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Ding Liren makes chess history as China's first male world champion after tiebreak win

Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren outclassed Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi by 2.5 points to 1.5 in a nerve-wracking tiebreak playoff at the World Chess Championship on Sunday. In Europe, Erling Haaland scored his 50th goal of the season as Manchester City beat Fulham to return to the Premier League summit. Meanwhile, Stephen Curry scored 50 points in a record-shattering performance to send the defending champion Golden State Warriors into the second round of the NBA playoffs.

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