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US News, NEW YORK - A teenager from New York state, who just became the youngest US national chess champion since Bobby Fischer in 1958, says he is âmore saneâ than his troubled predecessor.
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Bobby Fischer, former chess world champion, has died at the age of 64. A chronology of his life and career:
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That's Crosby, with a C. Sidney Crosby, already the youngest player in NHL history to get 100 points in a season and to win a scoring title, is now the youngest to wear the captain's C on his sweater. The Pittsburgh Penguins gave Crosby the long-anticipated title on Thursday, months after they initially wanted to do so.
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A US contender appears poised to recapture the supercomputer speed title from the Japanese world champion, Wednesday&#39;s Wall Street Journal reported.
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Tennis Scotland believe Andrew Murray&#39;s success could herald the dawn of a new era in the sport north of the border. The 17-year-old from Dunblane became the first British winner of the US Open boys&#39; title
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Bobby Fischer, who became America's first and only world chess champion after defeating the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky at the height of the Cold War, has died at the age of 64.
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Bolton teenager Amir Khan has lost the final of the Olympic lightweight boxing competition to defending champion Mario Kindelan. The 17-year-old claims the silver medal for Great Britain but his Cuban opponent&#39;s experience showed.
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Seventeen-year-old Jordin Sparks becomes the youngest ever winner of TV talent show American Idol.
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Her credentials are impeccable &#151; No. 1 player in the world, winner of the Olympic gold medal. And yet, there were moments Tuesday at the U.S. Open when Justine Henin-Hardenne was in trouble, challenged by a teenager who had never played in a Grand Slam event before.
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Make it three straight Little League World Series championships for the United States. Dalton Carriker homered to right in the bottom of the eighth inning as Warner Robins, Ga., beat Tokyo 3-2 in a thrilling title game on Sunday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova won the first-ever Korea Open on Sunday. The top-seeded 17-year old Russian beat Poland&#39;s Marta Domachowska in straight sets -- 6-1, 6-1 -- in less than an hour.
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The Americans bring team spirit to the Davis Cup final, the Spaniards teen spirit. The host nation have opted for 18-year-old Rafael Nadal, dropping Juan Carlos Ferrero, a former world No 1 and French Open champion.
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Seventeen-year-old Jordin Sparks won the 2007 "American Idol" television singing contest on Wednesday, beating an older, more offbeat male rival to become the youngest ever winner of the coveted title.
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He returns to the US Open as its defending champion and is ranked No. 2 in the world. He&#39;ll turn 22 on Monday and already he has achieved pop culture status -- which means Web sites and magazines
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BOXING sensation Amir Khan is the toast of the nation. The 17-year-old wonderkid from Bolton - a true local hero - is on course to become the youngest Briton to win Olympic gold after his thrilling victory in Athens over Serik Yeleuov.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - China's Yang Wei retained his all-round title at the world gymnastics championships on Friday and 15-year-old American Shawn Johnson charmed the judges to win the women's event.
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DELRAY BEACH, Florida  - Teenager Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese to reach an ATP final in nearly 16 years after a 4-6 6-2 7-6 victory over American Sam Querrey at the Delray Beach International on Saturday.