Ding Liren Becomes China's First World Chess Champion, Ends Magnus Carlsen's Reign
Ding Liren became China's first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan.
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Man City's Haaland equals Premier League goal record
LONDON: Erling Haaland equalled the Premier League's single-season goal record as the Manchester City striker netted for the 34th time this term in Sunday's (Apr 30) clash with Fulham.
India's Sumit Nagal Clinches Rome ATP Challenger Title
India's tennis ace Sumit Nagal became the country's first player to win an ATP Challenger event on European clay court, pulling off an upset win over higher-ranked Dutchman Jesper de Jong in Rome on Sunday. The 25-year-old Nagal defeated de Jong, more than 100 places above the Indian in the ATP singles rankings, 6-3 6-2 to clinch his third ATP Challenger title and the first since the triumph in Buenos Aires in 2019. Nagal, ranked 347th in the world, had little difficulty overcoming his Dutch opponent three years younger and currently ranked 234th in the world.
Chess-China's Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion
China's Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a tense match against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the last chapter of an odds-defying sequence of events.
Kyle Walker out and Aymeric Laporte in - Man City predicted XI vs Fulham
Pep Guardiola has called it a disservice to the teams Manchester City are due to face to call the Premier League title race over.
Canada's Jones, Laing fall to Norway in bronze-medal game at mixed doubles curling worlds
Martine Roenning and Mathias Braenden of Norway stole singles in the fourth, fifth and eighth ends to defeat Team Canada 6-2 in the bronze-medal game at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Saturday in Gangneung, South Korea.
Sources - Injured Jack Hermansson out of Brendan Allen fight - ESPN
Jack Hermansson has an undisclosed injury and is out of the scheduled June 3 UFC Fight Night main event with Brendan Allen, sources confirmed Friday with ESPN. No replacement for Hermansson has been selected yet. MMA Mania was the first to report the news.
Jones, Laing to play for bronze after semifinal loss to U.S. at mixed doubles worlds
Canada's Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing will play for the bronze medal after falling 6-2 to the United States in a semifinal match at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Friday.