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Bhubaneswar, Sep 23 (PTI) Pratyasa Ray, a rising star in swimming, was selected for the prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar for 2024, an official said.Ray secured six medals – four gold, one silver and a bronze – in the Khelo India University Games in Guwahati in February this year. The Ekalabya Puraskar committee comprising jury members drawn from various sectors were unanimous in selecting Ray for the prestigious award at a meeting here.Ray will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 7 lakh—an increase from the previous Rs 5 lakh, along with a citation at a ceremony to be held at a…

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Sports schedule for Monday, September 23 CRICKET: * Stories related to India vs Bangladesh series.*Other stories related to India and international cricket. FOOTBALL: *Indian Super League match between Mohun Bagan and NorthEast United.*Stories related to India and international football. CHESS: *Stories related to Chess Olympiad. GOLF: *Indians competing in various tournaments across the globe. Source: PTI News

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Chennai, Sep 22 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday lauded the Indian team for clinching gold in the 45th Chess Olympiad, hailing the “relentless dedication” of the champions.India made history as both its men’s and women’s teams clinched first-ever gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad at Budapest. The men’s team defeated Slovenia and the women’s side prevailed over Azerbaijan in the final round.”India continues to rise and shine! From our remarkable hosting of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai to now claiming gold in both the men’s and women’s categories at the 45th FIDE #ChessOlympiad Budapest…

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Kochi, Sep 22 (PTI) Kerala Blasters came back from a goal down to beat East Bengal 2-1 in their Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. East Bengal took the lead in the 59th minute through Vishnu Puthiya before the Blasters pumped in two goals in the final 30 minutes through Noah Sadaoui (63rd) and Kwame Peprah (88th) to secure all three points from the contest in front of a passionate and vociferous home crowd. Courtesy impactful forwards from both ends, the opening half of the game saw close chances coming the way of…

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Budapest, Sep 22 (PTI) India on Sunday scripted history in the Chess Olympiad as its men’s and women’s teams clinched their maiden titles in a rare clean sweep of gold medals after beating their respective opponents in the final round here. The Indian men’s team defeated Slovenia 3.5-0.5 while their women counterparts also crushed Azerbaijan with an identical margin in the 11th and final round in the 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad that concluded here. Only China and erstwhile Soviet Union had won both men’s and women’s gold medals in the same edition of the Chess Olympiad. Indian men…

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New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday led the country’s sporting fraternity in hailing the Indian men’s and women’s teams for their historic gold medal winning feat at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. India made history as both its men’s and women’s teams clinched first-ever gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad. The men’s team defeated Slovenia and the women’s side prevailed over Azerbaijan in the final round. “Congrats to Team India for winning the last round as well! Sensational @DGukesh and @ArjunErigaisi, but also congrats to @viditchess on an impressive result. Great captaincy by…

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Budapest, Sep 22 (PTI) India on Sunday scripted history in the Chess Olympiad as its men’s and women’s teams clinched their maiden titles in a rare sweep of gold medals after beating their respective opponents in the final round here. The Indian men’s team defeated Slovenia 3.5-0.5 while their women counterparts also crushed Azerbaijan with an identical margin in the 11th and final round in the 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad that concluded here. Indian men had earlier won two bronze medals — in 2014 and 2022 — in the tournament, while the women had bagged a bronze in…

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New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, on Sunday, congratulated the Indian men’s and women’s teams for their historic gold medal wins at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest.India made history as both its men’s and women’s teams clinched their first-ever gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad. The men’s team defeated Slovenia and the women’s counterparts overcame Azerbaijan in the final round.”Congrats to Team India for winning the last round as well! Sensational @DGukesh and @ArjunErigaisi, but also congrats to @viditchess on an impressive result. Great captaincy by @srinathchess,” Anand wrote on ‘X’. “Congrats to India’s Women’s…

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Budapest, Sep 22 (PTI) India on Sunday scripted history as its men’s and women’s teams clinched their maiden gold medals in the 45th Chess Olympiad after beating their respective opponents in the final round here. The men’s team defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa won their respective matches in the 11th and final round match. The women’s team beat Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 to clinch the title. Indian men had earlier won two bronze — in 2014 and 2022 — in the tournament. Indian women had won a bronze in the 2022 edition in Chennai. Source: PTI News

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Budapest, Sep 22 (PTI) India on Sunday scripted history as it clinched it’s maiden gold medal in the 45th Chess Olympiad after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa won their respective matches against Slovenia in the 11th and final round match here. World Championship challenger Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise yet again delivered in key games to help India secure its first title in the open category. Up against Slovenia, Gukesh was at his very best in the technical phase of the game as black against Vladimir Fedoseev. Though it was a laboured victory, the 18-year-old Grandmaster was spot on…

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