Tata Steel Chess cancelled

Kolkata

This year’s Tata Steel India Rapid and Blitz chess tournament was today cancelled due to Covid-19, the organisers said. World champion Magnus Carlsen won the tournament last year which was a part of the Grand Chess Tour and featured 10 Grandmasters, including India’s Viswanathan Anand.

Wellington
WI players sanctioned

The West Indies cricket squad has been stripped of the right to train while in managed isolation after players were found to have breached rules around their 14-day quarantine. New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said CCTV footage from the team’s Christchurch hotel showed players mingling in hallways and sharing food in violation of the regulations. Agencies