Ukraine is joining Spain and Portugal in a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, the Ukrainian Football Association announced at a news briefing Wednesday.
Why it matters: UEFA executive committee member Andriy Pavelko said Wednesday that the bid is "important for the unification and strengthening of Europe in these difficult times."
A Chess.com investigation alleges that Hans Niemann, the American grandmaster at the center of a cheating scandal, likely cheated in over 100 online games, as recently as 2020.
The backdrop: When world champion Magnus Carlsen suggested Niemann was a cheater after losing to him at last month's Sinquefield Cup, Niemann admitted he'd cheated — but only twice online as a kid.
11-player tackle football is unlikely to cede its spot as the sport's most popular format anytime soon, but a bevy of other options are mounting a challenge at the youth level.
State of play: Participation in 11-player boys football during the 2021-22 school year declined by 3.2% compared to 2019, per the National Federation of State High School Associations.
