"I'm too far away from that level," he said. "I hope I'll reach it one day, but it's really impossible," said Alcaraz.

Eighty-one-year-old WIM Rani Hamid, who is fondly referred to as ‘grandma’ in the chess fraternity, was the second oldest woman chess player in the 45th Chess Olympiad after 83-year-old debutant Pauline Woodward of Guernsey. Hamid secured six wins in a row after skipping the first three rounds in Budapest, Hungary. The 20-time Bangladesh national women’s champion, three-time British Women’s Chess Champion, and Commonwealth Chess gold medalist, Hamid, talked about her experience, memories, and more during an interview with The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman after the 10th-round matches. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:

Bangladesh men's and women's chess teams completed the 45th Chess Olympiad campaign with contrasting results in the 11th and final round held in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.

WIM Rani Hamid tasted her first first defeat in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad, leading Bangladesh women's chess team to a 3.5-0.5 points defeat to Norway in the penultimate round held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.

Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.

Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.

WIM Rani Hamid notched up sixth consecutive victory in the 45th Chess Olympiad but the Bangladesh women's chess team suffered a 1-3 defeat against strong Argentina in the ninth round in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.

Bangladesh jumped 12 places to secure the 28th position

Leading Formula One drivers at this week's Singapore Grand Prix said Thursday they would not tone down their language on team radio, after the governing body FIA warned they should cut out the swearing.

"It was a huge thing when I played him for the first time," said the world number three. "The other times for me were kind of a nightmare."

Bangladesh women's chess team defeated Dominican Republic by a margin of 2.5-1.5 to climb up 21 places in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday.

Tennis great Roger Federer said on Wednesday staying involved with the sport in retirement helped him avoid feeling "like an alien" ahead of this week's Laver Cup tournament in Berlin.

Both Bangladesh men's and women's teams produced good results in the sixth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary on Monday.

Sinner had explained that the slight traces of clostebol had originated from a spray used by a member of his staff to treat a cut finger.

Teams from Bangladesh produced a mixed result in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad on Sunday.

Bangladesh have been going through ups and downs in the 45th Chess Olympiad as both men's and women's chess teams suffered defeats in the fourth round held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.

Bangladesh's men's and women's teams returned to winning ways in the 45th Chess Olympiad beating Cyprus and Barbados 3.5-0.5, respectively, in the third round in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.

Dulal Mahmud, the editor of fortnightly sports magazine Krira Jagat, has been honoured with the Legend of AIPS Asia award in Kathmandu, Nepal today.

In today's third round, the Bangladesh men's team will face Cyprus, while the women's team will play against Barbados.

Rafael Nadal will not compete at the Laver Cup next week in Berlin, said the 22-time Grand Slam champion in a statement released by tournament organisers on Thursday.