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Chess (#1058)

The first round at the World Cup in Tromse, Norway, has whittled down the list of Candidates' hopefuls to 64

You're not infallible, Mr Hotspot and Mr Hawk-Eye

The author on what the tools of the third umpire lack

Chess (#1055)

Aamir backs Dravid's call to make fixing criminal offence

Pak cricketer, who is serving a five-year ban, said ICC needs to do more to control fixing in cricket

The great fall

Cricket across world at its lowest. As greats are all gone, authors trace decline of gentleman's game

Chess (#1054)

IPL betting: Cops plan to send letter rogatory to quiz Rauf

The Pakistani umpire is strongly suspected in the IPL betting case

Kundra's presence in CLT20 to be decided after Aug 2: Official

The IPL Governing Council will need to formally clear Kundra in the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal

IPL fixing: Delhi Police likely to file charge sheet today

The charge sheet names Dawood Ibrahim among others

Chess (#1053)

The Susan Polgar Foundation (SPF) Girls Invitational is an interesting initiative

In a league of their own

Will the newly-launched Indian Badminton League see success and bring the game the limelight - and the funds - it needs? The author finds out

Saina in Hyd, Lee Chong Wei goes to Mumbai in IBL auction

Hyderabad Hotshots picked Saina after making a bid of $120,000

India win bronze in Archery World Cup

Rajat Chouhan, Sandeep Kumar and Ratan Singh Khuraijam overcame a stiff resistance from the hosts to win 215-210 en route to the bronze medal

Chess (#1052)

Shakhriyar Mamedaryov won the Beijing Grand Prix with 7 points from 11 games

Wringing the water out of rain-soaked scores

The author decodes the puzzling Duckworth-Lewis formula used in cricket

Sweeping out the broomstick putter

Sports ministry recommends Dhyan Chand, not Sachin Tendulkar, for Bharat Ratna

The ministry had to name only one sportsperson for the Bharat Ratna to the Prime Minister's Office for the highest civilian award

Chess (#1051)

In the recent past, the saga of Borislav Ivanov has dominated chess gossip

Verbal duels

The author takes a look at some of the most infamous spats on the cricket field

BCCI to come under government scrutiny under proposed sports bill

The sports body could also be asked to explain its spending like any other govt department