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(Reuters) – Croatia’s Borna Coric battled past Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi 6-1 6-4 on Sunday to seal a 2-0 victory in the Hopman Cup final that earned his country only their second title in the mixed-gender team competition. Coric’s victory followed Donna Vekic’s comfortable 6-3 6-4 win over Celine Naef and means Croatia become the first team to lift the trophy following the tournament’s return to the tennis calendar after a […]

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “doing excellently” after an unscheduled pacemaker implant and would on Monday attend a key judicial reform vote that has brought nationwide protests to a boil and stirred calls for compromise. With the country ensnared in its worst domestic crisis in decades, President Isaac Herzog on Sunday met Netanyahu in the hospital treating him in hope of closing […]

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Jonas Vingegaard was always in control as he won his second Tour de France title with an awe-inspiring display after mastering a swashbuckling Tadej Pogacar in what had threatened to be one of the greatest editions of the world’s biggest cycling race. The defending champion and the Slovenian all-rounder, who was repeatedly on the attack in the opening stages, went toe to toe for […]

By Martyn Herman HOYLAKE, England (Reuters) – Unflappable American Brian Harman romped to a six-stroke victory in the British Open as he kept a high-calibre chasing pack at bay on the greatest day of his career at a rain-drenched Royal Liverpool on Sunday. The 36-year-old PGA Tour stalwart, an avid hunter back home in Georgia, offered hope of a thrilling conclusion to the 151st championship for the soaked galleries with […]

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Tadej Pogacar, beaten by Jonas Vingegaard to the Tour de France title for the second year in a row, paid a heavy price for a truncated preparation as a sudden dip in form in the third week cost him a third yellow jersey on the Champs Elysees. The Slovenian, who suffered a wrist fracture in April, came into the Tour unsure of his form. […]

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The much-hyped “Barbenheimer” box office battle over the weekend proved to be a win for movie theaters that needed to add some sizzle to their summer. Ticket sales for the film industry’s biggest season had been disappointing through much of June and July. “The Flash” flopped, a new “Indiana Jones” adventure underwhelmed, and Tom Cruise’s latest “Mission: Impossible” movie opened short of expectations. Enter […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark won back-to-back men’s Tour de France titles following Sunday’s final stage, which was won by Belgian Jordi Meeus. Slovenian Tadej Pogacar was second with Briton Adam Yates taking third place. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; editing by Pritha Sarkar) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) -French youngster Leon Marchand produced a dazzling performance to shatter American great Michael Phelps’ long-standing 400 metres individual medley record on the opening day of swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday. Phelps’ mark of 4:03.84 set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was his last remaining individual world record but it fell to the 21-year-old Marchand who started superbly and clocked 4:02.50 to beat Carson […]

HOYLAKE, England (Reuters) – American Brian Harman won the British Open by six shots after a closing round of 70 at Hoylake on Sunday to claim his first major title. The world number 26 finished on 13-under-par, well ahead of Spaniard Jon Rahm, South Korean Tom Kim, Austrian Sepp Straka and Australian Jason Day who tied for second place. (Editing by Ed Osmond) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com