Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 to win the Wimbledon title for a sixth time. The Serbian world number one came into the final having won the Australian Open and French Open, and his victory over the Italian means the Grand Slam remains alive ahead of the US Open.
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Jumbo-Visma rider Sepp Kuss put in a fantastic performance finishing 23 seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) with Wouter Poels (Bahrain Victorious) coming in third on stage 15 of the Tour de France. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) retains the General Classification lead.
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Argentina defied the odds and history to claim their first Copa America success in 28 years defeating Brazil 1-0 at the Maracanã. Ángel Di María scored the only goal of the game as the weight of a nation was lifted from the shoulders of Lionel Messi who finally tasted success with his beloved Argentina.
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Dutch veteran Bauke Mollema soloed to glory after riding clear from a strong breakaway early to take the Stage 14 spoils at Quillan. Canada’s Michael Woods secured the polka dot jersey while Frenchman Guillaume Martin moved into second place on GC, just over four minutes down on Tadej Pogacar, who retained the yellow jersey ahead of Sunday’s slog into Andorra.
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Mark Cavendish equalled Eddy Merckx’s long-standing Tour de France record of 34 victories to cap one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. And it was a one-two for Cavendish’s supreme Deceuninck-QuickStep team in Carcassonne as the Manxman was guided to the line by Michael Morkov after a hectic Stage 13 finish.
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