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The World Chess Champion Could Lose His Title, and It Might Not Be Close
Chess’s biggest event starts next week. The reigning champion, Ding Liren, is seen as an underdog compared to an 18-year-old competitor.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Dodgers' Walker Buehler closes out title-clinching win as his impeccable World Series résumé grows
With the Dodgers running low on high-leverage arms, Buehler got the call for the final three outsSports - CBS Sports - October 31 -
Champion Ding and challenger Gukesh prepare for world title battle
The Chinese and Indian grandmasters will compete over 14 games in Singapore for a $2.6m prize fund, with Gukesh 1-5 favourite to win . China’s world champion Ding Liren, 32, and his Indian rival ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
The Yankees Lost the World Series. Now They Might Lose Juan Soto.
One of baseball’s elite players could sign the largest contract in M.L.B. history this offseason.Sports - The New York Times - October 31 -
Slot is not Klopp, but his Liverpool side could emulate the 2019-20 champions
Arne Slot is trying to create his own identity as the head coach of Liverpool.Sports - ESPN - November 10 -
World Series champion Dodgers have eye on back-to-back titles with Ohtani returning to mound in 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers spent big bucks to beef up their roster with the additions of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this seasonSports - ABC News - October 31 -
An emotional Rafael Nadal retires at the Davis Cup after he loses and Spain is eliminated
Rafael Nadal has lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in what will be the last match of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s careerSports - ABC News - 3 days ago -
The Polls Are Close. The Results Might Not Be.
We are just a very normal polling error away from either candidate landing a decisive victory on Tuesday.Top stories - The New York Times - November 5 -
Instead of closing in on 28th title, Yankees on verge of getting swept at World Series for 4th time
Instead of closing in on title No. 28, the New York Yankees are on the verge of getting swept in the World Series for just the fourth timeSports - ABC News - October 29 -
Mookie Betts could move back to infield in 2025 as World Series champion Dodgers reconfigure roster again
Betts is an outstanding right fielder who spent 65 games at shortstop and 18 at second last seasonSports - CBS Sports - November 6 -
Shohei Ohtani is working through his shoulder injury with Dodgers one win away from World Series title
The presumptive NL MVP's shoulder injury was clearly affecting him in Game 3Sports - CBS Sports - October 29 -
Rafael Nadal loses at the Davis Cup in what could be his last match before retirement
Rafael Nadal loses at the Davis Cup in what could be his last match before retirementSports - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: how close could Fifa get to corporate manslaughter?
In a country where thousands of migrant workers have died since 2016 a huge building project lies ahead. December’s coronation will stand as surely the most wretched, bloody, damaging act in the ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
Norrie's title wait continues as 'challenging' year ends in final loss
Britain's Cameron Norrie is unable to finish a frustrating season on a high as he loses to France's Benjamin Bonzi in the Moselle Open final.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
World Chess Championship 2024: Ding Liren v Gukesh Dommaraju pre-match questions, answered
When does it start? Who’s tipped to win? And why isn’t Magnus Carlsen playing? We (mostly) have the answers. China’s Ding Liren is defending the world chess championship against fast-rising Indian ...World - The Guardian - 13 hours ago -
After 20 years at the top of chess, Magnus Carlsen is making his next move
Few chess players have produced the magic commodity which separates Norway’s Magnus Carlsen from any of his peers: celebrityEntertainment - ABC News - October 25 -
After 20 years at the top of chess, Magnus Carlsen is making his next move
Few chess players have produced the magic commodity which separates Norway’s Magnus Carlsen from any of his peers: celebrityTech - ABC News - October 25 -
Chess: Garry Kasparov still has it at 61 as he holds his own against the US elite
The former world champion scored 4.5/9 in the 9LX tournament and also revealed new details about his 1997 match with the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer. Garry Kasparov, who many consider the all-time ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
World champions South Africa lie in wait for Wales
World champions South Africa arrive in Cardiff to take on a Wales side facing the prospect of losing a 12th successive international.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Losing Chet is a big problem. The fix could be 'small'
Oklahoma City showed that it has a plan and a blueprint to play without rim protector Chet Holmgren. It might not always work that way, though.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 12 -
World War III is now Trump's to lose
Trump's presidency will be judged on whether or not he wins World War III, and his key advisors are in denial about the ongoing war in Ukraine, which is the Kremlin's bet to win.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Francesco Bagnaia closes title gap with win in rain-soaked Thailand MotoGP
Ducati rider makes most of treacherous conditions Title race tightens with two races of season to go Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia put in a sure-footed display at a rain-drenched Buriram ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Has the NBA title window closed for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks?
