Other sports news (25th March 2009)

• CHESS - Anand draws with Topalov, loses sole lead: World champion Vishwanathan Anand played out two draws with Bulgarian world number one Veselin Topalov in the ninth round to surrender his sole lead in the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament here on Wednesday.

• TENNIS - Nadal wins Indian Wells ATP Masters title: World number one Rafael Nadal crushed Scotland's Andy Murray 6-1, 6-2 to win the Indian Wells ATP Masters series title.

• TENNIS - Sania slips to 100th spot in singles: An average outing at Indian Wells tournament cost Sania Mirza 13 places in the WTA rankings and the Indian ace now stands yet again on the verge of dropping out of top-100. With 646 points in her kitty, Sania stands at 100 in the singles and at 87, a loss of 16 positions, in the doubles in the list issued by WTA on Monday.