15-year-old hockey phenom from Yukon takes the spotlight at Canada Games
A 15-year-old from the Yukon who's already seen as a top NHL prospect has taken the Canada Games by storm.
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Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi Stuns World Champion Magnus Carlsen
Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi became the fourth Indian to stun Norwegian chess wizard Magnus Carlsen, in a Pro Chess League online match. Playing for team Indian Yogis, Gujrathi capitalised on a mistake committed by world number one Carlsen, who missed a checkmate late on Tuesday. Carlsen was playing for Canada Chessbrahs in the Pro Chess League, an online tournament for teams from all over the world. The event features 16 teams playing rapid games and has a USD 150,000 prize fund. This was Carlsen's maiden victory over the reigning world champion.
India No. 2 Vidit Gujrathi stuns world chess champion Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces in the ongoing Pro Chess League on Tuesday. The young Indian Yogis team outplayed the star studded line-up of Canada Chessbrahs. India #2, Vidit has defeated Carlsen for the first time in a competitive game. With this, he joins the list of few Indian players who have managed to pull off a victory against the long standing World Champion. Vidit is leading the Indian Yogis team. In the Pro Chess League match on Tuesday night, the Indian team fielded Vidit, Vaishali, Raunak and Aronyak against Magnus, Aryan Tari, Razvan Preotu and Jennifer Yu. Going into the final round with a score deficit of one point, the Yogis needed to win the game by a big margin. As per the format, the team that first reaches the score of 8.5 wins the game. And the Yogis simply turned the tables by winning on all the four boards with Vidit leading the pack on the top board.
Ex-NFLer Luke Willson pursues Olympic dream with move from gridiron to velodrome
Compelled by a baseball experience, former NFLer Luke Willson hopes to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics in track cycling.
WTA roundup: Top seeds roll in Dubai
The top two seeds in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships lost a combined three games while cruising to second-round wins on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates.
How this Canada Games athlete will juggle gymnastics and hockey in the same week
Ryan Dwyer will be one of the busiest athletes at the Canada Games, competing in gymnastics and men's hockey in the same week.
Moms, coaches and a former teacher cheer on Yellowknife karate athletes at the Canada Games
As Trang Pham dropped her son, Matthew Bui, off at the Yellowknife airport on his way to the Canada Winter Games in P.E.I., she felt a mixture of nervousness and excitement.
New Brunswick gymnasts win gold in trampoline at Canada Games
Competition just began a few days ago, but it's already a historic Canada Games for Team New Brunswick in Prince Edward Island.