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International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich said he would not draw far-reaching conclusions from world champion Magnus Carlsen's statement about his possible refusal to defend the chess crown.

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu is making history with his quadruple axel performance.

Players will return to their clubs for testing and training.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has contacted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over possible objections to the 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan, which are due to start immediately after the ban on organising major competitions in Russia expires.

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen was arrested for fighting at a hotel in Las Vegas.

At the moment, the football player already has four heirs.

Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals had two assists in the US National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game against the Pittsburgh Penguins and became the club record holder for points in the first games of the season.

"Rangers" forward Artemiy Panarin was injured in an away game of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season against "Arizona".

Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero announced the end of his career due to heart problems at a special press conference at the Camp Nou stadium.

The Beijing Winter Olympics Organising Committee will give competitors access to Instagram and Twitter.

Austrian officials will not attend the Beijing Winter Olympics due to antiquated restrictions and not due to the diplomatic boycott that some countries have announced.

It is noted that Manchester United and Villarreal were placed in the same basket, although it should not have been, since the teams met each other in the group stage.

The current winner of the tournament Chelsea will play French Lille, and the finalist Manchester City will face off with the triumphant of the League of Europe — Villarreal.

Russia's Anna Sidorova and Alexei Timofeev failed to qualify for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing in the mixed doubles competition.

China protested Canada over its decision to join the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games.