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Shubhankar Sharma To Lead India's Challenge At Indian Open
Two-time winner on the DP World Tour, Shubhankar Sharma and last year's runner-up Veer Ahlawat will lead a strong Indian field in the 2005 edition of the Indian Open golf tournament to be held at the DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram from March 27 to 30. The other Indians confirmed so far in the 138-player field are Shiv Kapur and Manu Gandas, among others. Another highlight is Indian teen prodigy Kartik Singh, who has been in form and finished in the top-10 in his last three international amateur events (twice in South Africa and once in Australia).
Canadian Para skier Natalie Wilkie earns silver at nordic world championships in Norway
Canadian Para cross-country skier Natalie Wilkie added another world championship medal to her collection on Wednesday after racing to silver at the nordic skiing worlds in Trondheim, Norway.
Cross-Country Skiing-Dominant Sweden sweep to team sprint gold
TRONDHEIM, Norway : Sprint specialists Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist blazed to victory in the women's team sprint classic at the Nordic World Ski Championships on Wednesday, with the United States taking the silver and Switzerland the bronze.
Cross-Country Skiing-Klaebo, Andersson storm to gold in 10km classic ski races
TRONDHEIM, Norway : Norwegian cross-country king Johannes Hoesflo Klaebo and Sweden's Ebba Andersson powered to victory in the 10km classic interval start races at the Nordic World Ski Championships on Tuesday, with Norway sweeping the men's podium again.
Cross-Country Skiing-Norway's Klaebo storms to 10km classic ski gold
TRONDHEIM, Norway : Norwegian cross-country king Johannes Hoesflo Klaebo powered to victory in a gruelling men's 10km classic interval start at the Nordic World Ski Championships on Tuesday, with a late fall from compatriot Martin Lowestroem Nyenget costing him a medal.
Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Draws With Aravindh Chithambaram
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram as the two stayed a full point ahead of nearest challengers after the fifth round of Prague Masters chess tournament. With 3.5 points in their kitty, Aravindh and Praggnanandhaa are now followed by top seed Wei Yi of China, Anish Giri of Holland, Quang Leim Le of Vietnam and Vincent Keymer of Germany, who all have 2.5 points apiece. Sharing the sixth spot are the remaining four contestants, Czech duo of David Navara and Nguyen Thai Dai Van, Sam Shankland of United States and Gurel Ediz of Turkey.
Prague Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Draws With Aravindh Chithambaram
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram as the two stayed a full point ahead of nearest challengers after the fifth round of Prague Masters chess tournament. With 3.5 points in their kitty, Aravindh and Praggnanandhaa are now followed by top seed Wei Yi of China, Anish Giri of Holland, Quang Leim Le of Vietnam and Vincent Keymer of Germany, who all have 2.5 points apiece. Sharing the sixth spot are the remaining four contestants, Czech duo of David Navara and Nguyen Thai Dai Van, Sam Shankland of United States and Gurel Ediz of Turkey.