With just the final two rounds to come, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura and Gukesh Domaraju share the lead while the world No2 , Fabiano Caruana, is half a point behind
The maker of Dukes balls has entered the debate on the trial use of the Kookaburra ball in county cricket and invited Rob Key, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s managing director of men’s cricket, to talk to him about the type of ball he wants to see. Dilip Jajodia, the managing director of British Cricket Balls Ltd which has owned the Dukes imprint since 1987, was responding to a story in the Guardian this week in which Key hailed the trial use of the Kookaburra in the county championship and called for it to be used permanently. “I can’t speak for the inner thoughts of Rob Key,” said Jajodia.
FA’s latest move reflects a further weakening of the game’s heritage and will only boost the argument for independent regulation