The growing depth of Indian chess made its presence felt as some Grandmasters, with ratings ranging from fifth seed N. R. Visakh’s 2544 to 45th-ranked Sriram Jha’s 2337, facing varying degrees of difficulty before being held in the second round of the National chess championship here. International Master Arghyadip Das, rated 2438 and seeded 21, crashed to a shock loss …
Matteo Trentin claimed the third Tour de France stage win of his career as the race leaders kept plenty in reserve for the upcoming make-or-break mountain stages. Trentin, 29, was the man most likely to win long before the finish, and he delivered for Mitchelton-Scott, riding solo in the closing stages after pulling clear of Kasper Asgreen, who took second …
Caleb Ewan produced a stunning late surge to claim stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday as Julian Alaphilippe retained the yellow jersey. The Australian came from well back, after the field bunched together, to produce a sensational sprint to the line and claim his second stage victory of the Tour, having also won stage 11 in Toulouse. …
