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Chess | Praggnanandhaa wins London Classic

India's R. Praggnanandhaa won the FIDE Open category of the London Chess Classic, which concluded here on Friday, with a tally of 7.5 points out of ni

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AICF confrontation comes to a boil

In under 24 hours, the ongoing battle within the All India Chess Federation (AICF) was out in the open after the president and the secretary overruled

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Patrick Reed penalized for rules breach at Tiger Woods' event

Former Masters champion Patrick Reed was penalized two strokes for appearing to deliberately improve his lie in a bunker during the third round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

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Caroline Wozniacki, 29, to retire after 2020 Australian Open, closing her 'first chapter'

Caroline Wozniacki, a former No. 1 tennis player, announced she will retire from the sport after the 2020 Australian Open. The 29-year-old is currently ranked No. 37 in the world and has 30 singles titles over her career. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Caroline Wozniacki (@carowozniacki) on Dec 6, 2019 at 5:31am PST Wozniacki won the 2018 Australian Open, her lone Grand Slam title, with a victory over top seed Simona Halep. The Denmark native finished runner-up at the 2009 U.S. Open and the 2010 WTA Tour Championships, earning the No. 1 ranking for 71 weeks between '10 and '11 Her most recent match was a semifinal loss to Naomi Osaka at the China Open. She said the retirement has nothing to do with her health and more to do with what else she wants to accomplish in life as well as leaving the sport on a high note. Wozniacki struggled in 2019, missing a singles title for the first time in her career as she battled injuries and dropping from the top 5 in rank. The year prior, 10 months after ...

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Verizon Media, Serena Williams launch shoppable video series

Verizon Media together with WTA tennis player and entrepreneur Serena Williams announced an exclusive shoppable video series expanding S by Serena's...

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