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Transgender cyclist Austin Killips wins UCI event

At the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico, Austin Killips became the first transgender athlete to win a UCI women’s stage race. On Sunday, the 27-year-old American won stage five, clinching the overall championship as well as the ‘Queen…

England will face Scotland in the inaugural Women’s Nations League event.

The inaugural Women’s Nations League has drawn England and Scotland together. They will also face the Netherlands and Belgium in the tournament’s League A Group A1, which begins in September. In League A Group A3, Wales will face Euro 2022…

NBA: The Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Boston Celtics, while the Denver Nuggets take a 2-0 lead over the Phoenix Suns.

In the first game of their Eastern Conference semi-final series, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 119-115. Harden scored 45 points, including a three-pointer with eight seconds remaining to put the 76ers up at TD Garden in Boston. “He…

Wimbledon: Veronika Kudermetova to drop Russian sponsorship.

Veronika Kudermetova, a Russian player sponsored by one of the country’s oil and gas conglomerates, Tatneft, claims she will be able to compete at Wimbledon by removing the company’s logo off her uniform. The All England Club (AELTC) will enable…

Leeds United players apologize for not acknowledging fans prior to the loss against Bournemouth.

Leeds United players claim they “can’t express how sorry” they are for failing to acknowledge fans prior to Sunday’s loss to Bournemouth. A video showing Leeds players appearing to snub fans, including a youngster, as they left the team hotel…

Ukrainian athletes will boycott the World Judo Championships due to Russian participation concerns.

Ukrainian athletes will boycott the World Judo Championships in Qatar later this month due to worries over Russian and Belarussian participation. The International Judo Federation voted to let Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete as neutrals. The decision will allow…

Santiago Pea of Paraguay’s ruling party has won the presidential election.

Santiago Pea of Paraguay’s reigning conservative Colorado Party defeated a center-left rival in the presidential election. According to election officials, Mr Pea, an economist, received more than 42% of the vote with practically all ballots counted. Efran Alegre, candidate of…

A Tampa Bay Buccaneers player’s 2-year-old daughter drowns in a swimming pool.

Police reported that the 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in the family’s Florida swimming pool on Sunday. After a child fell into a pool, police were called to a Beach Park residence in Tampa at…

NBA Playoffs: Stephen Curry scores 50 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Sacramento Kings.

Stephen Curry’s masterclass in the series decider against the Sacramento Kings ensured the current NBA champions escaped an early play-off departure. Curry scored 50 points in the playoffs, leading his team to a 120-100 victory. In the Western Conference semi-finals,…

Liverpool defeats Tottenham in a seven-goal thriller.

Diogo Jota’s injury-time winner earned Liverpool a stunning victory at Anfield after Tottenham appeared to be on course for a point despite falling behind three goals inside 15 minutes. Spurs were 5-0 down after 20 minutes at Newcastle United and…