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Serena Plays First Competitive Match In Over A Year At Fed Cup

Serena Williams played in her first competitive tennis match in over a year as she lined up alongside her sister Venus...

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Why 100m Champion Was Omitted From Athlete of the Year

Barely a month ago, the media; national and international was abuzz with various forms of commendations for American...

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5 Buzz Facts About Sprinter Who Defeated Fastest Man Alive Usain Bolt

August 5 may eventually be a day of celebration for Justin Gatlin’s family, as that was the day when the forgotten...

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Beaten Chinese Boxing Star Zou Shiming Vows To Regain World Title

Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming vowed Monday to "fight until my last breath" to recover the title he lost in Shanghai...

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Los Angeles Formally Declares Bid To Host 2028 Olympics

Los Angeles formally announced its bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics on Monday after agreeing on a deal that paves the...

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Serena Serves Ace For Black Women’s Equal Pay

Serena Williams served up a rallying cry for equal pay for black women Monday, decrying that they would have to work on...

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China’s Sun Yang Skips 1500m Heats At World Swim Champs

Sun Yang was a surprise absentee in the men's 1500m freestyle heats on Saturday as the world-record holder again opted...

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Bahraini 13-Year-Old Takes Plunge At World Swimming Championships

Like many her age, Bahraini teenager Ritaj Amin, 13, likes listening to American pop idol Charlie Puth on her phone,...

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Manuel Adds 100m Freestyle World Title To Olympic Crown

Simone Manuel of the United States won the women's 100m freestyle final at the world championships on Friday to add to...

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Katie Ledecky On Course For Fifth Worlds Swim Gold In Budapest

Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky on Friday cruised towards her fifth gold at the world championships as the fastest into...

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Sjostrom Wants More In Women’s 100m Freestyle Final

Sarah Sjostrom says there is more in the tank, with the women's 100m freestyle world-record again under threat after...

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Ledecky Wins Fourth Gold In 4x200m Freestyle

Katie Ledecky led the USA to the women's 4x200m freestyle title at the world championships on Thursday with a powerful...

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McEvoy Ready For ‘dogfight’ In Men’s 100m Freestyle

Cameron McEvoy expects a "very fast" men's 100m freestyle final at the world championships on Thursday with a...

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Sun, Ledecky Suffer Shock Defeats At Worlds

Chinese superstar Sun Yang and American sensation Katie Ledecky suffered surprise defeats at the world championship on...

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Djokovic Out of US Open With Injury

Novak Djokovic is set to miss the US Open after one of his doctors indicated he will need six to 12 weeks to recover...

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Chinese Olympic Diving Champion He Zi Retires At 26

Chinese Olympic diving champion He Zi has reluctantly retired aged 26 citing a nagging foot injury and her joy at...

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Adam Peaty Targets 50m Breaststroke Record Yet Again

Britain's Adam Peaty warned the men's 50m breaststroke world record could fall again in a fierce battle over the sprint...

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Ledecky Wins Historic 12th Worlds Gold As Records Tumble

Katie Ledecky made history on Tuesday by becoming the first woman to win 12 world swimming championship gold medals, as...

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King Breaks Women’s 100m Breaststroke Record

Lilly King of the United States broke the world record for the women's 100m breaststroke on Tuesday in winning the gold...