With Sitthichai having cruise control from bell to bell, Noiri decided to swing for the fences to score a fight-ending blow. However, the Thai legend remained a step ahead, piecing together the ...

Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tiebreak victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World ...