An all-India Open International Rating chess tournament will be organised from November 14-24 at Andheri Sports Complex. For details, contact 8407168, 8421741. Last date for entries is November 5.

Gavaskar to play

Former cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar will play a recognised badminton tournament for the first time. He is paired with former Maharashtra champion Gautam Thakkar in the 50-plus category of the fourth G D Birla Memorial Veteran badminton tournament to be held here from October 13 at the Bombay Gymkhana.

Chang vs Paes

The opening match of the $ 725,000 ATP Tour Heineken Singapore Open between American Michael Chang and Leander Paes would be telecast live on Wednesday by Star Sports at 1600 hours (IST).

Schools cricket

The MSSA-Colgate Inter-school Harris Shield (boys' under-16 and under-14) cricket tournament will commence on November 2 and November 12 respectively.

BCCI website

The Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) has launched its official website: www.indiacricket.sports.com

It will bring live coverage of international series, besides chats, scope for direct messages to commentators, up-to-date scores, news and results.