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US Open: Shapovalov upsets Tsonga

The Canadian teenager is the youngest player in a decade to enter the third round

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Mongolian breaks Japan's gold medal stranglehold

Day three of the world championships in Budapest saw a goliath battle for the women’s under 57 kilogram division.

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Ashgabat gears up for Fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Ashgabat, the Turkmenistan capital, awaits the guests of the Fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, also known as AIMAG.

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Sharapova beats Halep in US Open first round

It is Maria Sharapova's first grand slam test after her doping ban.

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Borussia Dortmund sign Yarmolenko on four-year deal

Borussia Dortmund have signed Ukrainian forward Andriy Yarmolenko on a four year deal from Dynamo Kiev for an undisclosed fee.

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Judo honours great and good on its 65th anniversary

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US boxer Floyd Mayweather triumphs over UFC champion Conor McGregor

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Joining the mile high club the hard way

The world's best vertical runners are in Beijing for the latest assault on a tall building, the 330-metre China World tower.

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Mayweather v. McGregor: It'll be all fight on the night

Mayweather-McGregor fight on course to be richest in history

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Wayne Rooney retires from international football

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May the best toe win!

Toe wrestling is a bit like arm wrestling - but with your feet!

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Netflix show, 'Glow' boosts interest in female wrestling

Female wrestling has had a boost since the Netflix show, 'Glow' hit our screens.

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Word of the day: Goresh

This Turkmen form of belt wrestling is becoming more and more popular - not just among men, but also women.

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World Surf League: stunning victory in Tahiti

Australian surfer Julian Wilson won a dramatic final in the Tahiti leg of the World Surf League Championship Tour.

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Usain Bolt rules out return to the track

The fastest man on Earth vows not to make a comeback as he holds his last press conference as a sprinter.

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World Athletics: Bolt and Farah farewells end in failure

Usain Bolt pulled up injured in his final race, depriving Jamaica of a medal in the 4x100m relay - while Mo Farah had to settle for silver in the 5,000m.

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Flexing muscles in West Java

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Jumping for Joy: World Athletics latest winners

Thursday night's action saw fresh upsets on the track in London

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Surprise winners in the rain at the World Athletics Championships

There were plenty of thrills on the track in London on Wednesday night

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Jamaica smiles again as McLeod wins gold in London

Olympic champion and race favourite Omar McLeod shrugged off the defeats of Bolt and Thompson to dominate the Men's 110 metres hurdles final in London.