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🏀 Luka Dončić’s declining athleticism is already clear to the eye — and in the numbers
May 2 • Ben Wylie
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⚽️ Are Barcelona building their next great team — or jeopardising it?
Oct 12, 2024 • Ben Wylie
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🏀 The NBA playoffs really are different. The main reason is a simple one
Apr 13, 2024 • Ben Wylie
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🏉 Reece Walsh — the NRL’s most dangerous attacker — is getting his chance for the Kangaroos
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Oct 24 • 
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🏀 Deandre Ayton was a top NBA Draft pick — but the Lakers don’t need him to play like one
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⚽️ Despite the club’s financial issues, Barça Femení are back on track — for now
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Oct 10 • 
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⚾️ With the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani is throwing harder — and pitching better — than ever before
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Sep 26 • 
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🎾 Carlos Alcaraz has edged ahead of Jannik Sinner after outserving his rival at the US Open
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Sep 19 • 
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⚽️ Leading the line for Real Madrid, star forward Kylian Mbappé has prioritised quantity over quality
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Sep 5 • 
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🏀 With characteristic flair, Marine Johannès is building her case as the best shooter in the WNBA
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