Manchester United handed £12.8m transfer chance to sign dream Rasmus Hojlund partner
Manchester United may have finally been shown the perfect player they can sign to assist with the development of Rasmus Hojlund.
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Norway Chess: R Vaishali Outwits Pia Cramling, R Praggnanandhaa Loses To Hikaru Nakamura
Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali continued her dream run to defeat veteran GM Pia Cramling of Sweden, while her brother R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against Hikaru Nakamura of USA in the fourth round of the Norway chess tournament in Stavanger. Vaishali stretched her lead to 2.5 points following her second win under classical time control. The Indian now has 8.5 points in her kitty and is followed by women's world champion Wenjun Ju of China and Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine.
Twice finalist Ruud overcomes Davidovich Fokina in early Roland Garros test
PARIS : Seventh seed Casper Ruud kept alive his hopes of reaching another French Open final by edging out unseeded Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 in a testing second-round clash on Thursday.
Simbine runs 9.94 seconds over 100m at Bislett Games for 2nd straight Diamond League win
Clouds and rain had rolled in by the time Akani Simbine of South Africa sprinted to victory in the men's 100 metres in 9.94 seconds Thursday at the Bislett Games, just off the season's fastest time of 9.93 set by Americans Christian Miller and Kendal Williams.
Gebrhiwet just misses world record, Ingebrigtsen dives to win 1,500
OSLO, Norway :Ethiopia's Hagos Gebrhiwet won the men's 5,000 metres in the second fastest time ever with a sizzling final lap, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway hurled himself across the finish line to win the men's 1,500m in Thursday's Oslo Diamond League meet.
Season's best for Mark English in 800m at Bislett Games Diamond League meeting
Mark English clocked a season's best time of one minute 44.95 seconds to finish fourth in the 800m at the Bislett Games meeting in Oslo.
Ethiopian Gebrhiwet narrowly misses world record in Diamond League win
OSLO, Norway : Ethiopia's Hagos Gebrhiwet won the men's 5,000 metres in the second fastest time in history with a sizzling final lap in the Oslo Diamond League meet at Bislett Stadium on Thursday.
R Praggnanandhaa Clinches First Classical Chess Win Over World No.1 Magnus Carlsen
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa claimed his maiden classical game victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the Norway Chess tournament. The 18-year-old Indian, who has beaten Carlsen in the rapid/exhibition games quite a few times, took the leader's position with 5.5 points after three rounds. Praggnanandhaa was playing with white pieces and his victory pushed home favourite Carlsen to the fifth spot in the points table. Classical chess, also known as slow chess, allows players significant amount of time to make their moves, usually at least one hour.