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The final act of D. Gukesh’s homecoming lasted only 19 moves. A repetition against Hans Niemann brought a quick draw in the seventh and final round of the Chennai Grand Masters. 𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. ✍️ @jayantho_ Read: bit.ly/4yAs3dW 📸 B. Velankanni Raj

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝! 🔖 📖Cover Story: Revisiting World Cup journeys that began in India 9 years ago 🗣️An exclusive conversation with Ruturaj Gaikwad ✍️Chronicles from Women's T20 World Cup in reporter's diary 📊Deep dive into the Achilles' Heel that derailed India's T20 World Cup campaign ✨Tracing the remarkable rise of Ancy Sojan Subscribe▶️bit.ly/2KfRGf5

⚽️ FIFA WORLD CUP SPECIAL💫 The latest edition of Sportstar will hit the stands this weekend! 🏆 Cover story by Sportstar Editor Ayon Sengupta 📊 FIFA World Cup group previews 🎙️ Interviews: Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal & Erling Haaland 🔴 Looking at RCB and Arsenal's title triumphs 🏃 India's historic day at Federation Cup 🏏 Preview: Women's T20 World Cup 🎨 Cover by @sinha_soumyadip Subscribe ▶️ bit.ly/4fqBAwZ

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝘂 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱! Competing on Day Two of the inaugural National Indoor Athletics Championships, G. Reegan cleared 5.30m to win gold in men's pole vault, register his personal best and move to third on India’s all-time list. The effort also saw him breach the Commonwealth Games qualification mark. @jayantho_ spoke to the athlete on lending his pole to current National Record holder Dev Meena, experience at the World University Games, and more. Read the article here: shorturl.at/9md9r 📷 Biswaranjan Rout

Baranica Elangovan of Tamil Nadu smashed the national record in the women’s pole vault event, clearing a height of 4.22m on the opening day of the National Indoor Championships. This achievement comes days after she cleared the qualifying standard for the Asian Games (4.10m) en route to winning gold at the 5th Indian Open Jumps Competition. Read here: shorturl.at/N0kZl 📷: BISWARANJAN ROUT

After four rounds, two-time ISL champion Chennaiyin FC will return home to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to face an unbeaten FC Goa side on Sunday. While playing in front of a home crowd is an advantage, Chennaiyin will sweat over the condition of its home venue. Read @jayantho_'s match preview ▶️ shorturl.at/dFnvW 📷Chennaiyin FC