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India’s teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has won praise for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online championship.
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25 Aug 2019
The former Borussia Dortmund reserve team trainer had been in charge of the Championship outfit for just seven months. During that time he had overseen relegation from the Premier League while winning just one game.
20 May 2019
PSG star Kylian Mbappé, who became the first footballer to win the French Championship's best player and best young player awards for the 2018-2019 season, said he was "very happy" with these awards but left his club in doubt about his future after saying during the ceremony that he wants "responsibilities, maybe at PSG, maybe elsewhere".
24 Feb 2019
Vonn came back from a crash in the world championship super giant slalom to win a final medal in the downhill discipline. One of the most successful skiers in history, she had announced that this race would be her last.
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After a series of tense draws over the last few weeks, reigning champion Magnus Carlsen stepped up to win 3-0 in the deciding tie-breakers on Wednesday in London. The Norwegian has held the world title since 2013.
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