Chess: Carlsen comes to town with tantalising tests for London Classic Super Rapid
The Norwegian world No 1 will be among 500 competitors in the 10-round contest of 15-minute games
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The beautiful game: revived art prize gives football its creative due once more | Emma John
Football and the art world have long remained distant but the breadth of entries for this year’s award reveals a healthy revival
Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing in F1 crash?
Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing after the Formula 1 car it was attached to crashed?
Washington Commanders keep their season alive with last-gasp win over New York Giants
Jayden Daniels threw his third touchdown pass of the game, a 32-yarder to Stefon Diggs with 57 seconds left, and the Commanders rallied to defeat the New York Giants 24-21 on Thursday night in what was essentially a must-win game for Washington.
Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong and Astros’ Yordan Alvarez unanimously win MVP awards
Pete Crow-Armstrong was unanimously named the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday after the Chicago Cubs center fielder produced a spectacular all-around season.
Pegula saves match point to reach WTA Finals semi-finals as Gauff exits
Jessica Pegula saved a match point en route to a gritty 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 7-5 win over Linda Noskova on Thursday to advance from her round-robin group at the WTA Finals and send fellow American Coco Gauff packing from the season-ending championships.
Arsenal dig in for draw at Barcelona to extend unbeaten start
Arsenal extend their unbeaten start to four matches in the Uefa Women's Champions League, as they produce a dogged display to hold Barcelona to a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou. The point moves Renee Slegers' side into the top four, putting them in a great position to automatically qualify for the…
Steph Curry’s defense of Ayesha exposes the ugly double standards of sports’ manosphere | Andrew Lawrence
The Warriors superstar’s forceful defense of his wife over an on-screen kiss has exposed the ugly double standards and fragile masculinity of sports’ manosphere
Lewis Hamilton says ‘Israel’s genocide in Gaza is appalling’ after Rafah visit
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday that Israel must allow aid trucks into Gaza, a day after he visited the Rafah border crossing in Egypt.
Kinghorn returns as Scotland make two changes for Australia
EFL warn clubs over mocking Southampton and Spygate
