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Checkmate? Magnus Carlsen calls on international chess president to quit

Fide row escalates over world No 1’s Freestyle Grand Slam Arkady Dvorkovich ‘reneged on promise’ to step down Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour head Jan Henric Buettner and world No 1 Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (Fide) president Arkady Dvorkovich to resign after talks over an agreement about the new series fell

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Sam Kerr trial: officer did not mention impact of ‘stupid and white’ comments for 11 months, court hears

Defence claims PC Stephen Lovell only submitted second statement after the CPS declined to charge Matildas star The Metropolitan police officer at the centre of Sam Kerr’s criminal trial did not mention being upset by being called “stupid and white” by the footballer in his first statement about the incident, a court has heard, and

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How will new signings shape second half of WSL season? – Women’s Football Weekly

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Emma Sanders, and Chris Paouros to discuss a dramatic WSL deadline day, Arsenal’s seven-goal thriller with Manchester City, and Chelsea’s growing dominance On the podcast today: A dramatic deadline day sees Chloe Kelly force a move from Manchester City to Arsenal, while Chelsea make another statement signing by

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Joe Root ready to evolve for England T20 return despite skipping IPL

‘I haven’t given up on T20 return,’ says Test star Former England captain set for ODI series against India Joe Root has not given up on making a return to England’s Twenty20 side, six years on from his last appearance although he admits the team and format have changed significantly during his absence. Root is

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