Saudi Arabia's top religious cleric has ruled that chess is forbidden for Muslims because it is a 'waste of time' and promotes gambling. Grand mufti Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah issued the fatwa ...

Somalia has shown its admiration for the recent (leader of the year award) presented to the country’s Football Federation boss Abdiqani Said Arab by the governing body of African Football ...

According to the fixtures released today, the 10-team league will kick off on Monday 28th of December, when Dekedda FC will take on the police side Heegan FC who are ...

When the final whistle blew in Mogadishu’s Banadir Stadium on late Thursday afternoon, the winner of one of Somalia’s most popular soccer tournaments was neither of the two football clubs ...

Following the announcement by the US Department of the Treasury that the US levied sanctions against Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Russian citizen and FIDE President, Mr. Ilyumzhinov has informed the Presidential Board ...

With 20 years anniversary of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s accession to the office of the FIDE President this November, 24, it is proper to recall his achievements as FIDE President, whose contribution ...

With a secure draw against WGM Elena Fatalibekova (RUS) the great favorite of section “Women +65”, GM Nona Gaprindashvili (GEO) still leads with one point ahead the next players and ...

President of Sudan Football Association, Dr. Mutasim Gafaar, has been elected the new president of the council of east and central Africa football associations during the regional Africa football ...

China is on the verge of gaining its first ever player in the world top 10. Despite winning the two premier team competitions, the 2014 Olympiad and the 2015 world ...

Nicholas DiCostanzo still remembers the feeling. It was last June, and DiConstanzo was excited, hyped to be a participant in the X-Games in Austin, Texas. "It was crazy, to be honest," he ...

Once a year I visit Nottingham University Chess Club to say thank you to the students who volunteer for Chess in Schools and Communities at local schools, helping to run ...