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Sinner admits to 'very difficult moment' over doping case
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) had cleared the Italian of wrongdoing in August, and weeks later he won the US Open for his second major title.
Wadifa secures first WIM norm
WFM Wadifa Ahmed clinched her first Women’s International Master norm from SixDays Budapest September 2024 IM A tournament after beating FM Kemal Bashirov of Ukraine in the ninth and final round in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
Archer Alif reaches final of Asian Youth Championship
Archer Abdur Rahman Alif stormed into the final of the Men's Recurve Under-21 event of the Asian Archery Youth Championships with a comprehensive 7-1 set points win over Iran’s Mohammed Hossein Golshani Asl in the semifinal in Taipei City in Chinese Taipei today.
Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after crash at worlds
Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday a day after suffering a serious head injury in a crash at the world championships.
Three charged in Schumacher blackmail case
They said the chief suspect had threatened to release private photos and videos and demanded 15 million euros from Schumacher's family.
US Open champion Sabalenka chases year-end No.1 ranking
Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday that she wants to cap off a stellar year by returning to the top of the world rankings.
CHESS OLYMPIAD / India secure 'unbelievable' double gold
The double gold feat was termed as an “unbelievable” achievement by India’s chess great Viswanathan Anand.
'Impossible': Alcaraz shoots down Federer comparisons
"I'm too far away from that level," he said. "I hope I'll reach it one day, but it's really impossible," said Alcaraz.
'I play only for fun'
Eighty-one-year-old WIM Rani Hamid, who is fondly referred to as ‘grandma’ in the chess fraternity, was the second oldest woman chess player in the 45th Chess Olympiad after 83-year-old debutant Pauline Woodward of Guernsey. Hamid secured six wins in a row after skipping the first three rounds in Budapest, Hungary. The 20-time Bangladesh national women’s champion, three-time British Women’s Chess Champion, and Commonwealth Chess gold medalist, Hamid, talked about her experience, memories, and more during an interview with The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman after the 10th-round matches. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:
Bangladesh men's team finish 78th, women's team place 81st in Chess Olympiad
Bangladesh men's and women's chess teams completed the 45th Chess Olympiad campaign with contrasting results in the 11th and final round held in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
Rani Hamid tastes first defeat
WIM Rani Hamid tasted her first first defeat in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad, leading Bangladesh women's chess team to a 3.5-0.5 points defeat to Norway in the penultimate round held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.
'This is a protest against the Israeli government'
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
GM Razib’s protest against Israel
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
Rani Hamid wins six in a row but Bangladesh women's chess team lose to Argentina
WIM Rani Hamid notched up sixth consecutive victory in the 45th Chess Olympiad but the Bangladesh women's chess team suffered a 1-3 defeat against strong Argentina in the ninth round in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.
Chess Olympiad: Women's team secure another big win
Bangladesh jumped 12 places to secure the 28th position
Are we five-year-olds?: F1 drivers won't mind their language
Leading Formula One drivers at this week's Singapore Grand Prix said Thursday they would not tone down their language on team radio, after the governing body FIA warned they should cut out the swearing.
Playing Nadal is 'kind of a nightmare': Alcaraz
"It was a huge thing when I played him for the first time," said the world number three. "The other times for me were kind of a nightmare."
Bangladesh women team climb up 21 places with a win
Bangladesh women's chess team defeated Dominican Republic by a margin of 2.5-1.5 to climb up 21 places in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday.