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Bol retains world hurdles title as Jones and Zapletalová set lifetime marks
Femke Bol defended her 400 metres hurdles world title in 51.54 seconds on 19 September, with Jasmine Jones taking silver and Emma Zapletalová bronze.
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Allman completes her global medal collection with Tokyo discus gold
Valarie Allman's fifth-round throw of 69.48 metres secured her first world discus title, ahead of Jorinde van Klinken and Silinda Morales in Tokyo on 14 September.
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Warrior Games close with 111 SOCOM medals and Hayden’s Ultimate Champion award
The Colorado Springs event combined 11 adaptive sporting events with individual and team outcomes documented by the official military organisers.
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Alcaraz recovers from Dzumhur surge to reach Roland-Garros last 16
The defending champion won 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 after the Bosnian recovered from two sets down and led 3-1 in the fourth under the Paris lights.
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Garcia's final Roland-Garros singles campaign ends against Pera
Bernarda Pera won 6-4, 6-4 as the former world No.4 made her last singles appearance at her home major during her final season on tour.
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France tops medal count at Lenzerheide Biathlon World Championships
France finished the 12-event championships with six golds and 13 medals, while Johannes Thingnes Bø set two career world-title records.
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Invictus winter debut draws 534 competitors and leaves adaptive sport legacy
The first winter edition combined 11 adaptive sports with equipment, training and funding commitments documented in the organisers’ final report.
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Wilde scores in the final minute as RIT beats Air Force
RIT won 2–1 at Air Force on 31 January after Matthew Wilde converted a rebound with less than thirty seconds left.
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Siniakova and Townsend withstand comeback to win Australian Open doubles title
The top seeds beat Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3 in the women's doubles final, giving Townsend her second major and Siniakova her tenth.
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Gukesh joins Tata Steel leaders as Caruana draws in round seven
Gukesh beat Harikrishna while Abdusattorov and Praggnanandhaa drew, creating a three-way tie on five points in Wijk aan Zee.
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Markerless gait study finds repeatability varies across movement measures
A small laboratory study separates repeated measurements from wider clinical validation.
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Gukesh beats Giri as three players share Tata Steel’s opening lead
The world champion joined Harikrishna and Keymer on one point after the first Masters round in Wijk aan Zee.
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Al-Rajhi and Sanders claim first Dakar titles as Saudi rally reaches Shubaytah
Yazeed Al-Rajhi became the first Saudi car winner, while Australian Daniel Sanders led the motorcycle standings throughout the January rally.
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Raducanu overturns second-set deficit to reach Australian Open third round
The British former US Open champion recovered from 0-3 in the second set to beat Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-5 and reach the last 32 in Melbourne for the first time.
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Shelton holds off Carreno Busta comeback to reach Australian Open third round
The American won 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4 against the returning Spaniard and secured a place in Melbourne's last 32 for the third consecutive year.
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Independent athlete survey tests the limits of a supplement-behaviour screener
The S3 study assessed reported use of independently tested products, rather than testing the products themselves.
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Raducanu wins two tiebreaks to beat Alexandrova in Australian Open first round
Emma Raducanu opened her 2025 season with a 7-6(4), 7-6(2) victory over 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova at Melbourne Park.
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North Carolina wins an overtime rivalry game against Duke
The No.19 Tar Heels beat No.14 Duke 53–46 on 9 January, using late free throws to settle a low-scoring game at Carmichael Arena.
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Park City ski patrol ends strike with new contract; guest credits follow
The Utah resort and its patrol union concluded their holiday dispute on 8 January; Vail announced credits for affected visitors a week later.
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Providence retains the Mayor’s Cup with two third-period goals
The Friars beat Brown 2–0 on 7 January, with Zachary Borgiel making 29 saves as Providence extended its winning streak to eight.
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Stefan Kraft wins Bischofshofen qualification before close Four Hills finale
Kraft topped the 5 January qualification with 155.4 points as Austria's three title contenders prepared for a finale separated by only 1.3 points.
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Basketball reward-rule study separates movement load from perceived effort
Different scoring incentives produced different combinations of physical activity, reported exertion and enjoyment.
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Activity-monitor study shows processing choices can change the analysed sample
The report examines how movement records become physical-activity estimates.
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