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All Blacks legend John Kirwan has cast doubt on Ardie Savea's switch to Moana Pasifika, saying it could affect his Test form for New Zealand.
After winning three MVP titles and one NBA championship, Nikola Jokic stands on the threshold of securing eternal glory in Serbia if he can bring home an Olympic gold medal to the basketball-mad country.
Sebastian Coe has proven to be his own man throughout his life but he told AFP he has never worried about doing what he thinks is right "even if it means temporary or long-term unpopularity."
Rhasidat Adeleke hopes to become the first Irish female to win an Olympic athletics gold in Paris, an achievement that would provide a fitting riposte to racists who have targeted her for online abuse.
Organisers of Friday's opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics -- the first time it will be held outside a stadium -- have provided teasers for their spectacular plans but refused to give specifics.
Marcos Giron captured his first ATP title on Sunday, defeating fellow American Alex Michelsen 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 7-5 to win the Hall of Fame Open final.
Mark Cavendish signed off on his record-setting Tour de France performance on Sunday by admitting he had "probably" competed in the final race of his career.
Chanettee Wannasaen closed with back-to-back birdies to capture her second career LPGA title on Sunday, edging South Korean Ryu Hae-ran by a stroke to win the Dana Open.
Ben Stokes said Shoaib Bashir had "showed the world" he belonged in international cricket after the 20-year-old off-spinner bowled England to a series-clinching victory over the West Indies in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
Pole-sitter Colton Herta won Sunday's Indy Toronto street race to capture his first IndyCar triumph in more than two years and his eighth series victory overall.
Rafael Nadal will head to the Paris Olympics chasing a third gold medal but admitted his "level was so far from what it should be" after losing in the Bastad clay-court final on Sunday.
Xander Schauffele said a "sense of calm" helped him win the British Open on Sunday as the American claimed his second major just two months after triumphing at the PGA Championship.
Xander Schauffele was until May the nearly man of golf. Now he is a two-time major winner after claiming the British Open in impressive style.
Xander Schauffele is dreaming of a career grand slam after claiming the British Open to clinch his second major title just two months after he broke his duck.
Justin Rose said finishing joint second at the British Open on Sunday had increased his desire to secure another major title as he enters his mid-40s -- more than a decade after he won his first.
Tadej Pogacar hailed a new "golden age" for cycling after securing a third Tour de France title on Sunday to add to his 2020 and 2021 triumphs.
Xander Schauffele said a "sense of calm" helped him win the British Open on Sunday as the American claimed his second major just two months after triumphing at the PGA Championship.
Eritrean Biniam Girmay said on Sunday it was "unreal" to become the first African to claim the Tour de France's green jersey for most sprint points.
Shoaib Bashir took his Test-best figures as England thrashed the West Indies by 241 runs to secure a series-clinching win at Trent Bridge on Sunday after the tourists suffered a spectacular collapse.
With back-to-back Giro d'Italia and Tour de France titles successfully sealed, Tadej Pogacar has set his sights on sweeping up at the Olympics and world championships after reinventing himself and his career.
Max Verstappen was handed a public rebuke by his own engineer on Sunday when he blamed Red Bull's strategy for finishing a frustrated fifth after surviving a collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Tadej Pogacar's third Tour de France triumph on the 2024 edition will live long in the memory as the Slovenian rider simply towered above his rivals.
Two weeks on from his emotional home win at the British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton on Sunday claimed another landmark triumph with a record 200th podium finish of his career at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
American Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday to claim the second major championship of his career, just two months after winning his first.
Tadej Pogacar won the 2024 Tour de France on Sunday, adding a third overall title to his 2020 and 2021 crowns.
America's Xander Schauffele won the British Open at Royal Troon on Sunday to secure his second major championship, two months after claiming his first.
South Africa 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Sibusiso Nkosi has tested positive for an anabolic steroid, an official from Bloemfontein-based club Cheetahs told AFP on Sunday.
Oscar Piastri said he realised a childhood dream on Sunday after claiming his maiden Formula One victory in a whirlpool of mixed emotions and vexed team orders as McLaren claimed an emphatic one-two at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri claimed his maiden Formula One victory on Sunday when he finished ahead of his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, after a vexed radio argument produced an extraordinary finish to an incident-filled Hungarian Grand Prix.
South Africa's Thriston Lawrence edged into the lead at the British Open on Sunday as golf's final major of the year headed for a thrilling climax with several players in contention.
Finland's Kalle Rovanpera proved too strong on Sunday as he sealed a dominant win at Rally Latvia, while overall championship leader Thierry Neuville of Belgium could only finish in eighth place.
Oscar Piastri took his maiden Formula One win in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix with Lando Norris in second for a McLaren 1-2.