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Russian chess grandmaster beats reigning world champion to reach final

Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Magnus Carlsen in the 2022 Fischer Random World Championships semi-finals on Saturday Russian chess grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi advanced to the 2022 Fischer Random World Championships final on Saturday after beating reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in Reykjavik. Carlsen won against Nepomniachtchi to claim his fifth world championship late last year. This weekend, however, Nepomniachtchi exacted a form of revenge by coming out…

Russian Olympic chances ‘high’ despite qualifying ban – official

Volleyball officials commented after Russian teams were not included in an Olympic qualifying tournament The Russian Volleyball Federation remains hopeful that its men’s and women’s teams will appear the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, despite the news that they are set to be excluded from the qualifying competition for the event. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently confirmed the 24 nations which have been invited to…