Sports Shorts: Sameer, Gurusaidutt to meet in Hyderabad Open semis

A summary of sports events and persons in the news on Friday. IMAGE: RMV Gurusaidutt staged a grand recovery to make it to the semi-finals. Photograph: Lars Roenboeg/Scanpix Denmark/Reuters......

Sports Shorts: Good day for Indian shuttlers at Russia Open

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday Five Indian shuttlers, including Ajay Jayaram, progressed to the men's singles second round of the US$75,000 Russia Open......

Sports Shorts: Ruthvika, Lakshya enter quarters; Joshna in semis

Vietnam Open: Ruthvika, Lakshya enter quarters Rising shuttlers Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Lakshya Sen advanced to the women's and men's singles quarterfinals respectively with straight-game wins......

Sports Shorts: Harikrishna holds on to tied first spot

Harikrishna beats Ponomariov; holds on to tied first spot IMAGE: Pentala Harikrishna in action. Photograph courtesy: Geneva FIDE Grand Prix chess Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna registered......

Sports Shorts: Prannoy, Kashyap win; Harikrishna holds Navara

Prannoy, Kashyap win; Jayaram loses in New Zealand Open IMAGE: H S Prannoy reacts. Photograph: Twitter. Newly-crowned US Open winner H S Prannoy and Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap......