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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to UFC President Dana White during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.
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Nov 18, 2024

Donald Trump meets PGA commissioner and Saudi PIF head

Golf star Rory McIlroy said Trump could help the two sides reach a deal.
Sergio Garcia tees off on the second hole during the final round of the LIV Golf Chicago tournament at Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Sept. 15.
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Nov 19, 2024

Garcia reapplies for DP World Tour membership, boosting Ryder Cup hopes

Garcia had resigned from the DP World Tour in 2023 after being sanctioned for breaching conflicting tournament regulations.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen (left) speaks with McLaren's Lando Norris after the sprint race during the weekend of the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Nov. 2.
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Nov 21, 2024

Verstappen in sight of exclusive club of four-time F1 champions

Red Bull's three-time champion needs only to stay ahead of Lando Norris to secure the title.
Hyundai's Thierry Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe compete during an event in Finland last year.
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Nov 21, 2024

'Sport will have the last word' as World Rally title goes down to the wire in Japan

The only certainty about this year's World Rally Championship is that a Hyundai driver will take the title.
Blast Onepiece (center) wins the 63rd Arima Kinen on Dec. 23, 2018, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.
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Nov 22, 2024

Making new lives for veteran racehorses

The future is expanding for retired racehorses. Generally speaking, there are not many racehorses who can transition to life as stallions or brood mares, passing on their blood to future generations. Some go on to second careers as riding horses, for example. But, in the end, thoroughbreds are basically...
Japan's Warner Dearns battles with England's George Martin during a match at National Stadium in Tokyo in June.
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Nov 23, 2024

Match with Japan likely to leave England with more questions than answers

Japan has never beaten England and it will be a shock to compare with its 2015 World Cup win over South Africa if the Brave Blossoms triumph this weekend.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on the podium after securing her 99th career World Cup win on Saturday in Gurgl, Austria.
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Nov 24, 2024

Mikaela Shiffrin takes 99th World Cup win, putting her on course for 100 on home snow

Shiffrin won the slalom in the resort of Gurgl by a comfortable 0.55 of a second from Italian-born Lara Colturi, who skis for Albania, in second place.
England's Tom Roebuck (left) attempts to get away from Japan wing Jone Naikabula during their match in London on Sunday.
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Nov 25, 2024

Japan coach Eddie Jones calls for patience after blowout loss against England

Jones' inexperienced starting lineup had a combined total of 201 caps, while England had 622.
Former F1 world champion Mario Andretti will serve as a director on the board of a new General Motors Formula One team set to debut in 2026.
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Nov 26, 2024

GM agrees deal to enter F1 with Cadillac in 2026

The firm said it had also registered with FIA as a power unit manufacturer to become a full works outfit by the end of the decade.
Japan has won four games and lost seven since Eddie Jones took over in January.
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Nov 27, 2024

Eddie Jones tells Japan to keep faith after heavy defeats

Japan has won four games and lost seven since the Australian took over in January.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with his team after clinching the Formula One world drivers' title on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Nov 28, 2024

Verstappen switches focus to reboot defense of F1 teams' title

Just days after clinching the title with a measured drive to fifth in Las Vegas, the 27-year-old will return to the track hoping he can repeat his triumph from last year.
Mick Schumacher plans to leave Mercedes at the end of the season.
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Nov 29, 2024

Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher to leave team after F1 season

Schumacher, a reserve driver, said it had been tough watching others race.
Ottawa's Zoe Boyd battles Boston's Loren Gabel during a Professional Women's Hockey League game in Ottawa in January.
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Nov 30, 2024

Fans flocking to PWHL as women's league returns for second season

Buzz is growing around the top-flight North American league as it enters its second season.
Tiger Woods competes at the British Open in July.
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Dec 4, 2024

Tiger Woods has 'long way to go' after latest back surgery

Woods hasn't played since he missed the cut at the British Open in July.
The start of the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday in Lusail, Qatar.
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Dec 4, 2024

