A child chess prodigy has swept the board at a national competition, earning her a place among the top 50 women in the world for the blitz category of speed chess.

An exciting day of racing unfolded at Sefton Park for the UKA Cross Challenge, sponsored by SportsShoes.com, as Britain’s leading endurance athletes battled for selection for next month’s European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.

Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) has become ‘Kore Sandwell’ for a more contemporary, forward-thinking brand that reflects the organisation’s growth and renewed focus on community health and wellbeing.

Statistics from the latest Supercomputer-predicted Premier League table have backed up Emile Heskey’s claims that the title is “Arsenal’s to throw away”.

Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a historic third successive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd.

Former England striker Ian Wright has said that he doesn’t think that some people are ready for a Black superstar, following the media treatment of England international, Jude Bellingham.