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Coco Gauff, the US Open champion, expressed her enthusiasm for integrating mixed-gender contests within tennis, taking inspiration from a recent basketball event where NBA star Stephen Curry faced WNBA’s Sabrina Ionescu in a 3-point challenge. Gauff praised the groundbreaking basketball event, suggesting tennis could host similar competitions, such as a serve target challenge between Serena Williams and Nick Kyrgios. Speaking …

Damian Lillard’s stunning 39-point performance steered the Eastern Conference to a historic win over the Western Conference with a score of 211-186 in the 73rd NBA All-Star Game, setting a new record for the highest points scored by a single team in an All-Star Game. The previous record was held by the West with 196 points in 2016. Jaylen Brown …

Ilia Topuria from Georgia clinched the Featherweight championship title at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 298 by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski from Australia in the second round. This victory at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, keeps Topuria’s UFC record perfect with seven wins, and his overall mixed martial arts (MMA) record at an impressive 15-0. The event also featured …

In a surprising turn of events at the ATP Buenos Aires tournament on Saturday, world number two Carlos Alcaraz was defeated in straight sets by Chile’s Nicolas Jarry during the semi-finals. Alcaraz, who was the defending champion and participating in his first event since his quarter-final exit at the Australian Open, lost 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to the 28-year-old Jarry. Having …

In response to the devastating shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration parade, the team has partnered with the United Way to initiate the #KCStrong Fund. This fund is dedicated to assisting the victims and their families, while also funding initiatives aimed at preventing violence and supporting mental health services and first responders. Travis Kelce, a prominent player …

Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool’s current manager, has hinted at Xabi Alonso as a potential candidate to succeed him at the helm of the club next summer. Alonso, who is presently managing Bayer Leverkusen in his second season, has emerged as a possible successor following Klopp’s announcement of his departure at the season’s end. Expressing his support for Alonso ahead of Liverpool’s …

Jurgen Klinsmann was dismissed as the coach of the South Korean national football team on Friday after a loss to Jordan in the Asian Cup semi-finals, coupled with issues involving key team members. The decision comes less than a year into his tenure, during which Klinsmann, a celebrated former German international and World Cup winner, struggled to gain the support …

At 24 years old, the player transitioned to tennis after previously embodying a pirate during summer for his grandfather’s tourist business in Brazil. Alcaraz, the Spanish sensation and defending champion, confidently won the first set, but the match intensified as Carabelli, hailing from Argentina and ranked 134th, fought back with an early break in the second set to take the …