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Ryu clings to two-shot lead at LPGA Black Desert Championship

South Korea’s Ryu Hae-ran held off China’s Yin Ruoning and Germany’s Esther Henseleit to maintain a two-stroke lead after Saturday’s third round of the LPGA Black Desert Championship.Ryu endured a roller-coaster round with three bogeys, five birdies and an eagle to fire a four-under par 68 and stand on 18-under 198 after 54 holes at …

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McLaughlin-Levrone sets world’s fastest of year in 400m hurdles

Two-time reigning Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the 400-meter hurdles with the fastest time in the world this year at the Grand Slam Track series Miami meet on Saturday.The 25-year-old American won in 52.07 seconds with Jamaica’s Andrenette Knight second in 54.08 in a wind of 1.3 m/sec.”There’s some stuff to clean up but I’m …

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US swim star Ledecky smashes her longstanding 800m freestyle world record

Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky shattered her near nine-year-old record in the 800m freestyle on Saturday, clocking 8min 04.12 to win at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Ledecky, 28, improved on the previous record of 8:04.79 that she set at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on August 12, 2016.It was …

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Verstappen takes pole position for Miami Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix with a blistering fastest lap of 1:26.204 in qualifying on Saturday.The Dutchman was 0.065 of a second ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris with 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes again impressing as he powered into third place on the grid.There was more disappointment for …

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Scheffler fires 63 despite long delay to lead CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler shrugged off a six-hour storm delay to fire an eight-under par 63 and seize command in Friday’s second round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament.The two-time Masters champion stood on 18-under 124 after completing his second bogey-free round at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, near Dallas.”Feeling good. I had two …

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Finke grabs 400m medley victory over world record-holder Marchand

Quadruple Olympic gold medallist Leon Marchand was still waiting for his first win of the Tyr Pro Swim meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Friday after Bobby Finke snatched a 400m individual medley victory over the world record-holder.Trailing after the butterfly and backstroke legs, Marchand had moved to the front after the breaststroke and turned for …

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