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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9106/live/89ba81b0-bb08-11f1-913f-9dfd502f2fcc.jpg”] BBC Bodhana first took up chess during the Covid pandemic A British child chess prodigy has become the youngest player in history to earn the woman grandmaster (WGM) title. Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, from north-west London, secured her third and final WGM norm – a certified title-level performance – while representing England at…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/b734/live/7611bac0-a866-11f1-ae45-e9984fc27c77.jpg”] Award-winner to fourth choice – what has gone wrong for Ramsdale? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Aaron Ramsdale has not played a competitive game of football for five months ByBen Ashton, BBC Sport England and Dan George, BBC Sport, Hampshire Published 1 hour ago In April 2023, Aaron Ramsdale was within touching distance of winning the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ac96/live/a76ee4d0-bb26-11f1-97b0-3f86b3abbccc.jpg”] BBC Angela Scanlon (left) was among the hosts who tried out over the summer to be Sara Cox’s replacement Angela Scanlon is to take over BBC Radio 2’s drivetime show after Sara Cox moved to the breakfast slot. The Irish personality said it was “properly exciting” to be hosting the station’s 16:00-19:00…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/333c/live/00520c50-ac34-11f1-b483-f5be285e6b7e.jpg”] A 31-year wait for success – but can Everton fans still celebrate? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Everton fans have experienced highs and lows since the turn of the century By Phil McNulty Chief football writer Published 1 hour ago Everton‘s unbeaten start to the Premier League season and progress in the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0b3c/live/3b3dc640-bb09-11f1-913f-9dfd502f2fcc.jpg”] Getty Images Xi and Trump’s talks in Washington yielded no joint statements and few major breakthroughs On Monday, China released more information of what was agreed at the talks between Xi Jinping and Donald Tump last week, shedding light on a handful of concrete outcomes. But there were no joint statements and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8c94/live/12d3b150-bb05-11f1-913f-9dfd502f2fcc.jpg”] Watch: Madonna and Taylor Swift and Lisa win big at the MTV VMAs Taylor Swift took home the video of the year award as she became the most successful artist in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. The singer went into the night tied with Beyoncé on 30…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6613/live/8f3a1c10-bb1a-11f1-bd21-bdf910f2cec6.png”] Getty Images The prime minister’s Sunday morning BBC interview set hares running when it comes to the future of a policy once seen as politically untouchable. The timing of the PM’s new social care plan sparked suggestions the government could be about to signal the death knell to the state pension triple…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/e936/live/052cd930-bb02-11f1-bc1f-3f186ca4140c.png”] Broncos deny Rams and Seahawks lose – five things from NFL week three Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Washington Commanders have a 1-2 record, while the Baltimore Ravens are 2-1 ByBen Collins BBC Sport journalist Published 3 hours ago The NFL produced another thrilling day of action on Sunday with a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/a9fd/live/cc87a050-b8c3-11f1-ad1f-538855f30ba1.jpg”] Is Premier League possession football on way out? Image source, Getty Images By Umir Irfan Football tactics correspondent Published 44 minutes ago In the early 2000s, Premier League defences tried to make the pitch as small as possible, giving their opposition less space to score in. Coaches therefore encouraged their attackers to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4084/live/042f9800-bb03-11f1-913f-9dfd502f2fcc.jpg”] Getty Images Orangemen tried a number of times throughout Sunday and overnight to walk down Garvaghy Road The police prevented the Orange Order from making a controversial parade down a road which had previously been blocked by protesters. A group of men tried to march from Drumcree Church down the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy…