17-year-old Anshul Bhatt, India's bridge prodigy, is selected for the senior Under-31 World Youth Bridge Championship. Compared to chess's past, he aims to popularize bridge in India through teaching and his own success, drawing parallels to Viswanathan Anand's impact on chess.
Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk announced he is vacating his WBA, WBC, and IBF world title belts. The undefeated Ukrainian boxer stated he wants to allow other fighters in line to compete, but clarified he is not retiring from the sport.
Uruguay's four stars on their football shirts represent two FIFA World Cup titles (1930, 1950) and two Olympic gold medals (1924, 1928), which FIFA recognizes as world championships from an era before the World Cup existed.
Shubhi Gupta, now 16, overcame a severe vision issue during her first international tournament in Uzbekistan and a mental block at the National Women's Championship to become India's No. 1 girl chess player and World No. 4.
Oleksandr Usyk defended his heavyweight world titles against Rico Verhoeven in Egypt. Usyk, 39, won with one second left in the 11th round. The win fuels speculation about his next opponent, with Agit Kabayel and Frank Sanchez being leading contenders.
American dismisses Dubois as ‘not on my level’Baumgardner targets bouts with Taylor or SerranoBritish stablemate touts fight as ‘best versus best’A dismissive Alycia Baumgardner said Britain’s Caroline Dubois still has more to prove before the American will entertain a fight between the two unified champions.That was the curt assessment from Baumgardner early Saturday morning after she retained her WBA, WBO and IBF junior lightweight world titles with a controlled, at times punishing display across 10 three-minute rounds against Bo Mi Re Shin in a main event that started well past midnight at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading...
