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Praggnanandhaa leads, Firouzja downs Gukesh at Superbet Chess Classic

Bucharest, May 14 (UNI) After six rounds of play at the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025, the tournament remains wide open with four players tied for the lead on Wednesday.
In the only decisive game of the day, Grandmaster (GM) Alireza Firouzja defeated reigning World Champion GM D Gukesh to join GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana and R Praggnanandhaa at the top of the leaderboard with 3.5 points apiece.
The round's other two games ended in draws, including a tense encounter between GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Praggnanandhaa. The Polish GM lost his footing, yet the Indian teenager was unable to fully capitalise. Despite winning a queen for a rook and knight and maintaining an initiative, Praggnanandhaa could not convert the advantage into a full point.
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Badminton: An Seyoung, Victor Lai win titles at BWF Indonesia Open 2026

07 Jun 2026 | 6:37 PM

Jakarta, June 7 (UNI) Reigning Olympic badminton champion An Seyoung defeated world champion Yamaguchi Akane 23-21, 21-12 to successfully defend her women's singles title
at the BWF Indonesia Open 2026 here on Sunday.
After digging deep in the semi-finals against World No. 4 Chen Yufei, An faced a tricky start against Yamaguchi in a tight opening game. But the 24-year-old World No. 1 from the Republic
of Korea was unstoppable in the second game, taking victory in 39 minutes to clinch her ninth BWF World Tour Super 1000.

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Tilak Varma tops TG20 auction at Rs 33 lakh as Telangana’s Franchise Cricket League takes off

07 Jun 2026 | 6:30 PM

Hyderabad, June 7 (UNI) Telangana cricket entered a new chapter on Sunday as the inaugural TG20 player auction was held at the Princess Convention Centre in Ramoji Film City, ahead of the launch of the state's first major franchise-based T20 league.

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Spain prepares for final World Cup preparation game

07 Jun 2026 | 6:24 PM

Madrid, June 7 (UNI) Spain travels to Mexico on Sunday ahead of its second and final warm-up match before the World Cup finals, with coach Luis de la Fuente likely to field a team similar to the one that will kick off its campaign against Cabo Verde on June 15.

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FIFA World Cup Group J preview: Argentina launches title defense as Jordan makes debut

07 Jun 2026 | 6:04 PM

Washington, June 7 (UNI) Argentina will launch its title defense in Group J as it bids to become the first team in 64 years to retain the FIFA World Cup. Lionel Scaloni's side is joined by Algeria, returning after a 12-year absence, Austria, back at the finals for the first time since 1998, and tournament debutant Jordan.
Argentina team: Argentina arrives at the tournament as world and continental champion, aiming
to win a fourth successive major international competition.

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UCI Pledges Support to Make Pune Grand Tour Cycle Race the World's Fourth Grand Tour

07 Jun 2026 | 5:59 PM

Lake Garda, Italy/ Pune June 7 (UNI) The union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has pledged its full support to help establish the Pune Grand Tour (PGT) as the world's fourth Grand Tour and position Pune as a leading global sports tourism destination.

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