The victory with black pieces gave the Chinese an early lead in the 14-game showdown scheduled to last till mid-December.
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13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes IPL’s youngest player; father says had to sell land to realise cricketing dream
Suryavanshi made headlines recently when he became the youngest batter to score an international century, achieving the feat in a Youth Test for India Under-19 against Australia U-19 in Chennai.
Grandmaster Gukesh takes on China’s Ding Liren to break India’s decade-long World Chess Championship jinx in Singapore
In April this year, Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title. He won it after drawing his final-round game against America’s Hikaru Nakamura. This is also the first time in 138 years that two Asian players will compete for the coveted title, which has evaded India since 2013, when Viswanathan Anand lost to Magnus Carlsen.
Rishabh Pant becomes most expensive player in IPL history
Indian cricketer is now the most expensive player bought in IPL history
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India lose Jaiswal early after Bumrah wins toss, opts to bat first in opening Test against Australia
Earlier, pacer Harshit Rana and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy were handed their maiden Test caps for India.
Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal retires after Spain’s Davis Cup loss against the Netherlands
Nadal lost to Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets 4-6-, 4-6.
Heavyweight legend Mike Tyson loses to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in comeback bout
The fight, streamed exclusively on Netflix, was initially tilted in Tyson’s favour, who kept the upper hand in the first two rounds. However, age soon caught up with the 58-year-old, who slowed down considerably, giving his opponent, aged less than half his age, an advantage.
Rohit Sharma, Ritika Sajdeh welcome baby boy
Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika welcome baby boy
PCB vs BCCI row: Pakistan may lose USD 65 million if Champions Trophy is postponed or moved out
Pakistan may lose USD 65 million in case Champions Trophy is shifted outside the country
India won’t travel to Pakistan to participate in Champions Trophy next year, wants their games to be shifted to Dubai: Reports
“This has been our stance and there is no reason to change that. We have written to them and asked them to shift our games to Dubai,” a source told the newspaper.
