Sydney have strengthened their NBL playing roster with two-time NBA champion Josh Powell joining the Kings for the 2016/17 season.The former Los Angeles Lakers star will officially be unveiled this week and is expected to be available to line up for the Kings game against the Hawks in Wollongong on Thursday night.With two NBA championships on his resume, Powell will add significant experience to the Kings squad and he will fill their third import spot.At 33-years-old, Powell stands at an imposing 206cm and weighs in at 109kg and graduated through college basketball powerhouse North Carolina State.Powell also boasts a wealth of experience in the powerful Euroleague competition, winning the title with Greek club Olympiacos and has also played in Puerto Rico, Argentina, Philippines and China.Sydney Kings General Manager Jeff Van Groningen was thrilled to add Powell to their already powerful squad.We were fortunate that a player with the pedigree and ability of Josh Powell was available and we welcome him as the newest member of the Sydney Kings, Mr Van Groningen said.Both Andrew (Gaze) and myself spoke with Josh as we considered him and we noted his team-first philosophy and drive to come in and do whatever is required to help us reach our goals.Josh has had success in the NBA and in Europe and we hope his time with the Kings is similarly successful.Kings head coach Andrew Gaze believes Powell will significantly improve the Kings frontcourt.Were very excited to get a guy whos a veteran, Coach Gaze said.Through the course of the preseason we could have been better on the boards and we feel he addresses that issue.Weve spoken to Josh and weve been honest with him about his role. 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NEW YORK -- On a dreary, rainy Manhattan night, a huge, happy roar arose in a crowd of chess fans from around the world.Two-time world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, had just reached for a final, victorious move on Wednesday that crowned him a champ for the third time.He marked his 26th birthday by beating Russian 26-year-old grandmaster Sergey Karjakin with bold, aggressive moves in a series of tie-breakers capping three weeks of the World Chess Championship that was tied after 12 games; 10 draws and one win each.Carlsen used a queen sacrifice to checkmate his opponent.The setting was a refurbished New York City building overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge that was once the citys fish market.On this night, it became a glittering gathering of hundreds of fans -- adults and children -- from Norway, Russia, the United States and elsewhere. They were riveted as the two grandmasters leaned into the tense game, barely moving, in total silence and deep in thought.Fans paid $100 to enter, feasting on snacks and drinks as they kept their eyes glued to flat-screens that beamed close-ups of the chessboard in an inner chamber. A panel of soundproof glass shielded the players from onlookers, who could see in but whom the players could not see.Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgar said the four lightning-quick games played on Wednesday -- plus even faster ones that was not needed -- were like Russian roulette.Today, the faster games are a great show even for people who dont know the game, said Polgar, considered the greatest female player ever.On Wednesday, the required mental strategies also played out on chessboards scattered around the spectator lounge. People hovered over them, trying out various combinations of pieces, mirroring the masters.Magnus is my hero because he takess risks, hes really exciting, said Pippa Millstone, a Manhattan 9-year-old who came to watch the tournament for her fourth time.ddddddddddddThe game is pretty even now, but I feel like Magnus is going to start attacking really soon, she said in the middle of the third of the four so-called rapid games, each about a half-hour long, played as tie-breakers.Carlsen and Karjakin reached a draw in two, and the Norwegian won two for the championship.At crucial moments, spectators hushed, waiting to see what the next move would be. One whispered, no, no when Karjakins choice seemed halting, or on the defensive.Even the winner missed a chance in one game, drawing groans and a few happy shrieks, depending on loyalties.Organizers said about 6 million people around the world followed the last games -- sort of like sudden death play in football.Most fans were in homes and clubs across the globe. Some spent $15 for a pay-per-view live transmission, others to watch via high-tech goggles in 3-D virtual reality or by tracking moves on various free websites.The prize was $1.1 million divided between the two players, with the winner getting 60 percent.The New York championship did not escape the shadow of East-West rivalry dating to the Cold War days when American Bobby Fischer beat Russian defender Boris Spassky in 1972.This time, a key figure in chess was absent in New York: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a Russian multimillionaire and longtime president of the governing World Chess Federation who was accused by the U.S. government of collaborating with the Syrian regime.---This story has been corrected to show the first name is Bobby Fischer, not Garry Fischer. 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