Mohandas Pai took part in an hour-long chat on rediff.com
Third seed Rainer Schuettler of Germany was the first casualty at the ATP Chennai Open.
The world number two launched his campaign for a third successive Rome Masters title with a below-par win over Italian wild card Daniele Bracciali.
Indian Davis Cupper and third seed Rohan Bopanna was beaten in straight sets in the first round of the ITF Futures tournament.\n\n
Surya Shekhar Ganguly finished second in the Gibeltelecom Masters International Open Chess tournament.
L N Mittal, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, and Azim Premji are among the 8 Indians who figure in the Forbes magazine's list of 100 richest people in the world.
Grandmasters Jonathan Rowson and Vasilios Kotronias tied for the first place in the Hastings chess tournament.
The Indian GM beat Alexander Cherniaev of Russia in the eighth and penultimate round in the Hastings Chess Congress.
The Indian Grandmaster was held to a draw by International Master Daniel Gormally of England in the seventh round of the 10-player Hastings chess tournament.
Grandmaster Vladimir Epishin emerged sole leader in the Hastings chess tournament.
The Indian Grandmaster drew with GM Jonathan Rowson of Scotland in the second round of the Hastings International Chess Congress.
In a disappointing year for Indian shooters, Double Trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore stood out, booking an Olympic berth.
The Champions League Group D match between Galatasaray of Turkey and Italy's Juventus, scheduled for next Tuesday in Istanbul, had been put back a week to December 2.
The defending champions will become the first team to qualify for next season's finals if they beat Cyprus and other results go their way on Saturday. \n\n\n\n
She needs two points from the next five rounds at the British chess championships to get the norm.
France will virtually book their place in Portugal next year if they beat Israel on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic scored a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 victory over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open final.
NRI sentenced for 5 1/2 years for producing fake Viagra
The Indian GM drew his final round game with GM Joe Gallagher of Switzerland to finish on top.
Her victory over Neil McDonald of England put her in third place in the British chess championship.
IM Sunderrajan Kidambi's hopes of a maiden GM norm suffered a setback after he lost against top seed Vassilos Kotronias of Cyprus.
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