) trail India 477 in 124.1 overs (Shubman Gill 110, Rohit Sharma 103; Shoaib Bashir 5-173, James Anderson 2-60) by 156 runs
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma’s centuries propel India to a 259-run lead over England.
Updated On – 9 March 2024, 11:46 AM
Dharamshala: Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took his second five-wicket haul in Tests while veteran pacer James Anderson becomes the first fast-bowler to pick 700 wickets in the format as England bowled out India for 477 in their first innings early on day three of the fifth and final Test at the HPCA Stadium on Saturday.
India now have a lead of 259 runs over England, with Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma making 100 and 103 respectively. The hosts’ were also helped by a fine 65 from debutant Devdutt Padikkal and 56 from Sarfaraz Khan.
In the morning, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah added four more runs to the overnight total before Anderson picked his 700th Test wicket in the form of the former. Anderson lured Kuldeep into poking outside the off-stump and got a healthy nick behind to keeper Ben Foakes, ending the 49-run stand for the ninth wicket.
It made Anderson only the third bowler to pick 700 or more Test wickets after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets) and Australia’s Shane Warne (708 wickets). Bashir then got his five-wicket haul when he drew Bumrah forward on the front foot and had him stumped from behind to end India’s innings quicky.
Bashir has now become the first England bowler to claim a five-wicket haul twice in Tests before the age of 21. India will be aiming to bundle out England quickly, especially with captain Rohit Sharma not taking the field on day three due to a stiff back, as per the BCCI.
Brief Scores: England 218 trail India 477 in 124.1 overs (Shubman Gill 110, Rohit Sharma 103; Shoaib Bashir 5-173, James Anderson 2-60) by 259 runs
Born in July 2007, Yamal’s brilliance edges Barca closer to Real Madrid, Xinhua reports.
Published Date – 9 March 2024, 11:48 AM
Madrid: Teenager Lamine Yamal scored the only goal of the game to give FC Barcelona a narrow 1-0 win at home to Mallorca to keep their slim hopes of this season’s title alive.
Yamal, born in July 2007, produced a moment of magic to move Barca to within five points of Real Madrid, who entertain Celta Vigo on Sunday, reported Xinhua
Barca coach Xavi Hernandez produced a surprise in his starting line-up, with Robert Lewandowski rested and young striker Marc Guiu given a chance, ahead of January signing Vitor Roque.
With Pedri and Frenkie de Jong both injured, Joao Felix was picked to play in midfield, while 17-year-old Marc Cubarsi was also selected in defense, with Andreas Christensen again playing in midfield.
A close opening 20 minutes were interrupted when Barcelona were awarded a penalty after Copete clipped Raphinha’s heel in the penalty area.
Without Lewandowski on the pitch, Ilkay Gundogan took responsibility from the spot, but his kick was too central and comfortably saved by Mallorca keeper Predrag Rajkovic.
Rajkovic produced another save to frustrate Felix, before Raphinha had to leave the game with an ankle injury, and he also saved a header from Fermin Lopez, who replaced the Brazilian.
There were timid boos as the Barca players left the pitch at halftime, but the home side still struggled to break down the Mallorca defense at the start of the second half, with Vedat Muriqi hitting the post.
Yamal cut inside and hit the crossbar in the 57th minute, with Rajkovic getting his fingertips to the shot, before Xavi made a double change with Lewandowski and Vitor Roque on for Guiu and the ineffective Felix.
Yamal broke the deadlock with 18 minutes left when he cut in from the right of the area and curled a shot into the far corner of the net beyond Rajkovic’s reach.
Deepti Sharma bagged only the second hat-trick in the history of the tournament, after her exploits with the bat to hand UP Warriorz a thrilling one-run win over Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League here on Friday.
Published Date – 8 March 2024, 11:39 PM
UP Warriorz bowler Deepti Sharma celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians batter Arundhati Reddy during the WPL match.
New Delhi: Deepti Sharma bagged only the second hat-trick in the history of the tournament, after her exploits with the bat to hand UP Warriorz a thrilling one-run win over Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League here on Friday.
Deepti scored 59 off 48 balls to take the Warriorz to 138 for 8 in their must-win match. She then returned to pick up a four-wicket haul, including a hat-trick to turn the match on its head for the UP side. Skipper Meg Lanning’s (60 off 46) master-class knock went in vain as DC suffered a bizarre batting collapse.
