Squash News -
At $12K NSC Star 1 Tournament, Kuala Lumpur

[SF] (6) Joshna Chinappa (IND,44) bt (2) Sharon Wee (MAS,22) 9-6 3-9 1-9 9-7 9-2 (50m)

[F] (6) Joshna Chinappa (IND,44) vs (1) Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL,18)

Joshna produced best performance of her short career to beat talented Malaysian Sharon Lee ... This was Joshna's first win over top-25 player ... Recently Joshna showing big improvement in her game and moving rightly at her goal of playing in big league with improved ranking.
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Tennis News -
At $50K+H AGT Challenger, Leon, Mexico

[R1] (LL) AMRITRAJ Prakash (IND,269) l (8) STADLER Simon (GER,185) 76(5) 16 16

Easy meltdown in last 2 sets after winning first set in tiebreak.
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Chess News -
At $336K 17TH Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, Nice, France
Tueday March 25 Round IX

Blindfold Chess -
Leko-Karjakin 1/2-1/2
Morozevich-Aronian 0-1
Kramnik-Carlsen 1-0
Anand-Ivanchuk 1/2-1/2
Mamedyarov-Van Wely 0-1
Topalov-Gelfand 1/2-1/2

Rapid Chess -
Karjakin-Leko 1/2-1/2
Aronian-Morozevich 1-0
Carlsen-Kramnik 1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk-Anand 1-0
Van Wely-Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2
Gelfand-Topalov 1/2-1/2

Standings Blindfold after 9 rounds -
1. Aronian 5½
Kramnik 5½
Morozevich 5½
4. Carlsen 5
Leko 5
Topalov 5
7. Anand 4½
Ivanchuk 4½
9. Karjakin 4
Van Wely 4
11. Gelfand 3
12. Mamedyarov 2½

Standings Rapid after 9 rounds -
1. Aronian 7
2. Carlsen 5
Ivanchuk 5
Leko 5
5. Anand 4½
Kramnik 4½
Topalov 4½
8. Gelfand 4
Karjakin 4
Mamedyarov 4
11. Van Wely 3½
12. Morozevich 3

Combined Standing after 9 rounds -
1. Aronian 12½
2. Carlsen 10
Kramnik 10
Leko 10
5. Ivanchuk 9½
Topalov 9½
7. Anand 9
8. Morozevich 8½
9. Karjakin 8
10. Van Wely 7½
11. Gelfand 7
12. Mamedyarov 6½

Anand is losing plot in a big way in this Amber Championship and currently he is 7th position and 3½ pts behind leader Aronian.