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R Praggnanandhaa first Indian after Viswanathan Anand to enter World Cup semis

Erigaisi Arjun and R Praggnanandhaa - two teenage friends - went toe-to-toe and braincell-to-braincell before the latter emerged winner in their World Cup chess quarterfinal in Baku on Thursday.

The Times of India

Indian air pistol team clinches bronze in World Championship

BAKU : The Indian men's 10m air pistol team, comprising Shiva Narwal, Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema won the country its first medal a bronze in the ISSF World Championship, which got underway here on Thursday.

The Times of India

Chess World Cup: Vidit stuns Nepomniachtchi for last-eight berth

Vidit Gujrathi has stunned Ian Nepomniachtchi and sneaked into the quarterfinals of the knockout World Cup chess in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday.

The Times of India

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D Gukesh to face Magnus Carlsen in FIDE World Cup quarters; Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi set up all-Indian clash

NEW DELHI: In a remarkable display of talent, three Indian chess prodigies — D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi — advanced to the quarterfinals of the prestigious FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku on Sunday.

The Times of India

Watch: World no.1 Magnus Carlsen walks across mid match to congratulate R Praggnanandhaa

NEW DELHI: As young GM R Praggnanandhaa on Friday stunned second-seeded Hikaru Nakamura to enter the last 16 of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku, world no.1 Magnus Carlsen, in a delightful gesture, congratulated the teenage Indian prodigy while his match was still on.

The Times of India

FIDE World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa stuns No. 2 seed Hikaru Nakamura to enter last 16

NEW DELHI The young and talented Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured a remarkable victory by winning both rapid games, resulting in the elimination of the second-seeded Hikaru Nakamura on Friday. This victory propelled Praggnanandhaa into the last 16 of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku.

The Times of India

As It Rebuilds Karabakh, Azerbaijan Eyes Israeli Investment

BAKU—Israel is among Azerbaijan’s top 10 trading partners, with trade between the two countries reaching $1

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Divya Deshmukh holds world no. 3 Aleksandra with whites, loses with black to bow out of FIDE World Cup

NAGPUR: International Master (IM) Divya Deshmukh bowed out of the World Cup, but with her head held high at Baku in Azerbaijan on Sunday.

The Times of India

Azerbaijan President Gifts Land For State-Funded Jewish Cultural Center In Baku

Azerbaijan to Build Jewish Cultural Center in Baku Amid Strengthening Israel Relations

Zenger

Divya Deshmukh holds Hungarian GM in Game 1 of round two with black in chess World Cup

NAGPUR: The battle of wits between two Asian women chess champions in the first game of second round in the FIDE World Cup ended in a draw in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Divya Deshmukh starts world cup chess campaign with emphatic win

NAGPUR: City's International Master (IM) Divya Deshmukh kick started her chess world cup campaign with an emphatic win at Baku, Azerbaijan. In the opening round of the women's section, the 2400 Elo Divya outplayed WIM Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar from Malaysia 1.5-0.5.

The Times of India

Azerbaijan To Host First-ever Convention Of European Rabbis In Groundbreaking Move

European rabbis to convene in Muslim nation Azerbaijan for the historic convention on Jewish affairs

Zenger

Azerbaijan And Israel Strengthen Bonds In Strategic Partnership

Jerusalem and Baku forge strategic partnership amid growing ties and shared interests

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Israeli Defense Minister Strengthens Ties With Azerbaijan Amid Shared Security Concerns

Yoav Gallant meets with President Ilham Aliyev to discuss regional developments and cooperation

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Israeli Defense Minister Gallant To Visit Azerbaijan, Strengthen Strategic Ties

Israeli Defense Minister strengthens ties with Azerbaijan during official visit

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Azerbaijani Police Thwart Attack On Israeli Embassy In Baku

An Afghan citizen is arrested for planning a terrorist attack on an unspecified foreign embassy.

Motorsport

Did Austria sprint shootout expose need for F1 tyre rule rethink?

That’s certainly how it looked after rainy weather voided the strict tyre usage rules in the Saturday shootout and allowed everyone to use whatever slick compound they wanted to over the three sessions.

Autosport

McLaren unleashes full floor revamp in first F1 2023 upgrade push

McLaren realised even before the season started that it had dropped the ball on its MCL60 concept and changed its floor philosophy for April's Baku round, which set a new development baseline rather than delivering an immediate performance improvement.

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Football London

N'Golo Kante Chelsea farewell creates unsolvable problem for Mauricio Pochettino

N'Golo Kante has not only been one of Chelsea's greatest ever players after joining from Leicester City, his influence in European and World football will be spoken of for decades to come

The Times of India

Mary Ann Gomes in race against time for World Cup

KOLKATA: Mary Ann Gomes has little time for celebration. The city girl's silver-medal winning finish at the Asian Women's Continental chess meet on Sunday also earned her a berth in the upcoming World Cup and she finds herself racing against time to get ready for the premier world meet which…

Autosport

F2 Barcelona: Bearman wins feature race in Prema weekend sweep

Bearman bounced back after a tricky weekend last time out in Monaco to take another victory, having secured a clean sweep at the previous round in Baku.

Motorsport

F2 Spain: Bearman takes comfortable win from pole

The Prema Racing driver bounced back after a tricky weekend last time out in Monaco to take another victory, having secured a clean sweep the previous round in Baku.

Motorsport

Why Iwasa's F1 prospects look better than ever

Ayumu Iwasa has had, by all accounts, a fantastic start to 2023. The second-year DAMS Formula 2 driver has taken three wins and one pole position already, giving him the most victories of anybody and a placing of third in the standings after five rounds.

Autosport

Why one Red Bull junior's F1 prospects look better than ever

Reuters

Azeri envoy to France sees chance of Armenia peace deal at Europe summit

Azerbaijan and Armenia could sign a peace settlement in their decades-old conflict over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh when their leaders meet at a European summit next week, Baku's envoy to France said on Friday.

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