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Iga Swiatek: Will world No. 1 become first repeat WTA winner at Indian Wells since Martina Navratilova in 1991?

Indian Wells is often regarded as the biggest tournament of the tennis season outside the Grand Slams and season-ending finals – so why has it been so unpredictable in recent years? On the men’s side there have been five different champions in the last five editions, including Taylor Fritz in 2022 and Cameron Norrie in 2021, and on the women’s side there has not been a repeat winner since Martina Navratilova won back-to-back titles in 1990 and 1991. Ad That’s the longest streak without a repeat champion at a WTA 1000.

Simone Biles opens up on Mikaela Shiffrin support during Beijing 2022 - 'I didn't want her to feel alone'

Simone Biles says she reached out to fellow Olympic gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin during Beijing 2022 as she “didn’t want her to feel alone”. Biles and Shiffrin connected during the Games last year where Shiffrin shared some of the negative comments she had received on social media after missing out on a medal. Ad Just months earlier, Biles had withdrawn from several finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to focus on her mental health.

Canada's Mark Arendz captures biathlon gold at Para nordic World Cup finals

Canada's Mark Arendz struck gold in the men's standing 12.5-kilometre individual biathlon event at the Para nordic World Cup finals on Saturday in Midway, Utah.

Teenage sansation Troy Podmilsak makes freestyle history in Georgia at World Championships

Teenager Troy Podmilsak shattered new World Championship ground by becoming the first American to grab big air gold in Georgia. The 18-year-old beat Austrian ace Lukas Muellauer and Norwegian Birk Ruud as Matej Svancer — Muellauer's compatriot — narrowly missed out on a medal in Bakuriani. Ad Podmilsak claimed scores of 91.25 and 96.50 on his pair of runs to beat Muellauer to the summit of the podium by 3.25 points.

Kirsty Muir falls short of podium finish in Freeski Big Air as French freestyle star Tess Ledeux wins gold

Great Britain hopes were raised when 18-year-old Scottish freestyle skier Kirsty Muir posted the best score in qualifying for the final of the Women's ski big air World Championships, but they were dashed by the incomparable French star Tess Ledeux. Ledeux, a gold medal winner in 2019, 2020 and 2022, posted an imperious score over three runs to once again finish on top of the pile. Ad The 21-year-old French star earned her nation's third gold of the World Championships, leaving France fifth in the medal table.

Teenage sansation Podmilsak makes history in Georgia

Teenager Troy Podmilsak shattered new World Championship ground by becoming the first American to grab big air gold in Georgia. The 18-year-old beat Austrian ace Lukas Muellauer and Norwegian Birk Ruud as Matej Svancer — Muellauer's compatriot — narrowly missed out on a medal in Bakuriani. Ad Podmilsak claimed scores of 91.25 and 96.50 on his pair of runs to beat Muellauer to the summit of the podium by 3.25 points.

Austrian snowboarder Anna Gasser adds big air World Championship glory to growing title haul in Bakuriani, Georgia

Anna Gasser added another gold medal to her glittering collection with a brilliant World Championship victory in Bakuriani. The two-time Olympic champion, 31, battled past Japanese star Miyabi Onitsuka by 1.25 points as Australian Tess Coady bagged bronze in Saturday morning's big air event.

Britain's Zoe Atkin soars to emotional World Championship silver in freeski halfpipe in Bakuriani, Georgia

Zoe Atkin banished her post-Beijing demons by soaring to World Championship silver in Bakuriani. The 20-year-old star finished second behind American ace Hanna Faulhaber, 18, to seal back-to-back World Championship medals in the freestyle halfpipe event. Ad Atkin bagged a brilliant bronze in Aspen two years ago before finishing ninth at the Winter Olympics in China last year.

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Iga Swiatek: Will world No. 1 become first repeat WTA winner at Indian Wells since Martina Navratilova in 1991?

Simone Biles opens up on Mikaela Shiffrin support during Beijing 2022 - 'I didn't want her to feel alone'

Canada's Mark Arendz captures biathlon gold at Para nordic World Cup finals

Teenage sansation Troy Podmilsak makes freestyle history in Georgia at World Championships

Kirsty Muir falls short of podium finish in Freeski Big Air as French freestyle star Tess Ledeux wins gold

Teenage sansation Podmilsak makes history in Georgia

Austrian snowboarder Anna Gasser adds big air World Championship glory to growing title haul in Bakuriani, Georgia

Britain's Zoe Atkin soars to emotional World Championship silver in freeski halfpipe in Bakuriani, Georgia