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1. India’s teen chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa storms into World Chess Cup finals, stuns Fabiano Caruana, to set up a summit clash with reigning world number one and five-times title winner Magnus Carlsen.
Continuing his dream run, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned world No 3 Fabiano Caruana 3.5-2.5 via the tie-break in the semifinals to set up a summit clash with world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway at the FIDE World Cup chess tournament.
By becoming only the second Indian after Anand to reach the semifinals of the world cup, Pragg booked a spot in the Candidates event in 2024 to determine the challenger to Ding Liren.
The top three finishers in the tournament qualify for the Candidates event in 2024 to determine the challenger to current world champion Liren of China.
2. Chief Selector of BCCI Ajit Agarkar has announced Indian Men’s Cricket team for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. The Indian squad will be led by skipper Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya will be the Vice Captain.
3. Cricket: India beat Ireland by 33 runs in second T-20 at Dublin to take 2-0 lead in 3-match series.
After setting a target of 186 runs, India restricted Ireland to 152 for 8 wickets in 20 overs.
4. In Football, Spain made history by defeating England 1-Nil to lift the FIFA Women’s World Cup title in Syndey on 20th August 2023 for the first time.
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