Gary Lineker names one trait that sets Man City star Erling Haaland apart
Gary Lineker believes Erling Haaland's intelligence sets him apart from other strikers but questions whether Manchester City can replicate last season's treble-winning form.
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"Feel Strange...": Anand Mahindra's Message To Viswanathan Anand After Being Overtaken As India's No. 1 Chess Player Is Viral
Teenage Grandmaster Gukesh D (Dommaraju Gukesh) overtook his idol Viswanathan Anand in the live world (FIDE) rankings after beating Misratdin Iskandarov in a second-round match of the Chess World Cup earlier this week. The 17-year-old Gukesh outclassed Iskandarov of Azerbaijan in 44 moves in the second game of their second-round match. This victory saw him jump inside the top 10 of the live world (FIDE) rankings. Gukesh is now the highest-ranked Indian in the rankings, ahead of the Vishwanathan.
Women's World Cup: What to expect on Day 17
The group stages are in the rearview mirror and Vera Pauw's Republic of Ireland squad have already been welcomed home but for the 16 teams left standing in Australia and New Zealand, it's time for the unforgiving gauntlet of the knockout rounds and it all kicks off on Saturday.
Women's World Cup heats up as former champions Norway and Japan square up
AUCKLAND : As the Women's World Cup enters the business stage when the last 16 kicks off on Saturday, the surprises and shocks in the group stage have thrown up some mouth-watering fixtures, starting with the clash of former champions Norway and Japan.
Spain have analysed loss to Japan ahead of knockout game against Swiss
SYDNEY : While Spain were reeling after their 4-0 rout by Japan in their final group game at the Women's World Cup this week, coach Jorge Vilda said rather than brushing the painful loss off, they studied it from every possible angle.
"Feel Strange...": Anand Mahindra's Message To Viswanathan Anand After Being Overtaken As India's No. 1 Chess Player Is Viral
Teenage Grandmaster Gukesh D (Dommaraju Gukesh) overtook his idol Viswanathan Anand in the live world (FIDE) rankings after beating Misratdin Iskandarov in a second-round match of the Chess World Cup earlier this week. The 17-year-old Gukesh outclassed Iskandarov of Azerbaijan in 44 moves in the second game of their second-round match. This victory saw him jump inside the top 10 of the live world (FIDE) rankings. Gukesh is now the highest-ranked Indian in the rankings, ahead of the Vishwanathan.
Japan look to maintain level in World Cup knockout stage
WELLINGTON : Japan stormed through the group stage at the Women's World Cup with three dominant wins, and playmaker Yui Hasegawa says it is vital that they maintain their level of performance against Norway in Saturday's last 16 clash.
Swiss brush up offence plan for knockout World Cup game vs Spain
SYDNEY : Switzerland kept a clean sheet through the group stage of the Women's World Cup but only scored two goals through three games, and so coach Inka Grings said La Nati have worked intensively this week on the offensive part of their game.