Chess-Carlsen slams table in defeat to Gukesh at Norway Chess
A seething Magnus Carlsen slammed his fist into a table after suffering his first defeat to world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in a classical game on Sunday in Stavanger.
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Kennedy becomes first Australian to crack 10 second barrier in 22 years
Lachlan Kennedy became the first Australian sprinter to legally break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres in more than two decades when he won the sprint event at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on Saturday.
Canada's Katzberg, Rogers win hammer throw titles at Kip Keino Classic
Canada's top hammer throwers continued to shine at the World Athletics Continental Tour in Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday.
Manfred says reinstating Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe was 'overdue' - ESPN
Commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday defended his recent decision to reinstate Pete Rose, «Shoeless» Joe Jackson and other deceased banned players as «baseball living up to the deal they originally made with Pete Rose.»
Reluctant Monfils unleashes the magic in another five-set epic
PARIS :Gael Monfils thrilled the Roland Garros crowd with his 12th five-set victory at the French Open on Tuesday before revealing that he does not enjoy having to dig himself out of deep holes at Grand Slams.
India's Chess Star D Gukesh Confident Of Meeting Expectations
Star Indian chess player D Gukesh is embracing the "new level" of competition where he is confident of handling the challenges and "meeting the expectations". Gukesh became the youngest chess world champion when he defeated Ding Liren of China last year in Singapore at just 18 years of age. Set to compete in the elite Norway Chess tournament beginning on Monday, the Chennai youngster said the only thing he needed to gain more success was to keep random thoughts at bay and just concentrate on the game. "It is a new level (for me). But when I see it as a challenge to prove to myself that I can handle this, even though the expectations are high, I can meet them if I keep working hard and doing my best," said the Indian Grandmaster.
Griffin, Schmid share lead going into Colonial final round - ESPN
FORT WORTH, Texas — Ben Griffin and Matti Schmid matched each other again Saturday and will go into the final round at Colonial tied four strokes ahead of the field and with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler lurking not much further back.
