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Pune-based International Master Akshayraj Kore defeated fellow-Indian Grandmaster Deepan Chakkravarthy and joined the leaders with 7.5 points after the ninth round of the SDAT-RMK 4th Chennai Open International Grandmaster chess tournament here Tuesday. Akshayraj joined the trio of leaders Aleksandrov Aleksej (Belarus), Yu Ruiyuan, Zeng Chongsheng (both China) at 7.5 points. Behind the leaders at 7.0 were GMs Oleksienko Mikhailo, Kravtsiv Martyn (both Ukraine), SP Sethuraman (India), Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan), Hoang Thanh Trang (Hungary) and John Paul Gomez (Philippines), among others....

However, the anime soon reveals itself to be a study of abuse and neglect, showing off some of the anime’s darker undertones. In fact, almost all of Kotaro’s behaviors can be attributed to this. RELATED: Kotaro Lives Alone & The Problem of Japan’s Lost Children Parentification: Adulting Gone Wrong One of the major sources of comedy in Kotaro Lives Alone is the fact that when juxtaposed with his adult neighbors, Kotaro takes care of himself and his surroundings in a much more responsible fashion....

Players and critics agreed, too. Last December, Shovel Knight won Best Indie Game at Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards, and it scored two nominations at 2015’s Game Developers’ Choice Awards. While Shovel Knight originally launched on PC and the Nintendo 3DS, thanks to the overwhelmingly positive reception the game quickly made its way to Linux, OS X, and Nintendo’s Wii U. PlayStation and Xbox One ports are coming very soon....

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s previous remarks were echoed by his top diplomat, repeating the Kremlin’s justification for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has been dismissed by Western powers as false. The comments from Russian officials that seemingly lend support to Ukrainians being in control of their fate come as leaders of the two countries began negotiations on Monday. But Russia’s support for Ukrainian self-determination came with a big qualification, laid out Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov....

One bold high schooler, Sam Miller, swung for the fences earlier this week and asked the 7-3 Latvian to be her prom date. MORE: Every NBA team’s worst season since 1990 | Knicks fans thirsty for Mike Conley Her creative sign made an appearance at Madison Square Garden on Friday and even netted Sam a meeting with Porzingis’ father. However, Porzingis posted a video to Twitter turning down Sam’s offer, saying he will be out of the country the night of her prom....

Kross challenged the then-NXT Champion Keith Lee at NXT Takeover: XXX for the title. Despite separating his shoulder during the match, Kross went on to win the NXT Championship. During the NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Press Conference, the former NXT Champion discussed his injury at TakeOver: XXX and its repercussions on his WWE run. Kross had to relinquish the NXT Championship as a result of his shoulder injury. He took some time off before returning and laying his claim to the championship that he never lost....

English umpire Richard Kettleborough, rated as the world’s best umpire for the past two years, was unsurprisingly chosen to be in the centre at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Four-time Cup champions Australia will take on maiden finalists New Zealand in the summit clash. That he will be joined by Dharmasena, who won the International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires’ award in 2011, was a surprise - not because of the Sri Lankan’s general standard of officiating but because of his role that saw England’s James Taylor stranded two runs short of a maiden century for England....

NASCAR suspended Busch indefinitely Friday after a Delaware judge ruled that Busch likely “committed an act of domestic violence” against former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll last September. Busch’s appeal was heard Saturday by a three-member panel in Daytona Beach. After attending the hearing, Busch left NASCAR headquarters and reportedly squealed the tires of his car while leaving the premises. MORE: No option but suspension for Busch | Regan smith’s mission: win in Busch’s car...

The Dover (Del.) Police Department was made aware of the allegation Wednesday but did not say when the incident happened or who was involved in addition to Busch. “At this time, the department is still investigating the victim’s claims and will not have any further comment on this matter in order to preserve the integrity of the case,” the police department said in a statement. The Associated Press reported that the allegations were made by Busch’s ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, and involved an incident inside his motorhome during the Dover race weekend Sept....

