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Brommapojkarna vs GAIS: Allsvenskan stats & head-to-head
14+ hour, 13+ min ago (43+ words) BBC Allsvenskan Scores & Fixtures - Position 2, 3: UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made....
Chess body suspends Vladimir Kramnik over Daniel Naroditsky cheating remarks
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (407+ words) The World Chess Federation (Fide) has banned former world champion Kramnik for at least a year over verbal attacks he made on other players, including the late Daniel Naroditsky. The body said it had found Kramnik "responsible for multiple violations…...
Hearts: Islam Chesnokov returns to homeland with Tobol
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (223+ words) Kazakhstan winger Islam Chesnokov has returned to his homeland to sign for former club Tobol on a permanent deal after just six months with Hearts. The 26-year-old had signed a three-year contract with the Scottish Premiership club last summer after…...
Mayor Mamdani on being a nationally ranked chess player
1+ week, 2+ day ago (194+ words) NYC mayor on being a nationally ranked chess player. Video, 00: 01: 18 NYC mayor on being a nationally ranked chess player Up Next. 'Chess is intense and mentally exhausting' Video, 00: 02: 07'Chess is intense and mentally exhausting' Iraq's Zidane Iqbal could make Pakistani…...
Mariehamn vs Gnistan: Veikkausliiga stats & head-to-head
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (32+ words) BBC Veikkausliiga Scores & Fixtures - Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: Championship Round - Position 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12: Relegation Round...
How chess 'boom' is building young minds
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (991+ words) From traps to checkmate, chess has fascinated generations of players. Now, experts say a "boom" in the game means young players are solving problems, forging friendships and building confidence. As 10-year-old Evie gradually moves her white pieces against the enemy…...
World Cup soft toys in a Suffolk wool shop going for the win
3+ week, 2+ day ago (114+ words) A group of teddies have joined in with the excitement of the start of the men's World Cup. Stuart Race, 50, from The Woolpatch yarn shop in Long Melford in Suffolk, has had knitters far and wide make him football shirts,…...
World Cup schools pack made by teachers rolled out across London
3+ week, 2+ day ago (464+ words) Two teachers from Hayes, west London, and Berkshire, have created an educational World Cup football activity pack which has proved so popular online it will be used in schools across London. Ravi Khalsa, from Hayes Park School, and Michael Donaghy,…...
The Barnsley chess club bringing men together
3+ week, 6+ day ago (800+ words) It is a Wednesday evening and a man is standing nervously as he prepares to open the shutters on his new venture, admitting "I'm not sure if anyone will come". Connor Brookes is at a Barnsley cafe to launch Check…...
'People want to be connected via the tabletop"
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (475+ words) Connections, escapism and social interaction " these were some of the reasons people gave for why they loved playing tabletop games. They were among around 50, 000 hobbyists who have been flocking to the UK Games Expo at the NEC in Birmingham over…...