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17-year-old D Gukesh Overtakes GM Viswanathan Anand As India's Top-Ranked Chess Player

The 17-year-old teenage prodigy D. Gukesh ended Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's 37-year reign as India's top chess player in the live world rankings on Thursday. Gukesh, who defeated Mistradin Iskandarov in the second round of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, got a live rating of 2755.9 to move up to world number 9 in the classic open category. Anand, who has a score of 2754.0 dropped to tenth place. Anand has only dropped to second place in the live world rankings twice since 1986.

Timothy Bradley Jr.'s take: How Errol Spence Jr. can decipher Terence Crawford's flawless style - ESPN

The boxing world is bracing itself for an electrifying battle between two of boxing's best pound-for-pound fighters, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. This impending duel on Saturday transcends the ordinary A-side buffoonery that boxing usually produces, and promises a thrilling welterweight matchup for the undisputed championship of the world. From the moment the first bell rings, the action will keep fans and media alike on the edge of their seats.

Nigerian chess prodigy makes a move for social change

ABUJA : In the suburb of Kubwa, outside Nigeria's capital, Abuja, an 8-year-old chess prodigy wants to make her mark by using the board game as a tool for social change.

Aditya Samant Becomes India's 83rd Chess Grandmaster

Aditya S Samant on Wednesday became India's 83rd chess Grandmaster. The 17-year old Samant, an International Master, became a GM when he started his ninth round game against compatriot Aryan Chopra at the BielChess MTO 2023 tournament. He had drawn from his eighth round game against Bu Xiangzhi and needed to achieve his final GM norm by playing the ninth round, no matter the result. Maharashtra player Samant had already crossed the 2500 Elo mark in the live ratings and had obtained two GM norms, Hence, the third and final norm was all he needed to become India's latest Grandmaster.

Ukrainian grandmaster Ivanchuk not allowed to participate in World Cup in Baku, open letter sent to Gutzeit - Intl Chess Federation

Ukrainian grandmaster Vasyl Ivanchuk received a "wild card" from the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to participate in the FIDE World Cup, which starts on July 29 in Baku, but did not receive permission to leave the country, FIDE reported on Twitter on Saturday.

Rory McIlroy looks to end majors drought at Open Championship - ESPN

HOYLAKE, England — As Rory McIlroy finished playing 14 holes during a practice round with Shane Lowry on Tuesday morning, the rain started to fall at Royal Liverpool Golf Club again.

Saravanan sets sights on Olympic return in Paris

Vishnu Saravanan's first taste of the Olympic waters in Marseille proved more than enough to whet the appetite for a potential return in 12 months as he looks to continue putting sailing on the map back home. Saravanan, one of four Indian sailors to compete at Tokyo 2020, sits 29th in the ILCA 7 standings after the opening day of the Olympic Test Event on the Mediterranean coast, his cause not helped by a yellow flag at the start of race two. Ad The 24-year-old will hope for an upturn in fortunes as the week goes on as he continues to build towards the upcoming World Championships, where vital Paris 2024 quota places will be up for grabs.

EXCLUSIVE Kerry Katona: ‘I’m not everybody’s cup of tea’

Kerry Katona says her social life consists of working and doing interviews like this one, and you can totally tell. A chat with her is like hanging out with your loudest, most non-filtered friend at the pub (not that she goes to the pub these days – more on that in a bit).She's always great company, talking at a million miles an hour; always brilliantly honest, warm-hearted and witty.

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17-year-old D Gukesh Overtakes GM Viswanathan Anand As India's Top-Ranked Chess Player

Timothy Bradley Jr.'s take: How Errol Spence Jr. can decipher Terence Crawford's flawless style - ESPN

Nigerian chess prodigy makes a move for social change

Aditya Samant Becomes India's 83rd Chess Grandmaster

Ukrainian grandmaster Ivanchuk not allowed to participate in World Cup in Baku, open letter sent to Gutzeit - Intl Chess Federation

Rory McIlroy looks to end majors drought at Open Championship - ESPN

Saravanan sets sights on Olympic return in Paris

EXCLUSIVE Kerry Katona: ‘I’m not everybody’s cup of tea’