Sports Shorts: Anand leads Candidates; Beckham proposal for Miami stadium

Former World champion Viswanathan Anand remained on course for a rematch with Magnus Carlsen of Norway after securing an easy draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the tenth round of......

Sports shorts: Anand crushes Mamedyarov, Sindhu stuns Shixian

Five-time world champion Viswanthan Anand continued his fine form and crashed through the defences of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to notch up his second successive win in the Candidates......

Chess Olympaid postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus

The chess Olympiad and the FIDE Congress, slated to be held in August in Moscow and Khanty-Mansiysk respectively, are rescheduled to the summer of 2021 at the same locations. IMAGE: Five-time......

Sports shorts: Anand lets Andreikin off the hook; maintains full point lead

Indian ace Viswanathan Anand let Russia's Dmitry Andreikin off the hook as he settled for a draw to maintain a full-point lead in the Candidates Chess tournament in Khanty Mansiysk on Thursday. It......

Candidates Chess: Anand enters crucial stage

The five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand is placed comfortably on top of the table with a half point lead. He will enter the crucial phase of the Candidates chess tournament, taking on Peter......