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Hastings Masters guards chess tradition and unveils a new 16-year-old star
Hastings is the grandfather of international chess tournaments, first staged in 1895 and annually since 1920, with brief war and pandemic breaks. Its vintage decades were the 1930s, 50s and 70s, when world champions and challengers lined up to compete, while the badminton legend Sir George Thomas and the Bletchley …
Ashleigh Gardner fills one of few gaps on CV with first international century | Geoff Lemon
Not many dimensions away across the multiverse, there is a world where Ashleigh Gardner is already Australian captain across formats. When Meg Lanning surprisingly called time on an international career in 2023 when she might still have had years to play, selectors had the chance to shift the team towards …
Jacob Fearnley exits Australian Open after being given lesson by Alexander Zverev
It took just 20 minutes into one of the most significant occasions of Jacob Fearnley’s uncommonly short professional tennis career for the 23-year-old to receive evidence of the soaring level required to consistently trouble the very best tennis players in the world.
With the score at 2-3, 0-15 early …
Friday briefing: What new research about the limits of the body mass index might tell us about obesity
Good morning.
found that obesity among adults had more than doubled since 1990, and quadrupled among children and adolescents. As these figures continue to rise, experts are increasingly questioning how to better identify, manage and prevent obesity.This week, an …
Ash Gardner hits ton as Australia edge towards Women’s Ashes series victory over England
There was a sense of inevitability about the result of the third Ashes ODI, from the moment Ash Gardner decided she was going to pummel Sophie Ecclestone for six in her first over of the day. Gardner has been England’s Ashes nemesis before – who can forget the 12 wickets …
‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream
On a crisp December morning, office workers and tourists stroll along a tree-lined stream in central Seoul, pausing on stepping stones that cross its flowing waters. It’s difficult to imagine that just over 20 years ago, this was a vast elevated highway carrying 168,000 cars daily through the heart of …
Raducanu believes she ‘has nothing to lose’ as Swiatek threat looms large
Emma Raducanu says she has nothing to lose and will try to swing freely as she faces Iga Swiatek, the world No 2 and five-time grand slam champion, in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday in one of the biggest matches of her career outside her 2021 …
‘What an idiot’: Shaun Murphy fails to land 147 in Masters win over Robertson
Shaun Murphy fell just short of a 147 break as he defeated Neil Robertson to move into the Masters semi-finals at Alexandra Palace.
In the eighth frame, in which he completed a 6-2 victory, Murphy was on course for a maximum until he misjudged his shot as he potted the …
Cultural figures and royals to boost UK’s global influence in ‘soft power council’
Leading cultural figures will be tasked with working alongside members of the royal family to boost Britain’s international influence as part of the government’s new “soft power council”.
The group – which will be chaired by the culture secretary,
, and the foreign secretary,David …
Aleksandar Vukic’s patience pays off ahead of clash with Australia’s nemesis Jack Draper | Simon Cambers
Unless your name is Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz or Rafael Nadal, breaking through on the tennis circuit demands patience. At the start of the Australian Open, the average age of the men’s top 100 players was 26.6, with 19 players aged 30 years or older. Getting in there is far …