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Budapest, June 24 (AFP/APP): Katie Ledecky won a record-breaking fifth straight 800m world title on Friday, just over an hour after Sarah Sjostrom surged to her fourth consecutive victory in the women’s 50m butterfly. Local hero Kristof Milak sparked delirium in the Duna Arena in […]

Santa Ponça, Spain, June 24 (AFP/APP):Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Roberto Bautista Agut in the Mallorca Open final after seeing off last four opponent Benjamin Bonzi 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. The Greek second seed took a little over an hour and a half to dismiss France’s […]

Budapest, June 23 (AFP/APP): Australian 18-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan edged world record holder Sarah Sjostrom to win the women’s 100m freestyle gold at the World Swimming Championships on Thursday. O’Callaghan,a double Olympic relay gold medallist, edged the 28-year-old Swede by 0.13sec. American Torri Huske took bronze. […]

Budapest, June 23 (AFP/APP): Australian 18-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan edged world record holder Sarah Sjostrom to win the women’s 100m freestyle gold at the World Swimming Championships on Thursday. O’Callaghan,a double Olympic relay gold medallist, edged the 28-year-old Swede by 0.13sec. American Torri Huske took bronze. […]

Eastbourne, United Kingdom, June 23 (AFP/APP):Serena Williams stepped up her comeback as the American star powered to a second successive victory in the Eastbourne doubles with her partner Ons Jabeur on Wednesday. Williams and Tunisia’s Jabeur defeated Shuko Aoyama and Chan Hao-ching 6-2, 6-4 in […]