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A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The ‘cheat code’ Maddi Levi is back – and so are Australia’s women’s hopes of winning a maiden Hong Kong Sevens title.Despite Tim Walsh taking his youngest squad to the mecca of rugby sevens, Australia pulled away from Spain in their first-up clash to smash the Europeans 54-12 on day one of the Hong Kong Sevens at the stunning new Kai Tak Stadium.Levi, who missed the Vancouver leg of the SVNS World Series tournament because of a hand injury, finished with a hat-trick to…

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It is a first semi-final appearance for Djokovic at this tournament since 2016 and, with Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper and Daniil Medvedev among a host of top-10 seeds already out, the draw has opened up for the Serb to add another Miami title.Djokovic efficiently took the opening set on Thursday, breaking his opponent’s serve in the eighth game.But the 24-time Grand Slam champion had to dig deep in the second, with some impressive serving allowing him to recover from 5-2 down to force a tie-break and clinch the win.”Best serving performance for me so far,” Djokovic said. “I was quite…

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Mar 27, 2025, 10:00 PM ETCHANDLER, Ariz. — Charley Hull ended her long and active day without any blood seeping through her sock, only a bogey-free card of 9-under 63 that gave her a one-shot lead over Nanna Koerstz Madsen in the opening round Thursday at the Ford Championship.Nelly Korda, returning to tournament play after skipping the Asia swing, rallied with four birdies on the back nine and opened with a 67 in her bid to catch Hull, who has been as entertaining as ever.The key to Hull’s round at Whirlwind Golf Club was her driver, and she wasn’t even…

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College freshmen aren’t often the best players in the country. When it does happen — Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson, Kevin Durant — those players tend to become NBA stars. Cooper Flagg is next in line, dominating in nearly every facet of the game of basketball.  Team: Duke Height: 6’9 Weight: 205 lbs Wingspan: 7’0+ Age: 18.5 (December 21, 2006) Cooper Flagg — PF, Duke (18.5 years old) Advanced Impact Score per 40 minutes: 19.2 (1st) NBA Comparison: Jayson Tatum; Kawhi Leonard Flagg, like most special prospects, makes it challenging to find a one-to-one comparison. He’s singular in many ways, but…

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Top-ranked flyweight Muhammad Mokaev’s next fight is expected to place in the Karate Combat pit. A promotion official confirmed with MMA Fighting that Mokaev has signed with Karate Combat after the 24-year-old initially announced the news on Twitter. Mokaev is set to make his promotional debut on May 2 at Karate Combat’s event in Dubai. May 2nd Dubai @KarateCombat My first ever sport was karate , then I moved to wrestling I just wanna compete and stay activeAnd building my striking experience I always will have plan B which is wrestling but I need to work on plan A pic.twitter.com/sk1iq2MJnO—…

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2025 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Jordan Crooks swam 17.91 (#5 all-time) to win the 50 freestyle in finals on Day 2, and followed that up with a 17.82 leadoff (#3 all time) as Tennessee came within four hundredths of their own NCAA record in the 200 free relay. This was their first relay title since 1996, and could be followed by a second in the 400 free relay later on in the week. Two sub-18 swims in a single day is impressive. Only two men have ever broken 18 seconds from a flat start – Caeleb Dressel and…

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A Tour of Arkansas is in the works for May 2026 as an internationally sanctioned stage race in the US. All Sports Productions will lead efforts to “reimagine” a UCI-sanctioned stage race for men and women, similar to the long-standing but financially-challenged Joe Martin Stage Race that ended a four-decade run two years ago.  Early plans for the Tour of Arkansas will focus on the event to be held in northwest Arkansas, where Joe Martin Stage Race was based as an amateur event and then a UCI 2.2 event for 46 editions. All Sports Productions has owned and produced the…

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Top seed Sabalenka delivered a clinical performance on Thursday, dominating Paolini with powerful serves and punishing groundstrokes.Aside from two mistimed overheads and an ambitious ‘tweener’ shot which did not have enough power to trouble her opponent, Sabalenka barely put a foot wrong as she surged to victory in just one hour and 13 minutes.”Super-happy that I was able to give myself another chance, another final, another opportunity to hold a trophy,” Sabalenka said.”She’s an incredible player so I knew I would have to work for every point. “I focused on my serve and tried to hit as low as possible…

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