Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh played out a hard-fought draw yet again, signing peace with top seed and local favourite Fabiano Caruana.

Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title kicked off on Monday with an easy win over qualifier Radu Albot in the US Open first round.

IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open played Flushing Meadows, New York, United States, on Monday.

R Praggnanandhaa navigated his match against the reigning world champion Ding Liren with remarkable ease

Novak Djokovic begins his hunt for a fifth Flushing Meadows crown when he meets Moldovan Radu Albot

Second-half strikes by Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz and Endrick gave feeble Real Madrid an unconvincing 3-0 win over lowly Real Valladolid.

R Praggnanandhaa squandered a winning position against Wesley So of America while World Championship challenger D Gukesh settled for a hard-fought draw

'Now, because of these mistakes, I'm not feeling that confident to continue with them. I was struggling a lot in the last months. I was waiting for the result. The only thing I need right now is some clean air.'

Contenders lurk around every corner in New York, as a gruelling year has left the title vulnerable for those hoping to capture a maiden major title.

Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 champion, will need to shake off a run of poor form if he is to mount a challenge.

Champions Leverkusen, who set a European record of 51 consecutive games without loss across all competitions last season, kept their unbeaten streak intact with a number of late equalisers.

Parisians are the main buyers of tickets for the Paralympic Games

Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story including an understanding of the duo's creative process. In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space in the series.

Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya, 20, narrowly missed the world mark of 1:40.91 set by Kenya's David Rudisha at the 2012 London Olympics.

World Championship challenger Dommaraju Gukesh survived by the skin of his teeth against compatriot Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

Two-times Olympic champion Armand Duplantis needed just four jumps to clinch victory with a height of 6.0.

Glimpses of the Super Moon rising over skylines and landmarks of the world.

Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika Batra on UTT

The likes of Antil, who is bidding to become the first Indian to defend his Paralympics gold, will train at facilities near the French capital to acclimatise with the weather conditions there.

Prior to transitioning, Petrillo won 11 national titles in the men's category.

Gukesh had an exciting match against Nepomniachtchi out of a Catalan opening game on Tuesday.

D Gukesh held reigning world champion Ding Liren of China to a draw in a highly anticipated contest

It was an emotional win for Aryna Sabalenka, who missed Wimbledon last month due to a shoulder injury.

Carlos Alcaraz has vowed to learn from the incident and ensure it doesn't happen again

Horse riding, bharatnatyam and skating on Manu's mind during break from shooting

Nakamura, who started off as the favourite in the blitz section, is in sixth spot on 13.5 points, ahead of tour leader and compatriot Fabiano Caruana who has 13 points.

Having lost three and drawn three coming into the third and final day of rapid, Praggnanadhaa lost to Lenier Dominguez of the US in the seventh round.

Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed late on Wednesday at a parking lot in the northeastern Spanish town of Mataro.

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?

R Praggnanandhaa missed out twice on cashing in on winning positions, ending up at the bottom of the table

It will be the third time LA will host the Olympic Games in the modern era, after being the host city in 1932 and 1984.

With the athletes bidding goodbye to Paris after another bone-tingling edition of the Olympics, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com, shares some interesting nuggets that made the Paris Olympics an event to remember!

If CAS rules in Vinesh's favour, she will be awarded a joint-silver in the women's 50kg freestyle category.

Those whose names were mentioned during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat radio broadcast, swacchagrahi or foot soldiers who have played a key role in cleanliness drives and women sarpanches (village heads) are also part of the list shared by the Union ministry of home affairs to be invited for the function.

Lyles and Hassan bookend fabulous Paris programme

The Indian badminton team returned empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time in over a decade.

French organisers turned Paris into an open-air Olympic playground where everyone was invited, with or without a ticket.

'The Paris Olympics has once again blessed the Indian sports marketing landscape with fresh faces and promises.' 'Expect at least one biopic.'

The gigantic Stade de France resembled a concert hall hosting a party to celebrate the fortnight of sporting excellence as the breathtaking Closing Ceremony of the Paris Olympics kicked-off with athletes marching into the iconic stadium to thunderous applause in Paris on Sunday.

Hollywood's top gun Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of the Stade de France into the Paris Games closing ceremony on Sunday before speeding off with the Olympic flag in a dramatic handover that began the countdown to the Los Angeles Games in 2028.