Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin grabbed a share of the lead after a thrilling victory over Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran in the FIDE Grand Swiss at Samarkand, Uzbekistan. He is joined by German GM ...

Most of the Asian markets made strong gains during the morning session. While China’s Shanghai index advanced 0.24 per cent, and Shenzhen added 0.15 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.91 per cent, while ...