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Tadej Pogačar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Mur-de-Bretagne Guerledan, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Tour de France: Pogačar wins Stage 7, reclaims yellow jersey

July 11, 2025 at 3:12 p.m.

The defending champion conquers the steep Mur-de-Bretagne climb and holds a 54-second lead as the overwhelming favorite to win a fourth Tour title.

Carlos Alcaraz extends for a return against Taylor Fritz during his semifinal victory at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Friday, July 11, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)

Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz puts away Taylor Fritz to return to final

July 11, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

The two-time defending champ takes on top-seeded Jannik Sinner, who defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets, in Sunday’s championship match.

A boy waves a French flag as the pack rides by during the sixth stage of the Tour de France, with start in Bayeux and finish in Vire Normandy, France, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Tour de France: Van der Poel edges Pogačar for yellow jersey

July 10, 2025 at 3:03 p.m.

Ireland’s Ben Healy wins a hilly sixth stage and American Quinn Simmons is second as the defending champion loses his overall lead by one second.

Amanda Anisimova celebrates winning her semifinal match against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Wimbledon: Anisimova stuns No. 1 Sabalenka to reach 1st Grand Slam final

July 10, 2025 at 9:17 p.m.

The 13th-seeded American, who took a nearly yearlong mental health break in May 2023, wins 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to deny Sabalenka her fourth straight Grand Slam final.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Fabian Ruiz, bottom, celebrates with teammate Achraf Hakimi after scoring his side’s third goal during the Club World Cup semifinal against Real Madrid on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J.. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

FIFA Club World Cup: Paris Saint-Germain trounces Real Madrid in semifinal

July 9, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

Fabián Ruiz scores twice as PSG pounces on early mistakes and dominates en route to a 4-0 rout, setting up Sunday’s title match against Chelsea FC in New Jersey.

Jurupa Valley High School’s AB Hernandez, center, listens to officials before the girls high jump preliminaries of the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Buchanan High in Clovis. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Trump administration sues California over transgender athlete policies

July 9, 2025 at 2:57 p.m.

The suit seeks a permanent injunction barring participation by transgender girls in female sports in the state’s school system.

Jannik Sinner reacts during his quarterfinal victory against Ben Shelton at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Wimbledon: Sinner sweeps Shelton despite injured elbow

July 9, 2025 at 3:24 p.m.

The top-ranked player, wearing a sleeve on his right elbow, gets Novak Djokovic next after a 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over the 10th-seeded American. Iga Swiatek, Belinda Bencic...

Tadej Pogacar, wearing the best climber’s dotted jersey, crosses the finish line during the fifth stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Caen, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar seizes yellow jersey

July 9, 2025 at 11:24 a.m.

The defending champion cements his favorite status by finishing second behind Remco Evenepoel, who crushes the fifth-stage time trial.

Chelsea’s Joao Pedro celebrates with Enzo Fernandez, on his back, and Trevoh Chalobah after scoring a second-half goal against Fluminense in a Club World Cup semifinal match Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

FIFA Club World Cup: Chelsea blanks Fluminense to advance to final

July 8, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

João Pedro scores twice against his boyhood team as the Blues triumph 2-0 and will face Paris Saint-Germain or Real Madrid for the title Sunday.

Mathieu van der Poel, left, and Tadej Pogačar sprint to the finish line during the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Rouen, France. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Tour de France: Pogačar edges Van der Poel in 4th stage

July 8, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

The defending champ claims his 100th win and has the same overall time as the Dutch star, who retains the yellow jersey because of better finishing positions.

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