Warholm back on top of world 400-hurdles podium
BUDAPEST : Karsten Warholm of Norway returned to the top of the global medal podium, racing to gold in the 400-metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday.
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"He Is Very Strong": Magnus Carlsen On His Chess World Cup Final Opponent Praggnanandhaa
Norway's world number one Chess player Magnus Carlsen said that he will be able to have a good chance at winning the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup final if he regains his full health on Thursday in the ongoing match against R Praggnanandhaa. The second game of Classical Chess at the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) World Cup final between Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa and Carlsen ended in a draw on Wednesday, with the winner of the tournament set to be decided on Thursday.
Auger-Aliassime lone Canadian as rosters finalized for Laver Cup in Vancouver
Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton and Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo will join Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Team World at the upcoming Laver Cup tennis tournament.
Magnus Carlsen "Did Not Have Lot Of Energy": Praggnanandhaa After 2nd Drawn Chess World Cup Final Game
The Chess World Cup final between Indian teenager R Praggnanandhaa and world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen went into the tie-breakers after the second game of the title clash ended in a draw on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the first game also ended in a draw. The second game finished quite quickly as after only 30 moves the players decided to shake hands. The champion will be decided via two tie-breaks on Thursday.
Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa-Magnus Carlsen Game 2 Drawn, Final Moves To Tie-Breakers
In an anticlimax of sorts, the second game of the Chess World Cup final between Indian teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen failed to throw a winner, as it ended in a draw after 30 moves on Wednesday. The two players settled for a quiet draw in the second classical game after one-and-a-half hours of play. The champion will be decided via two tie-breaks on Thursday. Five-time world champion Carlsen played a solid game with white pieces against Praggnanandhaa.
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"Something Special": Viswanathan Anand On Indian Chess' Golden Generation
With India producing chess Grandmasters aplenty besides setting a name for itself on the world stage, legendary Indian GM Viswanathan Anand firmly believes that the current lot happens to be a golden generation in Indian chess. His comments came at a time when the Indian players have hogged the limelight in the Chess World Cup in Baku (Azerbaijan), where young GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is competing in the final against reigning world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
Culture Re-View: Edvard Munch 'The Scream' is stolen in broad daylight
The theft of Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’, along with his ‘Madonna’, was possibly one of the least subtle crimes in history, with masked gunmen entering the Munch Museum in daytime.