Russia was abusing sports for war propaganda, the EU has warned in the wake of its Olympic comeback, amid a wider debate on ...

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Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other ...

International Chess Federation joined the International World Games Association (IWGA) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne yesterday. The decision raises IWGA ...

Moscow has pulled 11,000 Russian tourists from Egypt in the past 24 hours, RIA news agency reported on Sunday (November 8), ...

This year, they took place in Cyprus. But tension relating to Russia and the war in the Middle East was never too far away.Until just a few years ago, the quiet community of Peyia on the western coast ...

India is vying to host the World Mind Games, leveraging its burgeoning chess scene and the growing popularity of e-sports to attract the prestigious international event. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Stev ...

Doha, Qatar: The International Chess Federation (FIDE) praised Qatar’s successful hosting of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships during its meetings held in Cyprus alongside the Candidates ...

Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people. Manchester City striker Haaland is so ...

On Monday (16 February), EUobserver reported that the European Commission is considering including the president of the International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation (FIDE), Arkady ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced sanctions on 10 Russian athletes whom Kyiv says have actively supported Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. According to the President’s Office, the measures ...

The Norwegian world No 1 will compete at Doha next week, a year after he was penalised for wearing jeans in New York ...