The former US Open champion Wyndham Clark, who is competing this week at Portrush, has been banned by the prestigious Oakmont Country Club after damaging lockers in a fit of pique during the staging of the event this year. Oakmont has insisted Clark undergoes anger management help if he wants to be allowed back in to the Pittsburgh venue. The …
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LONDON — Jannik Sinner defeated two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon championship and reverse the result of their epic French Open final five weeks ago. The No. 1-ranked Sinner earned his fourth Grand Slam title overall, moving him one away from No. 2 Alcaraz’s total as the two young rivals …
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Iga Swiatek needed less than an hour to defeat Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in Saturday’s Wimbledon final. It was only the second time in the Open Era that a women’s Grand Slam champion did not lose a single game. And then the real work began: For nearly three hours, Swiatek dutifully made the rounds. It opened with a packed press …
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After two all-time classics, the trilogy fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano failed to live up to the hype on Friday night. After 10 rounds of slow-paced action, Taylor took her third razor-thin decision over Serrano to retain the undisputed junior welterweight title. Serrano, who had her most success in the first two fights by charging forward and throwing …
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