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Max Verstappen On Pole In Bahrain In Boost To Red Bull And Christian Horner

Max Verstappen's quest for a fourth consecutive Formula One world championship began in style on Friday with the Red Bull ace claiming pole for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc's Ferrari will start alongside Verstappen on the front row for Saturday's first of a record 24 races this year. Verstappen's 33rd career pole and third in Bahrain was a welcome boost to Red Bull after a day of continued speculation surrounding team boss Christian Horner. Horner, who had always denied any wrongdoing, was cleared by an internal investigation of allegations of controlling behaviour by a female colleague on Wednesday.

R Praggnanandhaa Blunders Again, Goes Down To Rapport

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa blundered for the second day running and lost to Richard Rapport of Romania in the third round of the Prague Masters Chess tournament underway in Prague. After briefly going ahead of Viswanthan Anand and attaining the top Indian status in the live rating list, this double blow cost the Indian dearly, and now a lot of hard-work remains in the last six rounds of the 10-player round-robin contest. It was drama all over, as Praggnanandhaa was not the only one to blow away his chances. Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan turned the tables on local star David Navara from a nearly hopeless position when the latter failed to keep his nerves under pressure after attaining a winning position.

R Praggnanandhaa Commits Blunder, Loses Second Round Match In Prague

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa committed a time-pressure blunder as he suffered defeat at the hands of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran in the second round of Prague Masters Chess tournament in Prague. The defeat ended Praggnanandhaa's impressive 47-game unbeaten streak in Classical Chess. The 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa also lost the top ranking in live ratings among Indians -- a spot reclaimed by the legendary Viswanathan Anand who is also the brand ambassador of this event. D Gukesh, meanwhile, came up with an impressive performance with black pieces to beat Nguyen Thai Dai Van of Czech Republic while the other three games in the 10-player round-robin event ended in a draw.

ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev cruises into Dubai semis

Top seed Daniil Medvedev, after a battle in the second round, had a smoother outing Thursday in defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Holder Medvedev cruises into Dubai Open semi-final

Daniil Medvedev is on course to defend his Dubai Open title after cruising into the semi-finals with a 6-2 6-3 win against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

R Praggnanandhaa Commits Blunder, Loses Second Round Match In Prague

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa committed a time-pressure blunder as he suffered defeat at the hands of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran in the second round of Prague Masters Chess tournament in Prague. The defeat ended Praggnanandhaa's impressive 47-game unbeaten streak in Classical Chess. The 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa also lost the top ranking in live ratings among Indians -- a spot reclaimed by the legendary Viswanathan Anand who is also the brand ambassador of this event. D Gukesh, meanwhile, came up with an impressive performance with black pieces to beat Nguyen Thai Dai Van of Czech Republic while the other three games in the 10-player round-robin event ended in a draw.

MotoGP Legend Valentino Rossi To Compete In Endurance Championship

Retired Italian MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, who has switched from two wheels to four, will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) next season, according to the list of participants published on Monday. The seven-time MotoGP world champion, will race with the Belgian WRT team, driving one of 18 cars entered in the LMGT3 class, which replaces the LMGTE Am category.

ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka pulls off upset at Dubai

Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic racked up 16 aces and rallied from an early deficit to pick up a 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov on Wednesday in the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

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Max Verstappen On Pole In Bahrain In Boost To Red Bull And Christian Horner

R Praggnanandhaa Blunders Again, Goes Down To Rapport

R Praggnanandhaa Commits Blunder, Loses Second Round Match In Prague

ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev cruises into Dubai semis

Holder Medvedev cruises into Dubai Open semi-final

R Praggnanandhaa Commits Blunder, Loses Second Round Match In Prague

MotoGP Legend Valentino Rossi To Compete In Endurance Championship

ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka pulls off upset at Dubai