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PHOENIX — Brittney Griner knew throughout her time detained in Russia that Sunday, her return to the court as a member of the Phoenix Mercury, would come — at some point.
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China's Ding Liren defies odds to become world chess champion
China's Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday (Apr 30) 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.
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Andrey Rublev eased into the last-16 of the Madrid Open with a straight-sets victory over Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan. Rublev made light work of Nishioka after winning the match in one hour and 27 minutes, breaking the world No. 34 twice to claim the first set 6-2.
Ukraine set to pull athletes from upcoming judo worlds after Russians allowed
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Ding Liren becomes China’s first world chess champion
(FILES) Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on April 30, 2023 (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)
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.
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.