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Read More »It’s not a surprise that France’s Léon Marchand is one of the best swimmers in the world. Marchand won four gold medals at the 2024 Olympics, destroying the competition and announcing himself as a dominant force in the sport. He took that a step further Wednesday. Marchand set a new standard in the 200m individual medley Wednesday, not only beating …
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Katie Ledecky extended her 15-year win streak in the 1500m freestyle and broke career medal ties with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte at the World Swimming Championships on Tuesday. Ledecky earned her sixth title in the 1500m free and 22nd world title overall. She clocked 15 minutes, 26.44 seconds in Singapore, comfortably prevailing by 5.35 seconds over Italian Simona Quadarella. …
Read More »It’s been a tough go for Team USA at the World Aquatics Championships, but the team won’t leave the event without a gold medal. Gretchen Walsh secured the squad’s first gold Monday, winning the 100m butterfly and setting a championship-record time in the process. Walsh won the event in 54.73 seconds, a championship-record time. It’s the second-best 100m butterfly time …
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Lottie Woad collected her first paycheck Sunday at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open. It was a big one, too: a $300,000 first-place prize. Woad won in her professional debut – and for the second time in her last three starts – with a three-shot victory at Dundonald Links in Gailes, just north of Troon. “It’s a pretty good outcome, …
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Ireland’s Padraig Harrington has become only the fifth player to win the Open and Senior Open after a three-stroke victory at Sunningdale. The 53-year-old beat Justin Leonard and Thomas Bjorn as his final round of 67 took him to 16 under for the tournament. Advertisement Harrington joins Darren Clarke, Tom Watson, Gary Player and Bob Charles as the only men …
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Oscar Piastri claimed victory in the Belgian Grand Prix, holding off McLaren team mate and title rival Lando Norris in a wet-dry affair at Spa-Francorchamps to extend his Drivers’ Championship lead to 16 points. Heavy rain ahead of the 44-lap race delayed proceedings by almost 80 minutes but once racing got underway on Lap 5, the crucial moment came immediately …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Tadej Pogačar underlined his status as one of cycling’s greats by winning his fourth Tour de France title on Sunday, leaving him just one shy of tying the overall record. Following a thrilling final stage of the three-week-long race, Pogačar safely rolled over the line on the Champs-Élysées in Paris to ensure that he would win …
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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Florian Lipowitz wears the white jersey atop the podium, the last German to wear it since Jan Ullrich. I learned a lot. It’s my second Grand Tour. Racing three weeks is something special. I have a lot of ups and downs but everyone believed in me. …
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Canadian Summer McIntosh won the 400m freestyle — the first of her two head-to-heads with Katie Ledecky — to open her bid to win a record-tying five individual gold medals at the World Swimming Championships. McIntosh, an 18-year-old who bagged three golds at the 2024 Olympics, clocked 3 minutes, 56.26 seconds, beating China’s Li Bingjie by a comfortable 1.95 seconds. …
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