Parimarjan in joint lead
Parimarjan Negi scored a thumping victory over higher ranked Grandmaster Yuriy Kuzubov of Ukraine to remain in joint lead after the fourth round of the World Youth Stars chess tourname-nt underway here, reports PTI from Kirish, Russia.
With 3.5 points, Negi shares the top spot with World junior champion Zaven Andriasian of Armenia. The two leaders will meet in the next round with Andriasian playing white.
Results (fourth round): Parimarjan Negi (Ind, 3.5) bt Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukr, 2); Falco Bindrich (Ger, 1) lt to Zaven Andriasian (Arm, 3.5); Rauf Mamedov (Aze, 2.5) drew Daniil Lintchevsky (Rus, 1); Avetik Grigoryan (Arm, 2) lt to Ian Nepomniachtchi (Rus, 2.5); Safarli Eltaz (Aze, 2) bt Sergei Zhigalko (Blr, 1); Ivan Popov (Rus, 1.5) bt Eduard Gorovykh (Rus, 1.5).

Farrag, Kennedy clinch titles
Egypt’s Samy Farrag, England’s Mandy Kennedy and Mexico’s Temo Gomez swept away their respective Otters Million Open Squash titles, reports UNI from Mumbai.
Sixth seed Samy Farrag demolished fourth-seeded Parthiban Aiyappan of Chennai 9-3, 9-0, 9-1 to bag the men’s open title on Saturday. Top-seeded Mandy Kennedy denied Ankita Sharma a double crown when she overcame the second seed 9-2, 9-7, 9-1 for the women’s crown.
Results: Men: Samy Farrag (Egypt) bt Parthiban Aiyappan (India) 9-3, 9-0, 9-1; Boys U-19: Rishi Jalan bt Karm Kumar 6-9, 9-1, 9-7, 9-5; Boys U-17: Rishi Jalan bt Karm Kumar 9-0, 9-2, 9-2; Boys U-15: Abishek Pradhan bt Aakash Borwankar 9-1, 9-0, 9-4; Boys U-13: Deepak Kumar bt Rahil Fazilbhoy 9-0, 9-7, 9-4; Boys U-11: Kush Kumar bt Roshan Khanna 9-4, 9-5, 9-4; Women: Mandy Kennedy bt Ankita Sharma 9-2, 9-7, 9-1; Girls U-17: Dheeya Somaiya bt Shria Khatri 9-6, 9-3, 9-7; Girls U-15: Ankita Sharma bt Dheeya Somaiya 9-0, 9-5, 9-3; Men’s 35 plus: Manish Chottrani bt Temo Gomez (Mexico) 9-5, 9-1, 3-9, 9-2; Men’s 45 plus: Chandrakant Pawar bt Vaman Apte 9-8, 3-9, 5-9, 10-8, 9-1. Professionals: Temo Gomez (Mexico) bt Rohit More 10-8, 9-2, 9-2.

Chelsea to keep Shevchenko
FA Cup winners Chelsea expect to sell three players in the close season but they will not include Andriy Shevchenko or Michael Ballack, the club's chief executive said on Sunday, reports Reuters from London.
“It's not going to happen (selling Shevchenko and Ballack). We brought both these players in for three, four years, we didn't bring them in for a season and we knew fully well what their capabilities are and their prospects,” Kenyon told BBC radio. “I'm confident they're going to be here as big players with Chelsea next season.”
Ukraine striker Shevchenko, who joined Chelsea from AC Milan for 30 million pounds, and Germany's former Bayern Munich midfielder Ballack have failed to live up to expectations in the league, although both played roles in Chelsea's FA Cup run.

Bengal, Assam enter semifinals
Defending champions West Bengal and hosts Assam entered the semifinals of the under-21 National football championship on Sunday, reports UNI from Guwahati.
In Group ‘A’, Bengal beat Delhi 5-1 to ensure their semifinal berth while in another tie in the same group, Assm drubbed Kerala 5-0.