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Cameron Norrie claims biggest win of his career to collect Indian Wells title
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After an imperious breakthrough week at the BNP Paribas Open in which the heightened stakes of each new round brought out a greater level of play from Cameron Norrie, the best men’s tennis player in Great Britain took...
Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder in all-time classic to retain WBC heavyweight title
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Tyson Fury consolidated his place at the summit of boxing on Saturday night when he knocked out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round to defend the World Boxing Council’s version of the heavyweight title in a heart-poundin...
Alaphilippe solos to glory and defends world championship road race title
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Julian Alaphilippe overcame 60 Flandrian hills and the ire of Flemish fans to join the rare group of male cyclists who have successfully defended the world championship road race title, winning solo in Leuven after ri...
Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua to claim world heavyweight title
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Oleksandr Usyk is the new WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion of the world after, in a riveting display of skill and nerve, he outpointed Anthony Joshua to win a clear and unanimous decision. His commanding victory ...
Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk: world heavyweight boxing title fight – live!
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Elisa Balsamo beats tearful Marianne Vos to world road race title
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Ripping up the script written by the Dutch women in the past four world championships, the Italian Elisa Balsamo snatched the road race title from under the noses of a dominant Netherlands squad. One of the sport’s gr...
Warwickshire clinch title after Chris Woakes leads charge to sink Somerset
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Chants of “You Bears” rung around Edgbaston as Warwickshire produced a stirring final-day performance to be crowned County Champions for the eighth time, beating a weary Somerset side and breaking the hearts of Lancas...
Rob Yates takes Warwickshire’s title fight with Lancashire to final day
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There is one more day of the title race to run and, provided nerves have settled sufficiently, it may be that a good few Lancashire supporters make the trip down the M6 from Aigburth to Edgbaston, take advantage of fr...
Hampshire rally in county title tussle after Lancashire dismiss them cheaply
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If the scene was serene, the bowlers were not. Spectators unfolded in camping chairs and stretched across green benches as the Liverpool sun dipped towards its 7.13pm nightcap, but no one was leaving early. Mohammad A...
County cricket finale: Lancashire v Hampshire and four-way title fight – live!
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Ellen van Dijk ends long wait for second world championship time trial title
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Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands endured a long and painful wait for her second world time trial title, eight years after she won for the first time at the 2013 championship in Tuscany. On Monday the Dutch racer set ...
‘The talent of the century’: Klopp salutes Emma Raducanu after US Open title
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Jürgen Klopp has described Emma Raducanu as “the talent of the century” and admitted he was overwhelmed by the 18-year-old’s sporting reaction to winning the US Open. The Liverpool manager is a keen tennis player and ...
Adam Jones keen for Harlequins to mount swashbuckling title defence
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In a sporting summer that crammed in the Olympics, Euro 2020 and a British & Irish Lions tour, perhaps the exhilarating climax to last season’s Premiership was a little overlooked. Harlequins recovered from 28-0 d...
Curse of Mayo strikes again as Tyrone take All-Ireland Gaelic football title
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The myth of Mayo’s curse remains intact after Tyrone clinched the All-Ireland football championship title. Hopes of County Mayo winning their first title since 1951 were dashed yesterday when they lost to Tyrone. Mayo...
From Schitt’s Creek to Kevin Can F**k Himself: the perils of swearing in your TV show title
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When Eugene and Dan Levy were first pitching their idea for a comedy about a wealthy family who go broke, there was one major stumbling block: the name. When several channels asked them to change the title from Schitt...
Primoz Roglic wins final stage to take third Vuelta a España title
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Primoz Roglic sealed his third successive Vuelta a España title after adding to his already comfortable lead by winning the final stage’s time trial on Sunday. Roglic increased his advantage over runner-up Enric Mas d...