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Grandmaster Hans Niemann Defends Reputation After Cheating Claims

American international grandmaster Hans Niemann said Wednesday he "won't back down," after the chess platform chess.com reported he has "probably cheated more than 100 times" in online games. Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen last week accused 19-year-old Niemann of cheating. "Overall, we have found that Hans (Niemann) has likely cheated in more than 100 online chess games, including several prize money events," the world's leading online chess platform wrote in a Tuesday evening report that ran 20 pages, with 50 additional appendices.

Bodo/Glimt manager calls two Arsenal stars ‘simply world-class’ after Europa League defeat

Bodo/Glimt manager Kjetil Knutsen was full of praise for Arsenal after his side’s Europa League defeat at the Emirates Stadium and called two of Mikel Arteta’s players ‘world-class’.

Ban Erling Haaland for being too good? Good joke, says Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola smiled on Friday at jokey petitions calling for striker Erling Haaland to be banned for being too good and said the Norwegian had a natural goalscoring instinct that was impossible to teach. Haaland has scored 14 of City's 29 Premier League goals so far this season with hat-tricks in his last three home matches. "What can I teach, be here or there one metre?" Guardiola told reporters ahead of a home match against Southampton on Saturday that could send City top.

PSG's Kylian Mbappe beats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to top Forbes rich list

Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years. Mbappe, 23, is estimated to earn $128 million for the 2022-23 season before agents' fees, a record for Forbes' annual rankings, with PSG team mate Messi second at $120 million and Manchester United's Ronaldo ($100 million) occupying third spot.