You’re reading The Sporting Scene, Louisa Thomas’s weekly look at the world of sports. When Gukesh Dommaraju was a small child growing up in Chennai, India, his parents wanted him to be an athlete.

Magnus Carlsen married his wife in 2025 and they welcomed a child later that year Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Magnus Carlsen's best move may have been marrying his wife, Ella Victoria Carlsen. The ...

Ten minutes past one in the afternoon—and Magnus Carlsen’s world was crashing down around him. This can’t be happening. Magnus ran a hand through his disheveled mane of auburn hair, a chaotic halo ...

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World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen may be the greatest chess player of all time, but he isn’t winning anyone over with his charm anytime soon. On Thursday during the early rounds of the Grenke Chess Freestyle ...

Magnus Carlsen’s domination of chess showed no sign of weakening when the world number one won the blitz world championship title for the ninth time on Tuesday, two days after taking the rapid title.

By a quirk of fate, the first and last sentence of Magnus Carlsen’s press conference after becoming the World Rapid Champion looked to drive home the same point. He started off by letting the world ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ella Victoria Malone combined net worth in 2025: Chess earnings, business income, career, endorsements and more (Image via Getty) Magnus Carlsen has been the biggest face of modern ...

If you need to get a hold of Josh Pyke early next year, good luck to you — he'll be everywhere but home. Today, the beloved Australian singer-songwriter has announced he'll extend his hugely ...

Have you ever imagined a gaming console that doesn’t just blur the line between console and PC but completely redefines it? Enter the Xbox Magnus, Microsoft’s boldest leap into the future of gaming.

Oslo (AFP) – The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and world number one Magnus Carlsen have a long history of disagreements, but on Wednesday both backed a new world championship concept that sets ...

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