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8-year-old schoolgirl wins best female player at European chess championships after beating a master 30 years older than her

8-year-old schoolgirl wins best female player at European chess championships after beating a master 30 years�older�than�her

A British schoolgirl has become the best female chess player in Europe after winning a continental tournament at the age of eight.      Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow in northwest London, was named the best female player at the European Rapid and Blitz championship, held in Zagreb, Croatia.      Sivanandan, …

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Men’s 200 Meter Semifinals at World Championships Delayed Due to Golf Cart Collision

Men's 200 Meter Semifinals at World Championships Delayed Due to Golf Cart Collision

The World Athletic Championships are being held this week in Budapest. You may have heard thanks to Sha’Carri Richardson’s electric 100 meters victory on Tuesday. Thursday brought a truly bizarre development to the games as the 200 meter men’s semifinal was delayed because two golf carts crashed into each other. …

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Ese Brume narrowly misses out on winning Nigeria’s first medal at World Championships in Budapest

Ese Brume narrowly misses out on winning Nigeria's first medal at World Championships in Budapest

Nigeria’s long jump queen Ese Brume sadly missed out on writing her name in the history books at the World Championships in Budapest. Ese Brume’s chance of making history for Nigeria ended agonizingly after finishing fourth in the women’s long jump final at the World Championships in Budapest. Brume was …

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Athletics Federation of Nigeria awaits AIU ruling on Tobi Amusan ahead of the 2023 World Championships

Athletics Federation of Nigeria awaits AIU ruling on Tobi Amusan ahead of the 2023 World Championships

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria is awaiting the Athletics Integrity Unit’s ruling on Women’s 100m Hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan in the next six days ahead of the 2023 World Championships, which will hold from August 19 to 27 in Budapest, Hungary.   Amusan’s chances of defending the title …

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Aussie to miss World Championships over doping suspension

Australia’s Rob Stannard will miss this year’s Cycling World Championships after receiving a provisional suspension for an alleged anti-doping rule violation. Stannard’s absence from the event, which kicks off on August 3, was confirmed via a statement from AusCycling late on Wednesday night. “AusCycling was informed of the UCI’s provisional …

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