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'There Is No Rivalry With Magnus Carlsen': R Praggnanandhaa's Strong Claim

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is now a household name in India and in the international chess circuit. The stock of the 18-year-old, currently in Romania for the Superbet Classical tournament, has been steadily rising. The Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, where he finished behind Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, was another chapter in his storied career. In Norway, Praggnanandhaa's first victory in classical chess over World no. 1 Magnus Carlsen made heads turn. Interestingly, during the closing ceremony, Carlsen narrated that his loss to Praggnanandhaa was, in fact, the most memorable match of the tournament for him.

Reaction from Netherlands' 3-0 win over Romania at Euro 2024

MUNICH, Germany :Following is reaction from the Netherlands' 3-0 win over Romania on Tuesday in their Euro 2024 last-16 match.

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman says VAR 'destroying' game - ESPN

Ronald Koeman said VAR was «destroying» football after England were handed a route back into their 2-1 Euro 2024 semifinal win against the Netherlands with a controversial first-half penalty.

Koeman urges Netherlands players not to drop performance level

MUNICH, Germany : Netherlands need to maintain the performance level they showed in a 3-0 win over Romania in the last-16 at Euro 2024 on Tuesday if they are to claim the title this year, according to coach Ronald Koeman, who said their yo-yo form was hard to explain.

Netherlands Mount Euros Comeback Against Turkey To Set Up England semifinal

The Netherlands struck two second-half goals in seven minutes to come from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and set up a Euro 2024 semi-final clash with England. Samet Akaydin sent Turkey ahead in the first half but Stefan de Vrij headed the Netherlands level and Murt Muldur turned into his own net under pressure from Cody Gakpo after 76 minutes to hand the Dutch victory. The build-up to the quarter-final clash in Berlin was overshadowed by a diplomatic row between Turkey and Germany after their last-16 hero Merih Demiral was banned for two matches for making a controversial salute. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the match at the Olympiastadion as a result, along with tens of thousands of fans who greeted every sustained Dutch period of possession with a barrage of whistles.

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'There Is No Rivalry With Magnus Carlsen': R Praggnanandhaa's Strong Claim

Reaction from Netherlands' 3-0 win over Romania at Euro 2024

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman says VAR 'destroying' game - ESPN

Koeman urges Netherlands players not to drop performance level

Netherlands Mount Euros Comeback Against Turkey To Set Up England semifinal

Netherlands into Euro quarterfinals on strength of Gakpo, Malen efforts vs. Romania

Osaka wins see-saw match to reach Wimbledon round two

First Dutch goal crushed Romania's spirit