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Chess great Magnus Carlsen rules out world championship return, says he’s still ‘better than the kids’
Considered the greatest chess player of his era and perhaps of any era, Magnus Carlsen has no intention of returning to the ...
D Gukesh vs R Ashwin chess showdown steals the spotlight as CSK gear up for IPL 2025 with reigning World Champion
D Gukesh met CSK star R Ashwin at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and the pair faced each other in a game of chess.
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Exclusive | 'Motherhood not a liability': How India's No.1 Koneru Humpy balances chess and family
Koneru Humpy, India's top woman chess player, balances motherhood and her career with grace. After a hiatus, she made a strong comeback, winning the 2019 World Rapid Championship. Humpy's ...
The Straits Times5d
World No. 1 Shi Yuqi secures second All England badminton title with victory over Lee Chia-hao
BIRMINGHAM, England – China’s Shi Yuqi overcame Chinese Taipei’s Lee Chia-hao in the men’s singles final to win his second All England Open Badminton Championships title on March 16 in ...
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Mirra Andreeva beats Aryna Sabalenka, world No. 1, to win Indian Wells title
It’s often forgotten that Sabalenka is a former doubles world No. 1 and a two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, but when she is up at the net swatting away volleys, it makes sense. Sabalenka’s ...
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Russian teen stuns world No.1 to win Indian Wells title
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva has shocked world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka to claim the BNP Paribas Open, making the 17-year-old the tournament's youngest champion since Serena Williams in 1999.
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Outrage as former world No. 1 smashes ball at ball boy, gets booed
The polarising former world No. 1 was on Saturday booed by spectators ... The crowd had already been cheering against the five-time grand slam champion and the support for Andreeva rose again ...
Magnus Carlsen rules out classical World Chess Championship return, shifting focus to new era
Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World ...
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Mertens defeats Maria; sets first meeting vs. World No.1 Swiatek
In the second round, Mertens will have her first career meeting against World No.1 and two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek. Why not watch this next… ...
The Star5d
Misbun wants another world No. 1 from another country
He will decide soon and if he takes up the offer, his main task is to produce the fourth world No. 1 player.Under his ... preparation for the World Junior Championships. “I’ve been away ...
The Star5d
Goh-Izzuddin turn formbook on Chinese world No. 1 to storm into final
And the world No. 8 did it in style by sending China’s world No. 1 Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang ... Opens and finishing runners-up in the Asian Championships in April. They will take on either ...
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Magnus Carlsen rules out classical World Chess Championship return, shifting focus to new era
Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian ... organize the classic championship, over a number of topics and recently said he has no plans of returning to the ...