Ian Nepomniachtchi will face Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren in April The Kazakh capital of Astana will host Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi’s bid for World Championship glory, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced. Nepomniachtchi, who ranks third in the world, will play the second-ranked Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren over 14 games from April 7 to […]
Anton Walkes came up through the youth system at Tottenham Hotspur Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Anton Walkes has died at the age of 25 in a boating accident in Florida, his current club MLS team Charlotte FC has announced. According to a report by the Miami Herald, Walkes was found unconscious following a collision between […]
Usain Bolt is widely considered to have been the greatest sprinter in history Some $12.7 million has gone missing from an investment account linked to Jamaican Olympic star Usain Bolt, according to his legal team. Reports emerging from his home country last week say an employee of the Jamaican investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited […]
Ivan Provorov declined to wear a Pride-themed jersey in a pre-game warmup A prominent NHL analyst has called upon Philadelphia Flyers star Ivan Provorov to return to Russia if he cannot accept American ideals, after he snubbed the team’s Pride-themed celebrations this week. Provorov, 26, declined to take part in a pre-game warmup this week […]
The Serb is aiming to win his tenth title down under Novak Djokovic demanded that a rowdy supporter be removed from the arena during his Australian Open victory against Enzo Couacaud on Thursday. The Serb, who has now won two matches at the Grand Slam event a year on from his contentious deportation from the […]
Andrey Rublev’s Australian Open match was interrupted by protesters Andrey Rublev, one of Russia’s hopefuls at the ongoing Australian Open, complained to the chair umpire about taunts from spectators bearing a Ukrainian flag during his second-round win against Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori on Thursday. At the start of the second set, Rublev was targeted by a […]
