Golf-Pettersen, Lee tied for first-round lead in Canada

Krishnan Sasikiran proved to be the saviour as Indian men were held 2-2 by Turkey while the Indian eves suffered a 1-3 loss against Russia in the sixth round of World teams' chess championships here. While the Indians dominated the proceedings for the major ...

It was some recover for Anand who started off with two losses in the first four games and then came back with four draws and a solitary victory over Fabiano Caruana of United States earlier in the tournament. PTI Stavanger (Norway): Former world champion ...

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand beat Fabiano Caruana of United States on Tuesday in the sixth round to register his first win of the Altibox Norway chess tournament. Having lost two and drawn three, Anand was under pressure to find back his winning ...

Police in Norway are vowing to catch the vandals who hacked off a rock formation that resembled an erect penis. The fallen Trollpikken (loosely, the “ troll dick ”) was a popular destination in Eigersund for hikers and climbers. But Olav Magne ...

IMAGE: Harry Kane of England scores his sides second goal past Craig Gordon of Scotland. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images. Harry Kane's injury-time goal gave England a 2-2 draw after a crazy finish to their World Cup qualifier against Scotland on Saturday with Leigh Griffiths having struck twice for the home side in the final three minutes. Scotland were moments away from a famous victory after the Celtic striker scored with a pair of superbly taken free kicks in the 87th and 90th ...

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Barcelona's Gerrard Pique. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters. Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will be forced to rejig his defence against Las Palmas on Sunday after centre back Gerard Pique was almost certainly ruled out of their penultimate league game in a gripping La Liga title race. The coach said Pique had been feeling unwell during the week and was unlikely to make the long flight to the Canary Islands, ...

By John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Some of Europe's most profitable lenders pay their chief executives the least, data from shareholder advisory group ISS shows, while loss-making banks reward their bosses more lavishly. Despite caps on bank bonuses ...