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India bidding to host Chess Olympiad 2022
chess federation is bidding to host the 44th Chess Olympiad that has been moved out of Russia, said a senior official of All India Chess Federation (AICF). "We are bidding to host the Chess Olympiad this time. The event budget will be about Rs 75 crore," Bharat Singh Chauhan, Secretary, AICF told IANS. If India wins the bid, then the Chess Olympiad will be the second major global chess competition that would be held in the country after 2013. In 2013 the World Chess Championship was held between the then defending champion India's Viswanathan Anand and the then challenger Magnus Carlsen from Norway. The Chess Olympiad is a biennial team event, in which teams from approximately 190 countries compete for two weeks.
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to face Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas on 7 May
Undisputed world super-middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will step up to light-heavyweight to fight WBA champion Dmitry Bivol on 7 May.
Andrew Balding looking for maiden Saudi Cup win
In 2021, Andrew Balding came very close to a first Saudi Cup meeting victory in the Red Sea Turf Handicap with Spanish Mission, but his horse ultimately finished second behind Gifts of Gold.
Mexico Open: Rafael Nadal Beats Daniil Medvedev Again To Reach Acapulco ATP Final
Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the ATP Mexico Open and insure the Russian will not celebrate his rise to number one with the Acapulco trophy. Medvedev was unable to avenge his loss to Nadal in the Australian Open final, where the Spaniard rallied from two sets down to triumph in five and claim a record-setting 21st Grand Slam singles title. But the 26-year-old Russian departs Mexico knowing he'll move to number one in the world on Monday. He was assured of reaching the summit when Serbian star Novak Djokovic fell in the quarter-finals at Dubai on Thursday.
EU to consider Russia's expulsion from SWIFT in third sanctions package
Russia's expulsion from SWIFT, the widely-used system of financial transactions, is back on the table for a third round of EU sanctions, despite previous attempts to exclude it.
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Rafael Nadal to face Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in Mexican Open final
Rafael Nadal will face Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the Mexican Open final after winning his Australian Open final rematch with new world number one Daniil Medvedev.