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Striking gambit: Erling Haaland invests in new world chess championship

‘There are clear similarities to football’ World No 1 Magnus Carlsen likely to play Erling Haaland has become a significant investor in a new world chess championship tour that is expected to star his fellow Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, the Guardian can reveal. The deal was agreed shortly before Manchester City played at West Ham last

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Wimbledon tennis expansion plans get boost after high court judgment

All England Club wants 38 new courts and new stadium Campaign group SWP says it will ‘fight on’ Wimbledon has received a major boost to its expansion plans. The All England Club’s proposals to almost triple the size of the current site are not prohibited by restrictions on how the land earmarked for development can

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Champions League review: more trauma for the Premier League as Europe’s big beasts stir

Only two of the Premier League’s last-16 teams made it to the quarter-finals while European giants are coming into form when it matters Another traumatic week for the self-worth of the Premier League, one in which Europe’s big beasts got into their stride. The defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain, put on a devastating display at Chelsea.

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‘Unjust and ridiculous’: Senegalese football fans bewildered by loss of Afcon title

Supporters of national side struggle to come to terms with decision to declare Morocco the winner of Africa Cup of Nations Two days after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) stripped Senegal of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and instead declared the host nation, Morocco, champions, Alhassan Hann remains in shock. “We didn’t

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