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Eli Willits, a 17-year-old US high school shortstop, was selected by the Washington Nationals with the first overall pick in Sunday’s Major League Baseball Draft at Atlanta.The switch-hitting teen from Oklahoma’s Fort Cobb-Broxton High School became the youngest-ever number one overall selection in the MLB Draft.”I’m just excited and thankful for the Nationals organization for …

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Cole Palmer scored two goals and made another as Chelsea stunned Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday, beating the European champions 3-0 at the MetLife Stadium to win the first edition of FIFA’s new competition.PSG were the favourites for a game attended by Donald Trump after coming to the …

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Spain’s Alex Palou held off Scott Dixon over the final laps to capture Sunday’s IndyCar Farm to Finish 275, stretching his season points lead with his seventh win of the year.The pole-sitter and Indianapolis 500 champion collected his 18th career IndyCar triumph in 93 starts after 275 laps around the 0.894-mile (1.43km) Iowa Speedway oval.”It …

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The Dallas Mavericks have decided to shut down top NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg from NBA Summer League competition after only two games, multiple reports said on Sunday.The 18-year-old American forward, who signed with the Mavs earlier this month, will end his work in the training league for NBA newcomers early, according to ESPN and online …

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New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge became the fastest player in Major League Baseball history to reach 350 career home runs when he belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning of a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.Judge’s 350th career home run came in his 1,088th game — beating the previous mark …

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Ndamukong Suh, a Super Bowl champion defensive tackle who played 13 NFL seasons, announced his official retirement from the league in a social media post on Saturday.The 38-year-old American has not played in the NFL since the 2022 playoffs for Philadelphia, serving as a television analyst.Suh, the son of a Jamaican mother and Cameroonian father, …

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USA international midfielder Malik Tillman has joined Bayer Leverkusen from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven, the Bundesliga side announced on Saturday. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder, who was born in Nuremberg, has signed a five-year deal until June 30, 2030.The club has not given details of a transfer fee but media reports put it at 40 million euros …

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Unbeaten world lightweight boxing champion Gervonta Davis was arrested Friday on battery and domestic violence charges from a June incident, according to multiple reports.The 30-year-old American allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend on June 15, Father’s Day, outside her home in Doral, according to WPLG-TV, the Miami Herald and TMZ.Davis, who lives in Coral Springs, was …

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Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams, who has not played in a tournament since March of 2024, has accepted a wildcard entry into the WTA and ATP DC Open, organizers said Friday.The 45-year-old American, listed as inactive on the WTA Tour website, has not played a tour event since losing a first-round match last …

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The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed a five-year contract extension worth up to $287 million with 24-year-old All-Star forward Jalen Williams, ESPN reported Thursday.ESPN cited Williams’s agents in reporting the extension of Williams’s rookie contract — which makes the 24-year-old the latest key piece of Oklahoma City’s title run to commit to the …

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