For a team with championship aspirations, it's been an uneasy start to the season for Milwaukee.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31 -
The scale and scope of this Dodgers championship cannot be overstated
The impact of L.A.'s come-from-behind win in Game 5 to win the World Series extends well beyond its stars to the team's unsung heroes and fans around the globe.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31 -
Trump says he could lose: 'Bad things could happen'
Former President Trump told ABC News on Sunday that he could imagine losing the presidential election to Vice President Harris. ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl talked to the ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Nightclub could be closed after large gun fight
Gunshots rang out as a health and safety officer was visiting the club to investigate safety fears.Top stories - BBC News - 13 hours ago -
The $1bn World Series champion Dodgers have everything except complacency
Los Angeles have resources beyond the wildest dreams of most other MLB franchises. But they still had to scrap for their second title in five seasons. Hours after the last out of the 2024 Major ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Passan: How the World Series champion Dodgers validated their era of dominance
In an October filled with adversity, here's how L.A. weathered every storm to win a title nobody can deny.Sports - ESPN - November 1 -
L.A. toasts its World Series champion Dodgers: 'The city needed this parade'
The Dodgers celebrated with all of Los Angeles on Friday, parading through the streets of downtown before holding a championship rally at Dodger Stadium.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1 -
Geoff Capes, World’s Strongest Man, Is Dead at 75
He pulled dump trucks, flipped cars and tossed five-pound bricks as if they were Kleenex boxes. Tending to parakeets brought out his gentler side.World - The New York Times - November 8 -
2025 NCAA Tournament champion contenders by tiers: 20 teams with realistic chance at winning national title
Which teams are no-brainers, on the doorstep or dark horses to be cutting down the nets in AprilSports - CBS Sports - October 30 -
UFC 310 fight card: Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad forced to withdraw from title defense with infection
UFC's final pay-per-view of 2024 is currently without a main eventSports - CBS Sports - October 31 -
Defending NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney paces 1st practice of title-deciding weekend at Phoenix
Reigning NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney paced the first practice session at Phoenix RacewaySports - ABC News - November 8 -
How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
Who is RFK Jr and what are his likely top priorities?
Trump’s nominee to oversee key US health agencies is a vaccine denier and experts predict the return of diseases ‘we have controlled for decades’. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the man Donald Trump has ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Jim Gaffigan might be getting slimmer, but his career's only growing
We spoke to Gaffigan about his new hourlong special, the pains of parenting teens and how growing his career while his body slims is the start of his new chapter in comedy.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday -
Student loans, Title IX: What education policies might come out of a Trump administration
School choice will have a proponent in the Oval Office, and the federal Department of Education could be in existential danger after Tuesday's election. GOP education initiatives have been ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Jake Paul believes he can fight for a title, but Mike Tyson might be done in the ring at 58
Jake Paul believes he can fight for a championship belt within two yearsEntertainment - ABC News - 6 days ago -
I don’t know who is going to win, but I know why Trump or Harris might lose
If Harris loses the election, it will be because she couldn't answer the question "How would you be different from Joe Biden?" and if Trump loses, it will be due to the events of Jan. 6.Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Here’s when Adam Silver thought Warner Bros. Discovery might lose its NBA broadcast deal
Of the negotiations, Silver said: “It wasn’t a longtime relationship with the people currently running Warner Bros. Discovery.”Business - MarketWatch - November 2
