Australian women's boxer Elmir banned for doping

Australian boxer Bianca Elmir's hopes of competing at the London Olympics are in jeopardy after she was slapped with a provisional ban for failing a doping test at national championships in......

Abhijeet Gupta to become youngest Indian IM

Abhijit Gupta made sureªof his third and final International Master norm after a quick draw with compatriot Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte in the eighth and penultimate round of the Dubai......

Gupta gets closer to third IM norm

Abhijit Gupta gave yet another inspired performance to hold Grandmaster Pavel Kotsur of Kazakhstan in the seventh round of the Dubai International Open chess championship to take a step closer to......

Sasikiran records second win

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran recorded his second straight victory humbling GM Mahamad Al-Modiahki of Qatar in the fifth round of the Aeroflot International open chess tournament in Moscow on......