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Olympic champion Masai Russell scorched to victory with the second fastest 100m hurdles time in history at the Grand Slam Track meeting in Miami on Saturday, clocking a world leading 12.17sec.The 24-year-old American star finished just ahead of compatriot Tia Jones, who was second 12.19sec — the third fastest time in history.Russell and Jones, who …

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Mercedes teenager Kimi Antonelli powered to a shock pole position in Friday’s qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix sprint race, delivering a sizzling final lap to become the youngest-ever driver to take pole in Formula One.The 18-year-old Antonelli stormed to the front of the grid for Saturday’s race with a fastest lap of 1:26.482 to …

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Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert returns to the Kentucky Derby in search of a seventh victory on Saturday, but the Michael McCarthy-trained Journalism is the California colt favored to capture the first jewel in US flat racing’s Triple Crown.Baffert, the polarizing 72-year-old whose Kentucky Derby winners include American Pharoah and Justify — two horses …

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Gregg Popovich stepping down as coach of the NBA San Antonio Spurs after 29 seasons marks the end of an era, but can’t dampen the inspiration he gave so many players.That was the reaction from some of the athletes whom Popovich guided as coach of the Spurs, including French star Victor Wembanyama, the 2024 NBA …

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Lando Norris says he isn’t stressing about McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri’s hot start to the season and the gap he has opened up at the top of the driver’s championship.Norris finished second in the championship last season and was viewed as McLaren’s top driver but Piastri has won three of the last four races and …

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Golden State superstar Stephen Curry says the Warriors will have to show their resiliency after failing to close out the Houston Rockets in game five of their bruising NBA Western Conference playoff series.Curry has won four titles with the Warriors, but says the current team — bolstered by the mid-season acquisition of Jimmy Butler — …

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Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert returns to the Kentucky Derby in search of a seventh victory on Saturday, but the Michael McCarthy-trained Journalism is the California colt favored to capture the first jewel in US flat racing’s Triple Crown.Baffert, the polarizing 72-year-old whose Kentucky Derby winners include American Pharoah and Justify — two horses …

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World champion Max Verstappen will arrive a day late to the Miami Grand Prix while he awaits the birth of his first child.The Red Bull driver will be at the track on Friday ahead of practice but will skip the promotional and media events on Thursday, the team said.”Max will not be attending media day …

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Gordie Herbert, who guided Germany to the 2023 Basketball World Cup crown, will coach the Canadian men’s national team for the next Olympic cycle, Canada Basketball announced on Thursday.The 66-year-old Canadian, who currently coaches Bayern Munich, led Germany to a fourth-place showing at last year’s Paris Olympics, where Canada finished fifth.”His championship pedigree, command of …

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Two-time Olympic medallist ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani announced their return to competition for the 2025-26 Olympic season on Thursday, seven years after the US siblings retired from the sport.Alex, 34, and Maia, 30, captured bronze medals in team and ice dance at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and took world ice dance silver …

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