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Canadian qualifier Diallo, defending champion Dabrowski pick up wins at U.S. Open

Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe opened their U.S. Open women’s doubles title defence Thursday with a 6-4,…

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Olympic gold medallist Zheng, defending champion Gauff win 1st-round matches at U.S. Open

The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff’s first service…

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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to play Wimbledon final

London, England – Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand…

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Defending women’s champion Vondrousova ousted in 1st round at Wimbledon

Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, the first female holder to…

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Defending champion Italy knocked out of Euro 2024 by Switzerland

Defending champion Italy crashed out of the European Championship after losing to Switzerland 2-0 in the last 16 on Saturday.…

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Canadian decathlete Pierce LePage not defending Hypo Meeting title this weekend

As each of 23 men settle in the starting blocks for the 100 metres to open the 10-event decathlon at…

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Clark leads Iowa back to Final 4, scoring 41 points in win over defending champion LSU

Caitlin Clark made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists in a sensational performance as Iowa knocked…

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Defending champion UConn returns to Final 4 with rout of Illinois, will face Alabama

Thirty points in a row — that’s quite a run. The NCAA men’s tournament streak UConn is putting together is pretty,…

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Defending champion Medvedev, top-seeded Alcaraz cruise into Miami Open quarterfinals

Defending Miami Open champion Daniil Medvedev won his 350th career match to move into the quarterfinals for a fourth straight…

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2-time defending champ Shoma Uno leads after men’s short program at figure skating worlds

Japan’s Shoma Uno placed first in the men’s short program Thursday at the World Figure Skating Championships. Uno, the two-time defending…

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