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Tour de France: Simon Yates wins

Briton Simon Yates won stage 15 on the Tour de France on Sunday as a frantic struggle between the main contenders saw Thibaut Pinot again take time off his rivals with a late attack.

Sprint queen Fraser-Pryce cruises in London

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce fired a warning to her sprint rivals ahead of the world championships as Hellen Obiri set the fastest time of the year in the 5000 metres at the London Anniversary Games.

Pacquiao defeats Thurman for title

Manny Pacquiao produced an impressive performance against the previously unbeaten Keith Thurman at MGM Grand on Saturday.

Pinot and Alaphilippe take one-two

Julian Alaphilippe leads the Tour de France by over two minutes and Thibaut Pinot made gains with a victory on a gruelling stage 14.

Aussie rookie Ewan wins bunch sprint in Toulouse

Australian Caleb Ewan picked up his first Tour de France stage win in a mass sprint at Toulouse on Wednesday as Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the overall lead.

Semenya declines Rabat 800m race

Two-time Olympic champion will not run her specialist 800m distance at Rabat on Sunday despite having received an invitation to do so, in the latest twist of her bitter court battle over gender rules.

Semenya receives Rabat invite

Rabat race organisers have given Caster Semenya the green light to compete on Sunday after initially snubbing the South African.

IAAF to rebrand as World Athletics

World athletics' governing body, the IAAF, is to rebrand as World Athletics, it was announced Sunday.

IAAF maintain ban on doping-tainted Russia

Lambert leads Rockies on debut

Colorado Rockies pitcher Peter Lambert starred on debut against the Chicago Cubs.

Swiss Court suspends regulations

Following Caster Semenya's appeal last week, the Swiss Supreme Court has suspended the implementation of the IAAF's new regulations.

Joshua loses heavyweight belts

Anthony Joshua lost all three of his belts to challenger Andy Ruiz Jr in New York on Saturday.

Zakarin climbs to stage win

Russian Ilnur Zakarin is up to third in the general classification after recording an impressive victory on stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia.

IOC recommends suspending boxing federation

Demare wins as Ackermann crashes

A solitary point separates Pascal Ackermann from Arnaud Demare in the Giro d'Italia points standings after a dramatic 10th stage.

Wilder knocks out Breazeale

Deontay Wilder needed just over two minutes to knock Dominic Breazeale out in their WBC heavyweight title fight.

WADA proposes Poland's Banka as next head

The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday it would put forward Poland's sports minister Witold Banka as its candidate to be the body's next president.

Koepka well set to contend at PGA

Brooks Koepka has a consistent history of producing at major tournaments and everything is set up for him to contend at Bethpage.

Semenya dominates Doha 800m

In what could potentially be her last race, Caster Semenya secured an emphatic victory in the women's 800m at the Doha Diamond League meet.

CAS dismisses Semenya appeal

Caster Semenya's challenge of the IAAF's testosterone regulations has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Wonderful Woods wins the Masters

Fourteen years on from his last triumph at Augusta National, Tiger Woods won the Masters for a fourth time on Sunday.

Controversial decision for Munguia

Jaime Munguia remains undefeated and could now move up to middleweight after a fortuitous majority decision win over Dennis Hogan.

Tiger advances to round of 16

Tiger Woods won his Friday match against Patrick Cantlay and then got the help he needed to set up a marquee match against Rory McIlroy.

McGregor announces MMA retirement

Has the UFC seen the last of Conor McGregor? Apparently so following his retirement message via Twitter.

Crusaders & Waratahs honour victims

An emotional tribute was paid to the victims of Christchurch's terrorist attack before the Crusaders and Waratahs played in Super Rugby.

JOC president Takeda to quit

Tsunekazu Takeda denies any wrongdoing in the bidding process for the Tokyo Olympics, but will quit his role in June.

Scotland stun Twickenham in draw

An astonishing second-half rally saw Scotland retain the Calcutta Cup, but they were denied victory by England at Twickenham.

Shiffrin makes it 16 World Cup wins in season

Record-breaking Mikaela Shiffrin won Saturday's slalom in Andorra to record her 16th World Cup win of a record-breaking season.

IAAF upholds ban on RusAF

Rune Andersen stated that "two outstanding issues" have stopped his taskforce recommending that RusAF be reinstated by the IAAF.

Ewels called up as Itoje cover

Maro Itoje limped out of England training and Charlie Ewels has been called up as cover for the lock.