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The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving
You wouldn't think that chess players, who sit for hours on end and extend their arms only from time to time, would struggle with weight loss. But they do. Inside the very real, very bizarre metabolic phenomenon gripping chess.
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Chess
With a little help from Vladimir Kramnik, India in search for next Vishy
In south-east France, Russian great takes six Indian teen GMs on a tour of his learnings.
Chess
Grandmaster flush: Chess player cheated in toilet
Igors Rausis, a 58-year-old chess player who earned the grandmaster title in 1992, has been suspended after being caught cheating by using a cellphone in a bathroom during a tournament in France.
Buccaneers
NFL
Bucs' Mike Smith says 'sky isn't falling,' but patience wearing thin
Tampa Bay's defense has given up 34.8 points per game through four games played. The Bucs' defensive coordinator says it's time to "right the ship."
Vikings
NFL
After Thielen and Diggs, Vikings' receivers a concern
They might have the best duo in the NFL, but the rest of the Vikings receivers, including Laquon Treadwell, have struggled to make an impact.
Cubs
MLB
Cubs snag a doubleheader sweep of Brewers
The Chicago Cubs' doubleheader sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers was a team effort, as 21 of the Cubs' active players took part in the wins.
Redskins
NFL
Facing DeSean Jackson forces learning curve for Josh Norman
After facing bigger receivers in the NFC South, Josh Norman is eager learn against smaller receivers such as new teammate DeSean Jackson.
Cardinals
MLB
St. Louis Cardinals' latest training technique: chess
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was hoping clubhouse chess would catch on with the team, and it has.
NBA
Q&A with Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey
Raptors coach Dwane Casey chats about the toughest part of coaching in the playoffs, his superstitions and Toronto's mindset for Game 5.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
