Preston manager Ryan Lowe backtracks on ‘disrespectful’ comments about West Brom player
Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe has insisted he meant no disrespect to West Brom with regards to his pursuit of Callum Robinson.
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Frenkie de Jong transfer can mean three things for Chelsea, Jorginho, Declan Rice and Man United
It looks like Frenkie de Jong could gift Barcelona with a move away to Chelsea. The Catalans have not been shy of telling their Dutch midfielder to leave the club after months of pursuing a move to Manchester United. Erik ten Hag would like a reunion with the former Ajax player but de Jong just does not want to budge.
Magnus Carlsen's gambit is set to devalue world chess crown
The five-time champion is NOT running away from the challenger. For, he had defeated the same challenger (Ian Nepomniachchtchi of Russia) 4-0 in their match. But the Norwegian is tired of the Matchplay process and feels even the successful campaign is not rewarding enough vis-à-vis the effort.
Magnus Carlsen Not To Defend Title At 2023 World Chess Championship
Chess world number one Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday announced that he would not defend his world championship title in 2023, but stressed that he was not retiring from chess. "I am not motivated to play another match... I simply feel that I don't have a lot to gain. I don't particularly like it," Carlsen said in the first episode of his podcast "The Magnus Effect". Carlsen has repeatedly hinted that, bored with a title he has held for nearly 10 years, he may give up his throne without a fight. The 31-year-old crushed Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi 7.5-3.5 in his fifth straight victorious title match last December.
Chess legend Magnus Carlsen unmotivated to compete in world championship: 'I don't have a lot to gain'
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Magnus Carlsen will not defend world chess title next year
Magnus Carlsen will not defend his world championship in 2023 against Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi as he is not motivated to play another match, the Norwegian five-time champion said in a podcast on Wednesday. If Carlsen does not defend his title, Nepomniachtchi is likely to face the runner up in the recent Candidates tournament, China's Ding Liren. "I feel I don't have a lot to gain, I don't particularly like (the championship matches), and although I'm sure a match would be interesting for historical reasons and all of that, I don't have any inclination to play and I will simply not play the match," he said on the podcast for his sponsor Unibet.
Carlsen not to defend title at 2023 World Chess Championship
OSLO: Chess world number one Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday (Jul 20) announced that he would not defend his world championship title in 2023, but stressed that he was not retiring from chess.