Less than three months after making his major league debut, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is an All-Star, one of two rookies selected along with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson.
Decades ago, when the Williams sisters were children in California, taking tennis lessons from their dad on a municipal court and imagining playing at Grand Slam tournaments one day, it was Venus - older, taller, stronger - who usually beat Serena.
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer is looking increasingly untouchable at the All England Club after making the quarterfinals without being broken and boasting a remarkable serving sequence.
Nick Kyrgios has accused Olympic great Dawn Fraser of being a "blatant racist" after the former champion swimmer said tennis players should "go back to where their parents came from" if they did not set a better example to Australian youth.
England will face the ultimate test of its stated desire to play bold and aggressive cricket as it bids to regain the Ashes from Australia in a five-match series that starts in Cardiff on Wednesday.
Rival skippers Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke have particular reasons for wanting to win the upcoming Ashes series that begins with the first Test in Cardiff on Wednesday.
When Steven Smith made his Ashes debut in Perth during England's victorious 2010-11 tour of Australia he was, following prompting from then captain Ricky Ponting, clear on his role in the team.
Well, it's time to stiffen the sinews and conjure up the blood as old international sporting rivals England and Australia get ready to charge the battlements again for arguably the world's smallest trophy.
Tiger Woods fired his first bogey-free round since 2013 on Sunday, closing with a three-under par 67 in the final round of the Greenbrier Classic.
Houston second baseman Jose Altuve passed Kansas City's Omar Infante in the final days of voting, leaving four Royals as starters for the All-Star Game.
Lewis Hamilton is the British Grand Prix's most modern home-made hero.
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