From 93 for 3 and needing less than 50 runs to win, DC were bowled out for 137 in 19.5 overs. With the victory, Alyssa Healy and Co arrested their two-match losing streak. Chasing a below-par total, the Delhi batters looked in a hurry to finish the game. Lanning took a particular liking to Gouher Sultana. The Australian slammed three back-to-back fours off the spinner in the 13th over, bringing her third consecutive fifty of the tournament in style.
The Australian slammed 12 boundaries in total and by the time Deepti trapped her leg before in the last ball of the 14th over, it seemed that the damage had already been done. However, the tenacious Deepti returned in the 19th over to get rid of Annabel Sutherland and Anuradha Reddy to complete her hat-trick and give UP a fighting chance for a win. The India all-rounder then accounted for Shikha Pandey in the same over.
Needing 10 off the last over, the Delhi batters struggled to keep their calm as Grace Harris picked to wickets, and UP also effected a run out to claim a famous win. Earlier the in-form Deepti, who was elevated to the number three spot, anchored the Warriorz innings. The Indian all-rounder scored 59 off 48 balls with the help of six boundaries and a six. However, she couldn’t find anyone to complement her once skipper Alyssa Healy (29) departed.
Asked to field, Titas Sadhu (2/23) got the early breakthrough for the home team. The 19-year-old cleaned up opener Kiran Navgire (5). Healy (29) and Deepti stitched a 46-run stand for the second wicket. The two collected 44 runs off the powerplay and kept the scoreboard ticking by collecting boundaries every over.
Off-spinner Alice Capsey (1/5) broke the partnership as she bowled a slower one which was on the shorter side to the dangerous Healy, who came out of her crease to whack the ball, only to find an eager Annabel Sutherland (0/12) at long-on.
Healy’s wicket changed the complexion of the match as it triggered a batting collapse. Tahlia Mcgrath’s (3) stay in the middle was cut short by Arundhati Reddy (1/15) as the ball hit the stumps. But that didn’t stop Deepti, who smashed two boundaries each in the next overs off Sutherland and Jess Jonassen (1/31).
However, the UP innings started unravelling as DC bowlers struck at regular intervals. Harris (14) received a reprieve in the 14th over when DC skipper Meg Lanning dropped her but the Australian couldn’t make use of it, falling to a Radha Yadhav delivery a couple of balls later. As wickets continued to tumble for the Warriorz, the boundaries dried up as well. Sadhu returned to claim the wicket of Shweta Sehrawat (4) while Radha accounted for Poonam Khemnar (1).
Akshaya seized command to win the tie-break and emerge the winner as Saranya and Venu settled for second and third places respectively
Published Date – 8 March 2024, 11:30 PM
Medal winners of the chess tournament on Friday.
Hyderabad: Akshaya Narahari of RACE Chess Academy emerged winner of the A2H Selections tournament at A2H Chess Academy, Kukatpally, Hyderabad on Friday.
After five rounds, Akshaya was tied with Saranya Devi Narahari and Venu Madhav at four points each. However, Akshaya seized command to win the tie-break and emerge the winner as Saranya and Venu settled for second and third places respectively.
In the final, Tarun cruised past Pratyush Mohanty of Odisha 6-1, 6-2 to win the title
Published Date – 8 March 2024, 11:15 PM
All medal winners of the tennis championship on Friday..
Hyderabad: Telangana tennis player Karra Tarun clinched the men’s singles title in the AITA Men’s Rs 1 lakh prize Money Tennis Tournament held at Warangal Club, Hanamkonda on Friday.
In the final, Tarun cruised past Pratyush Mohanty of Odisha 6-1, 6-2 to win the title. In the men’s doubles event, another State player Vineeth Mutyala and his partner Murali Satwik Kollepalli of Andhra Pradesh beat the Tamil Nadu pair of KS Kavin Karthik and Pragathesh Shivashankar 6-4, 6-4 to emerge winners.
Telangana weightlifter Kumari Tejavath Sukanya Bai was honoured by Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty, chairman and managing director of Greenko Group, along with his wife Swathi Chalamalasetty
Published Date – 8 March 2024, 11:00 PM
Hyderabad: Telangana weightlifter Kumari Tejavath Sukanya Bai was honoured by Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty, chairman and managing director of Greenko Group, along with his wife Swathi Chalamalasetty on the occasion of the Women’s Day celebration. The accolades were presented to the lifter at the event at Hi-Tech City Madhapur, Hyderabad on Friday.
