16-year-old Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion Carlsen in rapid chess
February 21, 2022 20:23 ISTIt was Praggnanandhaa's first win in any form of chess against the Norwegian Grand Master and came on the back of having lost three games in a row.
It was Praggnanandhaa's first win in any form of chess against the Norwegian Grand Master and came on the back of having lost three games in a row.
Pune clinched the sixth position on the table with a last-day victory against playoff rivals Jaipur Pink Panthers and will be looking to carry that momentum into the Eliminator phase.
A collective performance helped Gujarat Giants outwit U Mumba 36-33 to seal a place in the play-offs and in the process knock out Jaipur Pink Panthers from Pro Kabaddi League.
Both teams entered the mat with a possibility of securing a playoff spot – Jaipur needed a win, while Pune needed a victory with a points difference of 28+.
The playoffs are scheduled to take place on February 21 and February 23 while the final will be played on February 25.
An IOC session is the annual meeting of the members of the IOC, comprising 101 voting members and 45 honorary members.
This will be the second IOC session in India. The country last hosted an IOC session in 1983 in New Delhi.
With 61 points in 21 matches, Pune will now need to win their final day encounter against Jaipur Pink Panthers to clinch a playoff spot.
Haryana missed out on an opportunity to secure a playoff berth with the loss and will now have to beat table-toppers Patna Pirates in their final league match.
They became the 4th team to fall out of the playoffs race. Mumbai's raiders Ajith Kumar and Abhishek Singh could not find a way past a well-oiled UP defence marshalled by captain Nitesh Kumar.
The playoffs are scheduled to take place on February 21 and February 23 while the final will be played on February 25.
The crushing 0-5 defeat against Korea in their opening match has made life difficult for India as they are currently at the third spot in group A, just above Hong Kong, with one win and one loss.
Deshwal scored 14 points as the Panthers clinched an important win in their race for a playoff spot.
The new batch of coaches and assistant coaches has a host of eminent names, including Asian Games gold medallist rower Bajrang Lal Thakar. He joins as rowing coach.
The playoffs are scheduled to be held on 21st February and on 23rd February. The grand finale of Pro Kabaddi Season 8 is scheduled to be held on 25th February.
The national camps for all four categories, youth men and women as well as junior boys and girls, are being conducted for a period of 21 days and began on February 8.
The country's lone participant, alpine skier Arif Khan, logged a 'Did Not Finish' in the men's slalom event
The young raider scored 17 points in a stellar display to help Jaipur leapfrog Mumbai on the points table and become favourites for a playoff spot.
The star weightlifter, who won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 49kg, will compete in the 55-kg category at the upcoming 2022 CWG.
The 31-year-old skier from Jammu and Kashmir, who is the only Indian athlete at the 2022 Winter Olympics, ended at 53rd in Race 1 with a time of 1 minute 22.35 seconds. In Race 2, he clocked 1:24.89.
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