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Claire Fahey plays real tennis. She is in the air having swung her racket.

Real tennis not 'all cloak and dagger' - champion

Claire Fahey, who teaches in Oxfordshire, is the medieval sport's current reigning world champion.

A stock image of a man playing chess in a tournament in Kandahar in June 2022

Taliban suspends chess over gambling concerns

Chess will be suspended until religious considerations are addressed, a spokesman said.

Boy's chess grandmaster dream after football injury

Charlie, from Oxfordshire, was introduced to the game whilst recovering from a football injury.

a young girl with hair in pigtails sits in front of a chess board with an array of trophies behind.

Girls poised to take crown in chess championships

The National Schools Chess Championships are held at St Catherine's School in Bramley this weekend.

Craig Robinson smiling with a slight beard and curly brown hair in front of a grey background, wearing a silver chain and grey t-shirt

Lockdown chess fan joins new BBC show

Chess Masters: The Endgame will air on Monday 10 March and run for eight weeks.

A young woman wearing a light brown hijab smiles into the camera. On the table in front of her are chess boards and two or three more young people are staring intently down at their boards.

ChessCafe: The venue bringing young people together

Dozens of Gen Z chess players are flocking to a new type of club, complete with DJ soundtrack.

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A group of woman with 1940s style hairdos and wearing khaki coloured clothing and dark glasses stand in the back of a jeep waving the Union Jack on Liberation Day in May 2024.

Funding for events showcasing best of Guernsey

Guernsey organisations are given share of £123,000 to attract more visitors to enjoy events.

Kojo Dwimoh smiles as he plays chess. He is surrounded by others playing the game.

Watch: 'Who says chess can't be lit?'

The young people who are spending their night out at a pop-up chess club in Brixton, south London.

Two school girls, who are smiling at the camera, sit opposite one another. A chess board is in between then. They are sitting in a classroom.

'I get up at 5.30 every morning to play chess'

Nearly 330 competitors are taking part in the ECF National Schools Chess Championships.