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Battle royal between Anand & Carlsen starts today

Anand and carlsen will play 12 games for a purse of euro 1 million and the title of world champion

ISL's players who matter

With big names on the roster and promising Indians getting a chance to display their flair, the Indian Super League, halfway into its first season, finds its heroes - and its duds. The author looks at

Chess (#1121)

At the Tigran Petrosian Memorial in Moscow, Thomas Grischuk leads with 2/2 and he's pulled his live rating above 2800

I doubted myself at the debut itself: Tendulkar

Says facing pace legends Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in 1989 was 'baptism by fire'

Never felt comfortable with lighter bats: Tendulkar

In his autobiography, the all-time leading scorer in cricket also offers an interesting take on how to hold the bat

IOC chief urges a revamp of the Olympic Games

Measures under discussion include a year-round digital TV channel and an end to the limit on the number of sports contested

Newsmaker: Greg Chappell

Dressing room disaster

Memories, accolades and secrets at Sachin's book launch

The Master Blaster used to walk at night, didn't watch the World Cup final as he was superstitious

World Cup win made Tendulkar greatest cricketer: Wasim Akram

Says Lara, Ganguly and Dravid missed the pinnacle of success in world cricket by never being part of a team which won the Cup

South Africa prosecutors appeal Pistorius verdict

The star Paralympian was sentenced to five years for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend

Some players supplied wrong info to Chappell: Bhajji

Says former coach destroyed Indian cricket so badly that it took at least 3 years to get back on track

Chappell said I'd never play for India under him: Zaheer

Calls former coach's term as "easily the worst and darkest phase" of Indian cricket

Chappell denies Sachin's claim, says he is surprised

Sachin has claimed that Chappell wanted him to take over captaincy from Rahul Dravid before the 2007 World Cup

Spot fixing probe: Mudgal panel files final report in SC

The matter will be taken up for hearing on Nov 10

Devastated as captain, Tendulkar wanted to quit: autobiography

This period of disillusionment dates back to 1997 when the Indian team was touring the West Indies

Books by football legends make for a literary kick-off

The literary season in football is here with Luis Suarez, Roy Keane and Rio Ferdinand discussing their controversial careers

Chess (#1120)

Team Anand is packing for Sochi, going by the pictures tweeted from Viswanathan Anand's account

The final whistle

Bogged down by inefficient administration and unable to attract financing, the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading into irrelevance

Punjab Marshalls owner to promote tennis

2018 FIFA WC logo unveiled and it resembles an alien

The logo depicts the World Cup trophy in red and blue, colours from the Russian flag, with gold trim