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After 60 hours of play, Nigerian Tunde Onakoya breaks the world record for chess marathon in Times Square Libration
2024-04-21 15:27:01
The 29-year-old strategist played 60 hours in Times Square from Wednesday to Friday evening, expected to enter the Guinness World Records. Beyond the feat, the objective was to raise funds for underprivileged children in Africa.
Sixty hours spent moving pieces on a board. All without losing once. Tunde Onakoya did not steal his chess world record set this weekend in New York. The Nigerian player had started his chess marathon on Wednesday, taking on Shawn Martinez, an American chess champion, in accordance with the Guinness World Record guidelines that any attempt to break the record must be made by two players who play continuously for the entire duration of the game. The American should thus be co-holder of the record.
As the event progressed, support grew online and onsite. Onakoya had to stay focused despite the African sounds and cheers from the crowd, which included Nigerian-American singer Davido. Supported by this enthusiastic audience, he exceeded the 58 hours of play mark that he had set for himself on Friday, around 10:30 p.m. local time (4:30 a.m. Paris time). And while there, Tunde Onakoya continued to work his brains out to reach the 60-hour mark,
Ma Long and Sun Yingsha Clinch Victory at 2024 ITTF World Cup in Macau,/h1>
Xinhua News Agency, Macau, April 21 (Reporters Wei Hua, Liu Gang, Guo Yuqi) ITTF World Cup 2024 in Macau ended on the 21st Ma Long staged a desperate counterattack and defeated Lin Gaoyuan 4:3, winning the singles Championship men’s World Cup for the third time. Sun Yingsha also went through seven tough matches, overturning Wang Manyu and winning the World Cup women’s singles championship for the first time.
On April 21, men’s singles champion Ma Long and women’s singles champion Sun Yingsha took a group photo at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Jinjia
As the captain of the Chinese men’s table tennis team, Ma Long has reached the World Cup finals four times before and won the championship twice in 2012 and 2015. Lin Gaoyuan entered the World Cup finals for the first time .
On April 21, Ma Long was at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Jinjia
Although Malone had the overall advantage in the clash with Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Gaoyuan won the last two games. In this match, Lin Gaoyuan had a great start and was led by a big score of 3:0.
Hell before Spartas match with Bank: Clash of fans! Police detained eight people
Summer maneuvers! Before today’s football match between Sparta and Baník Ostrava, the police secured several people at the Letná stadium. The reason was a conflict in which fans of the visiting team tried to attack supporters of the home club.
Already when escorting Baník fans from the station to the stadium, the police restricted the personal freedom of one person. The reason was failure to obey the summons.
However, the whole situation escalated in front of the stadium when the visiting fans tried to attack the home fans. “Policemen from the special order unit, together with policemen on horseback, prevented the conflict and secured several persons on the spot,” the police said.
Later, the police specified that they arrested a total of eight Baník fans. “Seven fans were detained for disobeying the summons and one fan was detained because he has a warrant for detention,” they specified. Another Sparta fan ended up in the hands of the police on Letenské náměstí.
Sparta, which is defending the league title, has a two-point lead over Slavia, which will host seventh-ranked Olomouc on Sunday. If they win and their rival loses at the same time,
Inter Milan champions after derby win against Milan
As of: April 22, 2024 10:53 p.m
Inter Milan are Italian champions in 2024 after a derby win against AC Milan.
After the 2-1 (1-0) win in the derby, Inter is 17 points ahead of second-placed AC Milan and can no longer lose first place with five games left. Francesco Acerbi (18th) and Marcus Thuram (49th) scored for Inter, Milan only managed to score through Fikayo Tomori (80th).
In the hectic final phase with a total of three red cards, the guests extended their lead over time. Denzel Dumfries (Inter) and Theo Hernandez (Milan) each saw a red card after a scuffle (90+4), and Milan’s Davide Calabria also had to leave the field with a red card after an elbow strike (90+7).
