6 h. ago ‘Too far? I don’t think we’ve gone far enough!’ The founder of Peta on gruesome stunts and her bloody fight for animal rights

After 45 years as chief fake blood thrower, Ingrid Newkirk is still waging war on everything from leather to cashmere. Is she still relevant?Ingrid Newkirk was 54 when she thought she was going to die in a plane crash. It was late summer and the founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) was flying from Minneapolis in the US to the company HQ in Norfolk, Virginia when her plane encountered strong wind shear. The pilot attempted an emergency landing, but failed; back up they went.On the third attempt, with “a teaspoon of fuel” in the tank, he finally got the plane down safely. During those moments, Newkirk, now 76, scribbled a will on a napkin. She has tweaked it over the years, but it still reads like a horror movie prop list: her liver is to be sent to France to be made into foie gras, her skin to Hermès to create a handbag and her lips to whichever US president is in power, to shame them for granting a “patronising” pardon to a turkey each Thanksgiving. As wills...

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2 w. ago Horse named after Ricky Hatton wins at Aintree as boxer's foundation to benefit

Ricky Hatton's death in September has rocked the sporting world, but the world champion boxer's memory lives on as a touching tribute was paid to the boxing legend at Aintree on Sunday

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2 w. ago Stunning UFC fighter who was asked creepy question is left unrecognizable after brutal bloody fight

Days after she was asked a 'creepy' question by a reporter at a press conference, Dern stepped foot inside the octagon and claimed the UFC's strawweight title.

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2 w. ago Fabio Wardley stops Joseph Parker in stunning style to set up Usyk clash

Former white-collar boxer wins heavyweight clash in 11thBriton will now face world champion Oleksandr UsykThe British heavyweight Fabio Wardley pulled off the biggest win of his career with an enormous upset over Joseph Parker to set up a world title shot against Oleksandr Usyk. In a pulsating contest at the O2 Arena, Wardley showed he has one of the toughest chins in the sport as he swallowed several huge punches from Parker before forcing the referee, Howard Foster, to stop the bout in an explosive 11th round.The WBO had ordered the experienced Parker to face Usyk, the undisputed world heavyweight champion, in July, but the New Zealander put his mandatory challenger status on the line against Wardley, who was still involved in white-collar boxing when his opponent was world champion in 2016. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fide to investigate Kramnik over attacks on Naroditsky as chess reels from player’s death

Chess world mourns 29-year-old streaming pioneerKramnik criticized for reckless cheating accusationsFide CEO’s statement prompts calls for resignationThe International Chess Federation (Fide) said on Wednesday it is examining former world champion Vladimir Kramnik’s public attacks on Daniel Naroditsky, the American grandmaster whose sudden death at 29 has stunned the chess world and laid bare fissures in the sport’s digital age.Naroditsky, among the most visible faces of chess’s pandemic-era renaissance, was one of the most popular players and teachers of his generation, a Stanford-educated prodigy who won the Under-12 world championship, became a grandmaster at 18 and went on to amass more than 800,000 followers across Twitch and YouTube. Known by his nickname Danya, the California-born Naroditsky’s mix of patience, humor, generosity and gift for communication made him a standard-bearer of chess’s online boom, helping to bring vast new audiences to a centuries-old pastime. Continue...

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2 w. ago Olympic gender row boxer wins in 94 seconds on return to ring thanks to rule loophole as opponent left ‘short of breath’

OLYMPIC boxer Lin Yu-ting won her return match to the ring by knocking out her opponent in just 94 seconds. Lin, 29, won gold in the featherweight division during last year's Paris Olympics despite being disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for failing a gender eligibility test. The Taiwanese boxer has been the subject of controversy...

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2 w. ago American chess grandmaster and streamer Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29

Naroditsky became a grandmaster in 2013No cause of death given in statement by familyDaniel Naroditsky, an American chess grandmaster and one of the game’s most popular online teachers, has died at the age of 29.The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where he was head coach, announced his death on Monday, calling him “a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community”. His family said he should be remembered “for his passion and love for the game” in a statement shared by the club. No cause of death was given. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Boxer wins bloody fight with ruthless knockout while playing chess with coach

As some people say boxing is like a game of chess, one bare knuckle fighter took the saying to the next level by literally playing the board game during his recent victory

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3 w. ago Chess: Ukraine soldier grandmaster wins gold medal at European team championships

Igor Kovalenko, 36, the world No 48 with a Fide rating of 2669, has been a frontline soldier for three years and only began playing again a month agoUkraine was the most successful nation at this week’s European team championships, winning gold in the open event and silver in the women’s. It also sparked one of the most memorable results of recent years, as Igor Kovalenko, a serving army soldier who played no chess for three years, won the individual gold on fourth board with 6.5/8, the best percentage of the entire tournament.Kovalenko’s games included a key win against Serbia’s 2024 European individual champion, Aleksander Indjic, and a draw with Gawain Maroroa Jones in the final round when the Englishman was in pole position for third board gold. Continue reading...

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