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'Like chess on wheels' - Mark Cavendish on being neither the fastest nor strongest sprinter after Giro d’Italia Stage 3

After taking the 16th stage win of his career at the Giro d’Italia, Mark Cavendish says there are many different ways to win a race and it is not always down to brute strength. Sprinting ahead of the peloton, the 36-year-old fought off competition from Arnaud Demare (Groupama FDJ), Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirate) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) to win the first sprint finish of the 2022 edition, nine years on from his last appearance at the event.

Indian GM Gukesh wins Sunway Formentera Open chess tourney

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Sunday emerged champion in the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2022 chess tournament. It was a hat-trick of titles for him after he had previously won the La Roda tournament and the Menorca Open in recent weeks. The 15-year old Gukesh (Elo 2637) settled for a draw with Armenian GM Haik M Martirosyan in the final round to win the title with eight points.

Timothy Bradley Jr.'s take - What Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol need to do to win

Super middleweight undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez moves up in weight to challenge light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol for his WBA world title on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (DAZN PPV, 9 p.m. ET).

Six-year-old Ashwath Kaushik clinches Under-8 World Cadets chess gold

Ashwath Kaushik has made history by winning gold in the Open Under-8 category in the World Cadets and Youth Championships 2022 for Rapid and Blitz in Rhodes, Greece from May 1-3. More than 330 players from 40 countries participated in the tournament, which was the first big event on the FIDE calendar this year.

Gio van Bronckhorst revels in epic Rangers glory night and insists 'we'll do everything to win' Europa League

Giovanni van Bronckhorst admitted he could never imagined leading Rangers to the Europa League Final when he took over as Ibrox boss.

Vaishali wins chess tournament in Greece

R Vaishali on Tuesday won the Heraklion 2022 - 8th Fischer Memorial chess tournament, scoring seven points from nine rounds. She also secured a Grandmaster norm, her second, in the process and gained 20 rating points.

Chess Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand To Mentor India, AICF Names Two Teams Each In Open And Women's Section

Two teams each will represent India in the Open and women's section at the 44th Chess Olympiad with five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand being named as the hosts' mentor for the prestigious tournament scheduled to be played from July 28 to August 10. India being the host are entitled to field two teams each - in the Open category as well as the women's section for the first time ever. It has bolstered the home team's medal chances at the 14-day event, which is expected to witness the participation of the world's top names from more than 150 countries.

Chess Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand To Mentor India, AICF Names Two Teams Each In Open And Women's Section

Two teams each will represent India in the Open and women's section at the 44th Chess Olympiad with five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand being named as the hosts' mentor for the prestigious tournament scheduled to be played from July 28 to August 10. India being the host are entitled to field two teams each - in the Open category as well as the women's section for the first time ever. It has bolstered the home team's medal chances at the 14-day event, which is expected to witness the participation of the world's top names from more than 150 countries.

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'Like chess on wheels' - Mark Cavendish on being neither the fastest nor strongest sprinter after Giro d’Italia Stage 3

Indian GM Gukesh wins Sunway Formentera Open chess tourney

Timothy Bradley Jr.'s take - What Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol need to do to win

Six-year-old Ashwath Kaushik clinches Under-8 World Cadets chess gold

Gio van Bronckhorst revels in epic Rangers glory night and insists 'we'll do everything to win' Europa League

Vaishali wins chess tournament in Greece

Chess Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand To Mentor India, AICF Names Two Teams Each In Open And Women's Section

Chess Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand To Mentor India, AICF Names Two Teams Each In Open And Women's Section