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Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya breaks the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon

Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, Tunde Onakoya has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon.   He achieved the feat in the early hours of Saturday, April 20, after surpassing the 56 hrs 09 mins 37 seconds record achieved by two Norwegians, Hallvard Haug …

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Former Wimbledon champion, Simona Halep cleared to return to action after her doping ban is reduced from 4-years to nine months on appeal

Former Wimbledon champion, Simona Halep cleared to return to action after her doping ban is reduced from 4-years to nine months on appeal

Former Wimbledon champion, Simona Halep has been cleared after her doping ban has been reduced from four years to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.     The Romanian tennis star tested positive for the blood-boosting drug Roxadustat at the US Open in 2022 and was handed the …

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Italian rally champion, Giulia Maroni 'dies after plummeting 164 ft while walking her dog on the Modena Apennines'

Italian rally champion, Giulia Maroni

  Italian rally champion, Giulia Maroni has reportedly died after plummeting 164 feet while walking her dog on the Modena Apennines.      The 37-year-old was said to be out walking her dog with her partner Simona Panzacchi on Sunday afternoon when she slipped and fell off the mountain edge.  …

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Transgender becomes the first biological male to become a world champion in a women's sport, and rivals are not happy

Transgender becomes the first biological male to become a world champion in a women

An Australian transgender woman has sparked outrage after she won the Women’s Croquet World Championship. Jamie Gumbrell claimed women’s croquet’s top trophy in Brighton in the UK back in August when she beat 2011 world champion and current European champion Rachael Gee from England. The 23-year-old from Canberra was one …

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'It's not in my time frame' – Anthony Joshua rules himself out of challenging to become undisputed world heavyweight champion

'It's not in my time frame' - Anthony Joshua rules himself out of challenging to become undisputed world heavyweight champion

Former boxing Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has opened up on his realisation that he may not become undisputed heavyweight champion, claiming the feat is ‘not in my time frame’. The 34-year-old is set to take on Otto Wallin on December 23 in a blockbuster night of boxing that will also …

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