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India’s Gukesh becomes world’s youngest chess champion

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Gukesh, 18, is the world's youngest chess champion © Seshadri Sukumar/Zuma/dpa/picture alliance

The match seemed to be heeded to a tie, but Gukesh Dommaraju snatched victory with black pieces after China’s Ding Liren made a blunder on his 55th move.

India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became the world’s youngest chess champion on Thursday.

He achieved the title after defeating China’s Ding Liren in the final match of their series in Singapore.

Who is teen chess prodigy Gukesh?

The 18-year-old native of the southern city of Chennai became “the YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION in history,” the International Chess Federation said in a post on the platform X.

The second-youngest winner of the title is Russia’s Garry Kasparov, who made the achievement in 1985 at the age of 22.

Gukesh is also the second Indian national to win the title, alongside five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, also hailing from the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

He qualified for the match against Ding in April by winning the Candidates tournament.

Ding claimed the title in 2023 after defeating Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen let go of the title in 2022, citing a lack of motivation.

Ding made a mistake on his 55th move (file photo 25 November)
© Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/dpa/picture alliance

 

Gukesh snatches victory after Ding blunder

In the pair’s 14th game, Gukesh achieved a score of 7.5 against Ding’s 6.5.

Gukesh won with black pieces after Ding what was described by commentators as a blunder made in a comfortable position.

The match appeared to be heading to a tie-break on Friday but Gukesh managed to defeat Ding after the Chinese player made a huge mistake on his 55th move.

“I was totally in shock when I realized I made a blunder,” Ding said following the match.

After his win, Gukesh praised his opponent’s performance, saying that Ding had “fought like a true champion.”

Gukesh thanked several of his seconds, trainers, and training partners, including German grand master Vincent Keymer.

The match was a 14-round long-time “classical” event. It had a prize fund of $2.5 million (€2.38 million).

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EPL: Fulham must move on from defeat to Manchester City — Iwobi

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Alex Iwobi says Fulham must stay positive despite their 5-4 defeat to Manchester City at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.

Marco Silva’s side put up a spirited display in the encounter, and were unlucky not to get at least one point.

Iwobi started the fight back by scoring the second goal for Fulham early in the second half.

The versatile midfielder’s compatriot, Samuel Chukwueze then rose from the bench to score two more goals for the Cottagers.

Manchester City, however, held on to go home with maximum points.

Iwobi stated that they deserved more from the game.

“I feel disappointed because we didn’t get anything out of the fighting spirit that we showed, but I think we have to take the positivity from the game,” Iwobi told the club’s official website.

Fulham will be away to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game on Sunday.

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EPL: Guardiola names team that impresses him everyday

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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has named the Premier League club that has impressed him so much this season.

The Spaniard said that Enzo Maresca’s side have really impressed him with the improvement they make everyday.

Speaking after Manchester City beat Fulham 5-4 in the Premier League on Tuesday night, Guardiola pointed out that a team must remain consistent to win the title.

Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to just two points behind Arsenal with the victory over Fulham, but the Gunners could maintain their five points lead with a win over Brentford on Wednesday night.

“Chelsea impresses me more and more every day with Enzo [Maresca], but it’s long,” he told reporters after the win.

“Premier League is so long, many things will happen. We won six Premier Leagues, four or five when we in December, January or February we were behind.

“The team who wins the Premier League is the team who grows during the months and this is what we try to do. No injuries, it’s so long.

“But at the same time, if we push, we will be better and push ourselves and control the situations better, the emotions and we will see what happens.”

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Outrage As ‘Biological Male’ Wins World’s Strongest Woman Event in Texas (Photos)

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The 2025 World’s Strongest Woman final has sparked outrage after an alleged transgender athlete won gold.

American Jammie Booker, who is accused of being a biological male, beat Great Britain’s Andrea Thompson to victory at the event in Arlington, Texas.

According to Mail Online, Thompson walked off the podium, appearing to say ‘this is bulls***,’ while Booker celebrated. The Brit has since been crowned the ‘true World’s Strongest Woman’ by her coach and some of her peers.

Rebecca Roberts, a three-time winner of World’s Strongest Woman, has sensationally claimed that no one – not even the organizers – knew about Booker’s background.

Details on the American are not clear, but the publication sighted a YouTube video – uploaded to what appears to be Booker’s YouTube channel in September 2017, with Booker saying: ‘Everyone is dying to tell their own story and I am obviously no exception to that.

‘I’m 21-year-old trans woman with a history of abuse, struggling to stay true to herself while under the rule of her religious parents.’

On Monday night, Roberts posted a picture on Instagram that read ‘Protect Women’s Sports.’ She wrote alongside the picture: ‘I hold no hate toward transgender people. Everyone deserves dignity, respect, and the freedom to live their truth.

But I cannot stay silent about something that threatens the fairness and future of women’s strength sports. Transgender women, people born male, should not be competing in the women’s category.

This isn’t about identity. It isn’t about politics. It’s about the undeniable physical differences that exist in strength-based sports… differences that don’t disappear, and that matter more here than almost anywhere else. Women’s categories were created for a reason, and if we lose that, we lose the foundation of our sport.

‘What happened this weekend wasn’t transparent. None of us knew. Not even the organisers knew. And when fairness is taken by surprise, trust in the sport begins to crack.

‘My message is simple. Trans people belong in sport, but women’s divisions must remain biologically born female-only.

‘I love this sport. I have given my life to it. And I won’t ignore something that could quietly change it forever. Congratulations to @andreathompson_strongwoman… the true World’s Strongest Woman 2025’

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