Christian Horner warns that a 24-race F1 calendar in 2023 is 'right on the limit'
Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits that Formula 1's expected 24-race schedule for the 2023 campaign is "right on the limit".
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Asian Champions League winner Kim leaves Lion City Sailors
Asian Champions League winning coach Kim Do-hoon has left Singapore's Lion City Sailors by mutual consent, the club announced on Thursday.
Dalian coach thanks fans for relaying instructions in CSL game
When Dalian Pro head coach Xie Hui was unable to relay messages to his coaching staff during a Chinese Super League (CSL) match against Shanghai Port, the club's fans took it upon themselves to be the voice of the boss.
Rivals jostle for AC Milan's Serie A crown
AC Milan have their Serie A rivals snapping at their heels ahead of their title defence, with the big boys bolstering their squads over an eventful summer which has left the league with no clear Scudetto favourite. Stefano Pioli's side kick off the new season against Udinese at the San Siro on Saturday as teams gear up for a 15-match sprint between now and the World Cup in Qatar.
Langya virus: How worrying is the new animal-to-human LayV virus spreading in China?
While the threat of COVID-19 still lingers two years on from the start of the pandemic and the outbreak of monkeypox is far from being contained, a new virus is looming over the horizon.
Chess Olympiad: Post euphoria, time to make next move
Despite the 2 bronze in Chess Olympiad, there are issues that need to be addressed to take the game to the next level in India. TOI takes a look...With a bronze medal in each section, the Chess Olympiad for first-time hosts India was a success. But even the medals warrant some stock-taking and post mortem. In a somewhat justified euphoria following the big festival, Indian chess would do well in processing the underlying messages. Hosting the Olympiad is not particularly in demand due to the costs involved. The USA and China have won gold medals without ever hosting the event. And when India play in Budapest 2024, they will have just one team in each section and won't have a cushion of three. More than Rs 90 crore was committed by the Tamil Nadu government for the biennial extravaganza. On the other hand, India still can't don't have an elite classical round-robin event or a strong GM norm tournament for home-grown players in the regular chess calendar. Accepting a higher number of entries for more corpus through entry fees, playing two or more rounds in a day to save an extra day's rent for the playing hall, absence of playing tiebreak, lack of dynamic tournament format and huge base of lower rated players (below Elo 2200) are realities that Indian chess is grappling with.
Rivals jostle for AC Milan’s Serie A crown
MILAN: AC Milan have their Serie A rivals snapping at their heels ahead of their title defense, with the big boys bolstering their squads over an eventful summer which has left the league with no clear Scudetto favorite.
Gauff survives Rybakina scare, Swiatek cruises past Tomljanovic
:American Coco Gauff outlasted Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-4 6-7(8) 7-6(3) in a marathon second round clash at the Canadian Open on Wednesday, while world number one Iga Swiatek sailed past Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1 6-2.