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At 43, Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest Grand Slam champion 
India’s Rohan Bopanna and 
Australian Matthew Ebden dug deep to win the Australian Open men’s doubles title on Saturday with a 7-6(0) 7-5 victory over 
Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
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Aryna Sabalenka crushes Zheng Qinwen to defend Australian Open title
Belarusian defending champion Aryna Sabalenka wins Australia Open women’s singles title, becoming the first woman to defend the title since 2013.
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Australian Open men’s singles final: Daniil Medvedev vs. Jannik Sinner
No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev takes on No. 4 seed Jannik Sinner in the final. Russian star Medvedev, 27, defeated No. 6 Alexander Zverev and will play in his sixth Grand Slam final and third Australia Open final in the last four years.
Medvedev-Sinner head to head
Medvedev has a 6-3 record against Sinner, although Sinner has won their last three matchups.
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Jannik Sinner makes sensational comeback to claim Australian Open
In an epic final, the 22-year-old rallies from two sets down to beat Medvedev for his first Grand Slam, becoming Italy’s first men’s singles winner since 1976.
Sinner’s signature forehand winner ended a three-hour, 44-minute Australian Open final in which Medvedev set the pace but Sinner sprinted home 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
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𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Lewis Hamilton is set to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari from next season. 
(Source: @MailSport)
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DID YOU KNOW❓
Novak Djokovic is spending his record-extending 414th career week at #1 this week, now TWO YEARS’ WORTH OF WEEKS MORE at #1 than ANY other man in ATP rankings history.
The next man on the list, Roger Federer, has 310 career weeks at #1 (310+52+52=414). 
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TOP 10 AGAIN❗
The new ATP rankings are out and 
Casper Ruud is officially BACK in the Top 10 for the first time since November, rising from #11 to #9 after his run to the Acapulco final.
The two weeks of Indian Wells will be his 114th and 115th career weeks in the elite:
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♞ Gukesh makes history by becoming youngest-ever World Championship contender
India’s 17-year-old phenom D Gukesh is headed towards the World Chess Championship clash against Ding Liren after his game with Hikaru Nakamura ended in a draw.
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Novak Djokovic wins the sportsman of the year award at the Laureus Sport Awards.
This is the 5th time he’s won it. adding to the awards he won in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019.
Legendary. 
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2024 LAUREUS SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS.
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World Sportsman of the Year Award: Novak Djokovic, Tennis
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World Sportswoman of the Year Award: Aitana Bonmatí, Football
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World Team of the Year Award: Spain Women’s Football Team
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World Breakthrough of the Year Award: Jude Bellingham, Football
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World Comeback of the Year Award: Simone Biles, Gymnastics
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World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award: Arisa Trew, Skateboard
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World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award: Diede de Groot, Tennis
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Laureus Sport for Good Award: Fundación Rafa Nadal
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Breaking: LeBron James intends to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Lakers worth $51.4M, a source familiar with his plans told @mcten.
He will look to sign a new deal to stay in Los Angeles, the source said.
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The Lakers aren’t going to let him slip. They’ll get a new deal done and have him chance to play with his son maybe one last run before he retires.
This is still a massive development though.
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Ken Griffey Jr. said last year that he and his dad would be “sitting front row” if LeBron and Bronny play together 
(via @people)
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BREAKING: Anthony Joshua will fight Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley on September 21, live on Sky Sports Box Office 
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Free agent F Naji Marshall has agreed on a three-year, $27 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell ESPN.
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Wimbledon have announced that Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu will be entering this year’s Mixed Doubles Championship as wild cards 
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