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Skye Blakely caps remarkable injury comeback with world gymnastics all-around title

American, 21, wins world all-around title in RotterdamBlakely ruptured achilles before 2024 Olympic trialsFirst US champion since Simone Biles three years agoSkye Blakely completed a sensational comeback from a ruptured achilles tendon to win the women’s all-around title at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Friday, claiming the biggest individual prize in the sport outside the Olympics.The 21-year-old American scored 55.733 points across four apparatus to finish ahead of Russia’s Liudmila Roshchina (55.199), with China’s Ke Qinqin taking bronze (55.032). Continue reading...

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Aaron Rodgers says NFL’s Paris game is safe despite PSG cancellation amid unrest

Steelers, Saints still on for NFL’s Paris debut on SundayViolent protests prompt US security warning for fansPSG cancel Sunday match amid escalating Paris unrestThe NFL would have cancelled its first regular-season game in Paris, scheduled for Sunday, if the situation were unsafe, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said on Friday, referring to the recent protests in the French capital.France experienced some of its worst urban unrest in years last weekend, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to tighten restrictions on protests on Thursday amid fears that demonstrations planned for Saturday could turn violent. Continue reading...

Cheltenham’s racing return provides romance over jumps and 20-1 shock

Outsider Kingofthefrontier wins Sharp Novices’ HurdleTrainer John Dawson gets better of Dan SkeltonThe jumping game increasingly resembles the Flat when it comes to the concentration of racing power in ever fewer trainers’ hands, but the opening day of Cheltenham’s new season – the first, in fact, since Gold Cup day in March – brought a reminder that romance has not been drained entirely from the winter code.Dan Skelton, who dethroned Willie Mullins to become the new champion over jumps last season, had already trained 115 winners in the current campaign before racing on Friday, nearly halfway towards Martin Pipe’s all-time record of 243. John Dawson, by contrast, had sent out a total of six winners from his yard in North Yorkshire since May 2023. Continue reading...

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Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: El Clásico Shouldn't Be Predicted, Just Embraced

Momentum in El Clásico doesn’t exist. With the history and stars who make up this rivalry, just revel in it.

Beers, Cheers And Barrelman: Brewers Tailgates Take Over World Series

Brewers fans are more than ready for Game 1 of the World Series.