Busch was suspended for actions detrimental to NASCAR and issued a behavorial penalty. MORE: Driscoll attorney on Busch comments | Ex wins protective order | Daytona 500 lineup | PHOTOS: 2015 paint schemes “Given the serious nature of the findings and conclusions made by the Commissioner of the Family Court of the State of Delaware, NASCAR has indefinitely suspended driver Kurt Busch, effective immediately,” NASCAR officials said in a statement Friday afternoon....

The Round of 16 begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway and Busch is already eyeing his competition other than his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates. “I would look at the (Team) Penske guys (Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano) and then I’d look at (Jimmie) Johnson," Busch said during a media availably Thursday. “I think those eight (the five Toyota Chase contenders, the Penske cars and Johnson) are probably the top teams, drivers, crew chiefs that have shown so far this year that they’re capable of winning races, competing up front....

Adam Lowry, Tyler Myers, Bryan Little and Josh Morrissey, with an empty-net goal, also scored. Morrissey added an assist, Jacob Trouba had two, and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves. “Nothing’s really changed too much from my game,” Connor said. “I thought I was a little quicker tonight, played with lots of speed.” The Jets rebounded from a 4-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Friday night. Alexander Radulov had a power-play goal for the Stars....

Twenty-five NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers raced in the rain-delayed Sprint Showdown on Saturday morning at Charlotte Motor Speedway — three knew they had a chance to be in the main event later Saturday. All it took was a win in one of the three segments. MORE: 10 tracks that could host All-Star race | All-Star race brings unique strategy It wasn’t as easy as that sounds, especially not in the door-to-door battle to the line in the final 10-lap segment in which Chase Elliott ended up as the runner-up in a segment for the second time....

Jenner, a member of the extended Kardashian-Jenner family and founder of Kylie Cosmetics, turned heads at Monday’s Schiaparelli fashion show in Paris in an ensemble featuring a faux life-sized lion’s head. The piece was part of a themed set featured at the show, with models also walking the runway with realistic faux heads based on a leopard and a wolf, inspired by animals featured in the “Inferno” portion of Dante’s Divine Comedy....

On Wednesday night, Kyrgios overcame three match points to beat the second-ranked Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6) in the hardcourt event at The Princess Mundo Imperial. The 23-year-old Australian will face third-seeded John Isner of the United States, who outlasted No. 8 John Millman of Australia 7-6 (2), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) in a match that lasted 3 hours, 5 minutes. Kyrgios has four career titles, all on hardcourts....

Kyrgios has never been afraid to speak his mind and the controversial Australian did not hold back when asked for his thoughts on Djokovic and Nadal. The world number 36 spoke of his respect for Roger Federer, but has very different feelings about another two of tennis’ modern-day greats. “I just feel like he has a sick obsession with wanting to be liked. He just wants to be like Roger,” Kyrgios told the No Challenges Remaining podcast with Ben Rothenberg when asked what he thinks of world number one Djokovic....

The Cavaliers’ All-Star point guard is OK with that arrangement for now, but he hopes it won’t be the case much longer. MORE: Kyrie through the years, in photos | Irving replayed injury until he could ’let it go' “I’m playing (Monday). I’m going to do the same thing getting ready for the game mentally and physically and then sit out in Denver again,” Irving told reporters Monday . “So that will be the last time I sit out in back-to-backs and the last two games, hopefully, I’ll miss for the rest of the season....

The Cavaliers point guard announced he will make he season debut against the Sixers on Sunday with a simple tweet. MORE: NBA’s most overpaid players | The secrets of KD’s most efficient season yet Irving, 23, suffered a broken left knee cap in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Warriors in June. He originally was given a three- to four-month recovery timeline, but the severity of the injury kept him out longer....

BUY ‘EM Mike Trout (6-for-13, 2 HR), Albert Pujols (5-for-12, HR), and Howie Kendrick (8-for-23, HR) have had a lot of success against Clay Buchholz. Matt Kemp (5-for-12) and Yasiel Puig (5-for-8) hit Eric Stults well. Yoenis Cespedes is 6-for-19 (.316) with three doubles against Garrett Richards. Pablo Sandoval is 8-for-15 (.533) with a homer and two doubles against the very hittable Edwin Jackson. Jon Jay of all people is 10-for-21 (....