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Talking points from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

Tropical storms, software bugs and a bad tyre choice may have delayed them, but in the end the three generational talents of modern Formula One stood on the podium.

Alcaraz advances to Japan Open final

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the final of the Japan Open on Monday after securing a hard-fought 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 victory over fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar in Tokyo.

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Hamilton prepares for 300th race by hailing 'great' Alonso

Lewis Hamilton ranks Fernando Alonso as the toughest and fastest rival he has faced in his career, he said on Thursday ahead of his landmark 300th F1 race in Sunday's French Grand Prix.

'Best man won': Pogacar hails Vingegaard as Tour de France slips away

Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar refused to blame his high-speed downhill fall for losing ground on Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard after stage 18 in the Pyrenees, insisting "the best man won".

Verstappen admits Red Bull made 'wrong calls'

World champion Max Verstappen admitted on Thursday that his Red Bull team had learned from "a few wrong calls" at the recent Austrian Grand Prix and would face another fierce scrap for victory in Sunday's French race.

West Germany's 1966 captain and post-war football icon Uwe Seeler dies, aged 85

Uwe Seeler, one of the iconic figures of post-war German football and who skippered West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, has died at the age of 85, officials said Thursday.

Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France triumph as Pogacar wilts

After 18 stages of intense struggle, Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard put one hand on the 2022 Tour de France title on Thursday as defending champion and closest rival Tadej Pogacar wilted in the Pyrenees.

Santa Anita named host of 2023 Breeders' Cup

Next year's 40th edition of the Breeders' Cup horse races will be staged at Southern California's Santa Anita Park, event organizers announced Thursday.

Vettel shrugs off retirement talk at French Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel on Thursday dismissed speculation about his future and declared he hopes to continue racing in Formula One and is talking to Aston Martin about staying.

Vingegaard beats Pogacar to put one hand on Tour de France title

Jonas Vingegaard showed class when he waited for defending champion Tadej Pogacar after a fall, before going on to beat his Slovenian rival by over a minute on the Hautacam mountain on stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday.

Sporting Vingegaard waits for rival Pogacar after Tour de France fall

The ongoing struggle between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar for the Tour de France title was put briefly aside on the final mountain stage Thursday as the race leader waited for the defending champion to catch up after a fall.

Eddie Jones is 'the guy' to take England to 2023 World Cup: RFU chief

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney said Thursday that Eddie Jones is the right man to lead England into next year's World Cup following a morale-boosting series win in Australia.

ATP Tour adds six new events to replace cancelled China swing

The ATP Tour on Thursday updated its end-of-year calendar, with six tournaments added to replace the Covid-enforced cancellation of the 2022 China swing for the third year in succession.

Covid sends Froome crashing out of Tour de France

Four-time champion Chris Froome was one of three riders to drop out of the Tour de France after testing positive for Covid ahead of Thursday's 18th stage from Lourdes to the High Pyrenees.

India favourites in ODI series against West Indies even without stars

West Indies and India commence a three-match One-Day International series in Trinidad on Friday with the visitors, even without their most prominent players, favoured to get the better of a struggling home side.

Feisty De Klerk looking to 'irritate' fellow Springboks in Japan

Rugby World Cup winner Faf de Klerk said Thursday he wants to "irritate" his fellow Springboks in Japan after becoming the latest South African to join the country's ambitious league.

Ohtani scoops prestigious ESPY Award as top athlete in men's sports

The Los Angeles Angels' two-way star Shohei Ohtani was named best male athlete of the year at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, beating out luminaries including NBA star Stephen Curry and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Debut goals for Mane, De Ligt as Bayern thump Rooney's D.C. United

New signings Sadio Mane and Matthijs De Ligt scored debut goals as Bayern Munich thumped Major League Soccer's D.C United 6-2 in a friendly on Wednesday.

Jeruto storms world steeple, Feng claims discus

Kenyan-born Norah Jeruto won world gold for Kazakhstan in the women's 3000m steeplechase on Wednesday while China's Feng Bin threw a massive personal best to claim the discus title.

India poised to pile more misery on West Indies

West Indies and India commence a three-match One-Day International series at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday with the visitors, even without their most prominent players, favoured to get the better of a struggling home side.

De Bruyne at the double but Haaland kept waiting as City down America

Kevin De Bruyne's double strike was enough to help Manchester City see off Club America 2-1 in Houston on Wednesday as Pep Guardiola made Erling Haaland wait for his debut.

Lock Arnold back for injury-hit Wallabies' Argentina tour

Towering lock Rory Arnold and uncapped back Jock Campbell were notable call-ups Thursday to an injury-hit Australia squad for two Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina, who are coached by former Wallabies boss Michael Cheika.

Hurdles stars McLaughlin, Muhammad ready for final showdown

Sydney McLaughlin underscored her status as favourite to add a world championship gold to her Olympic 400m hurdles crown on Wednesday as she motored into a final showdown with USA team-mate and defending champion Dalilah Muhammad.

World 100m champion Kerley out of world relays with injury

World 100m champion Fred Kerley has been ruled out of the US team for the 4x100m relay with a "slight injury to his quadriceps", a team official said Wednesday.

Heat on Leclerc to deliver Ferrari hat-trick in France

Charles Leclerc will seek to complete Ferrari's first hat-trick since 2019 by fending off world champion Max Verstappen and a likely threat from reinvigorated Lewis Hamilton at this weekend's French Grand Prix.

Debut goals for Mane, De Light as Bayern thump Rooney's D.C. United

New signings Sadio Mane and Matthijs De Ligt scored debut goals as Bayern Munich thumped Major League Soccer's D.C United 6-2 in a friendly on Wednesday.

'Wife thinks I'm an idiot': ex-All Black Spencer returns to ring

Former All Blacks star Carlos Spencer will return to the boxing ring on Thursday, but admitted it was a hard fight to convince his wife about his latest charity bout.

Harden agrees to two-year, $68.6 mn deal to stay with Sixers

NBA star James Harden has agreed to a two-year, $68.6 million deal to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told the Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday.

Semenya falls well short in bold bid at world 5000m

Caster Semenya's first appearance in a world championships in five years on Wednesday saw the controversy-mired South African fail to qualify for the women's 5000m finals.

England women rally to reach Euro 2022 semi-finals

England rallied from the brink of elimination to beat Spain 2-1 after extra time and reach the semi-finals of Euro 2022 thanks to Georgia Stanway's stunning strike.

Venus Williams given singles wildcard to play Toronto

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has been handed a wildcard entry to the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto in August, Tennis Canada said Wednesday.

Fissette calls halt to coaching Osaka

Belgian tennis coach Wim Fissette said on Wednesday he was calling a halt to working with Japan's four-time Grand Slam title winner Naomi Osaka.

Stenson stripped of Ryder Cup captaincy and signs for LIV rebel series

Henrik Stenson said Wednesday he is signing up for the rebel Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, just hours after he was axed as Europe's Ryder Cup captain.

Minjee Lee targets Evian repeat with pressure off

Minjee Lee begins the defence of her Evian Championship title on Thursday as the sport's in-form player.

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