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Second star on the jersey for Inter
With the victory over their city rivals, Inter’s 20th championship title in the club’s history is secured. Inter last won the Serie A title in the 2020/21 season. A number with a high symbolic load for the fans, because in Italy there is a star on the jersey for every ten championships won. Milan has 19 titles.
Houston Astros PROMOTED Cuban prospect
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The fourth week of Major League Baseball started on the right foot in terms of highlights and positive news for some players of Houston Astros. In reference to the latter, one of the best Cuban prospects of “Los Siderales” received the promotion in the organization.
According to the journalist Francys Romeroit’s about the outfielder Cesar Hernandezwho was promoted to the team Fayetteville WoodpeckersClass A subsidiary of Houston Astros.
Hernández has only signed with the team for a short time, as he did so in the current international period, due to his skills. MLB Pipeline classified the Cuban as prospect number 19 within Houston.
Houston Astros confident in Hernández’s development
On the other hand, according to sources indicated to Romero, the 21-year-old outfielder was the most notable signing of the Astros in the current signing period, finalizing the agreement for 1.7 million dollars. Which is a clear commitment to the future, in favor of continuing to train young promises.
Let us remember that previously Houston Astros It led to the debut of several players at the time, such as: Carlos Correa, José Altuve, George Springer, Kyle Tucker,
National team: Extraordinary announcement from the EPO 2024-04-18 04:33:34
The announcement of the EPO: “Regarding publications referring to the finding of a positive sample of a football player of the Men’s National Team, it is hereby announced that the Hellenic Football Federation has not received any relevant information”.
More generally, the internationals passed several doping tests both before the match against Kazakhstan and before the match against Georgia, in addition to those established after the matches.
It is worth noting that the special levels were found both at the National team hotel in Athens and at the training sessions in order to take a sample from the Greek footballers. In total, they sampled over 10 internationals, with some of them sampling twice on different days.
It has not been clarified whether the alleged positive sample refers to the test carried out before the match between the national team and Georgia, since as we said there were other tests in the previous period. What is certain is that final developments will occur when all the relevant bodies are informed by UEFA.
National team: Shock and conspiracies with the Greek international who was found positive in a doping test – It is not Ioannidis
The news that a positive sample was found of a Greek international football player who participated in the “blue and white” team’s mission to Tbilisi for the match against Georgia is shocking.
SAINT JORDI 2024 | Espanyol will be present on St Georges Day
He RCD Espanyol has announced on its social networks that tomorrow, April 23 at 9 a.m. it will be on Rambla Catalunya corner with Calle Mallorca (Barcelona). In addition, they are going to offer free roses for all those members who come to the ‘stand’. On the other hand, starting at 12 noon, the first team players will come to said ‘stand’ to sign.
👋🏼 Tomorrow we will be at Rambla Catalunya corner with Mallorca 📍
⌚️ From 9am
🌹 Free roses for all members #RCDE
✍️ From 12pm players from the first teams will visit us
We are waiting for you to experience one #SantJordiPerico 🤍💙 pic.twitter.com/nak609AqE6
— RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) April 22, 2024
The Legacy of Matt Ryan: Reflecting on a Career of Excellence
Matt Ryan Officially Retires After 14 Seasons in the NFL
Last August, Matt Ryan expressed his readiness to return to the field if a team needed a veteran quarterback, but after a year of waiting, the call never came. Instead, Ryan spent the season in the broadcast booth calling games for CBS.
Ryan’s Retirement Decision
Ryan’s decision to consider playing again was likely influenced by the $12 million owed to him by the Colts for the 2023 season, which would only be voided if he retired. Now that his contract has expired, Ryan has officially announced his retirement from professional football.
A Career with the Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons released a video on Monday marking Ryan’s retirement as a player. Ryan, who spent his entire 14-year career with the Falcons, was named the MVP of the 2016 season. Despite leading the Falcons to the Super Bowl that year, they ultimately fell short to the Patriots in overtime.
Legacy and Achievements
Throughout his career, Ryan earned accolades such as Offensive Player of the Year in 2016, first-team All-Pro honors, and Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2008. He holds the record for most passing yards,