A 12th F1 team after Cadillac? Why not, says FIA president

Formula One has always had a provision for 12 in the rules but there was strong opposition from existing teams to going beyond 10 before a deal was reached.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday in Lusail.
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Dec 5, 2024

Hamilton bids farewell to Mercedes as Ferrari vies for the title

Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix marks the end of an era as the Briton concludes a remarkable 12-year spell with the Silver Arrows.
Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin perform during the pairs competition at the Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France, on Friday.
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Dec 7, 2024

German skaters Hase and Volodin defend Grand Prix Final gold

Former world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan took silver with 206.71.
Scottie Scheffler, seen during the President's Cup in September, won the Hero World Challenge on Sunday.
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Dec 9, 2024

No.1 Scottie Scheffler wins Hero World Challenge to capture ninth title of year

The 28-year-old American fired a bogey-free, 9-under par 63 to finish 25-under 263.
Rams receiver Puka Nacua runs with the ball during his team's win over the Bills in Inglewood, California, on Sunday.
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Dec 9, 2024

Rams overcome heroic performance by Bills QB Josh Allen in thriller

Allen became the first player in history to rush for three touchdowns and throw for three more in the same game.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The Formula One season wrapped up with a final test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, with Leclerc top of the timesheets.
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Dec 11, 2024

Leclerc on top as F1 test wraps up 2024 season

Leclerc tested Pirelli's 2025 tire compounds, doing 134 laps and setting a best time of 1:23.510.
Tiger Woods and his son Charlie Woods walk off the seventh green during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on June 11.
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Dec 11, 2024

Tiger and Charlie Woods set to compete in next week's PNC

"Playing together is something we look forward to," said Tiger Woods.
In 2024, Scottie Scheffler won seven PGA Tour events, including the Masters, and took home the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
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Dec 11, 2024

Scheffler voted PGA Tour Player of the Year for third straight time

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the only players beside Scheffler to win the award three or more times.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes passes against the Buccaneers in Kansas City, Missouri, on Nov. 4.
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Dec 12, 2024

NFL trio brace for physical toll of playing three games over short period

"It's a unique situation," said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who shared that he told the team to take one day at a time through the unprecedented stretch.
Ryan Garcia celebrates in the ring after his win over Romero Duno in November 2019.
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Dec 16, 2024

Ryan Garcia-Rukiya Anpo exhibition postponed after American injures wrist

Promoters said Sunday the event would be rescheduled for sometime in early 2025.
Team USA players during the 2023 Ryder Cup opening ceremony in Rome in September 2023
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Dec 17, 2024

U.S. team to get paid for playing in Ryder Cup

U.S. team members will each get $500,000, with $300,000 of that going to charity and the remaining $200,000 serving as a stipend.
RB's Liam Lawson ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix on Dec. 1
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Dec 18, 2024

Red Bull set to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson, not Yuki Tsunoda

The move comes after Red Bull saw its run of consecutive constructors' championships come to an end in 2024, McLaren finishing on top.
The Jets selected Beijing-born Kevin He in the fourth round, 109th overall, of the 2024 NHL Draft.
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Dec 18, 2024

Jets' draft pick Kevin He becomes first Chinese-born player to sign pro contract

The Jets selected the Beijing-born player in the fourth round, 109th overall, of the 2024 NHL Draft.
Liam Lawson during a media event ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November
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Dec 19, 2024

Lawson officially replacing Perez at Red Bull F1 team

The move means that the more-experienced Yuki Tsunoda will stay with the RB team for the 2025 season.
National team great Michael Leitch participates in the Japan Rugby League One season-opening news conference on Dec. 9.
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Dec 20, 2024

Japan Rugby League One plays leading role through tough days in Japanese rugby

At the JRLO’s official 2024-25 season kickoff press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, the mood could only be described as festive and upbeat.
American Lindsey Vonn competes in the women's super-G World Cup event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday.
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Dec 22, 2024

'Perfect start' for ski great Vonn on World Cup return

Vonn left the sport in 2019 after a series of major injuries but she has been free of pain since a right knee replacement in April.

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