12 h. ago "The Gallaghers think I'm their uncle": The original rock 'n' roll star on Oasis, Salford Lads Club and still touring

Ahead of his latest UK tour, Salford rock legend Graham Nash shares his thoughts on music, Oasis and more

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59 h. ago ‘Chess Messi’ Faustino Oro achieves grandmaster norm and 2500 rating at just 11

The Argentinian looks set to break the record for the youngest GM after winning the Legends and Prodigies tournament in MadridFaustino Oro, the 11-year-old “chess Messi” from Argentina, set new world records for his age when he won last week’s Legends and Prodigies tournament in Madrid with an unbeaten 7.5/9, achieving his first grandmaster norm (of three needed for the title) with 1.5 points to spare, plus a 2509 GM rating on Fide’s October rating list.Oro is the first under-12 in chess history to be rated 2500-plus. His next target will be his second and third GM norms, and with them Abhimanyu Mishra’s world record as the youngest ever GM, within the next four months or so. He already has the World Cup in Goa, the European Club Cup in Greece, and a closed tournament in Argentina lined up. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago West Ham tumble in modern football’s vortex, with home now a distant memory | Jonathan Liew

A feeling of loss and dislocation surrounds the East End club, which has never been part of tourist or establishment LondonGraham Potter still turned up for work on Saturday morning, even though there was no work left for him to do. A team meeting was arranged, at which Potter announced to general bewilderment that he had been sacked. Potter left. Training was delayed because nobody was available to take it. Eventually the new coach, Nuno Espírito Santo, arrived on site and hastily began preparations for the Everton game on Monday.Perhaps on reflection it was inevitable that West Ham United’s big set-piece appointment went the same way many of their set pieces have gone this season. “We’re not West Ham any more,” disgruntled fans have been chanting at recent protests against the club’s ownership, but consider the evidence. A bungled sacking. A fiesta of contradictory leaks and briefings. Chaotic performances on the pitch. A vacuum of leadership and direction. Catastrophic recruitmen...

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5 d. ago Brit teen was ‘stabbed with broken GLASS BOTTLE’ by tourist while walking back to Benidorm hotel after family night out

A TEEN says she was slashed with a glass bottle on her family holiday in Benidorm, leaving her with gruesome scars. Samantha Shaw, 19, had a night out with family near the main strip on September 21 when a "grinning tourist" reportedly started trouble. It started inside a club where Samantha, from York, North Yorkshire,...

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2 w. ago Bayern plan to make Chelsea rue letting Nicolas Jackson go in ominous reunion | Jacob Steinberg

Enzo Maresca’s side return to the site of the club’s first Champions League win but the team face a battle against their former strikerA trip to the Allianz Arena offers Chelsea fond memories of the greatest night in their history, a meeting with two what‑might‑have-beens and a swift reunion with a player desperate to prove they were wrong to let him go.Perhaps Enzo Maresca will be feeling nervous if his team have to face Nicolas Jackson when they open their Champions League campaign against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. There are plenty of examples of loanees coming back to haunt their parent club in the tournament and Jackson will not be short of motivation if he features against Chelsea less than a month since he left on loan. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 14 legendary band names you never knew were based on historical events

For the average rock n’ roll star, choosing the right name for your band is almost as important as your haircut. No wonder this lot turned to history for inspiration

Culture