At the time, Raducanu faced no seeded opponents or champions but one of her victims has now become the sport’s latest first-time Grand Slam winner at Wimbledon.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1792874/Emma-Raducanu-Wimbledon-Marketa-Vondrousova

Cane is among several of the sport’s stars, including World Player of the Year Ardie Savea and SA flyer Cheslin Kolbe, who will play in Japan’s League One in 2023, enticed by high salaries and a relatively compact rugby calendar.

Source: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/sport/rugby/2023-11-29-all-blacks-should-reconsider-overseas-eligibility-rules-says-cane/

Confirmation of North Korea’s presence in the Paris 2024 qualifying programme was described as "the worst thing that has happened in weightlifting for 20 or 30 years" by one of the sport’s most renowned coaches.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137268/weightlifting-north-korea-catastrophe

Coupled with the lack of stalwarts at the sport’s most critical position is a growing trend for teams to simply go out and find a goalie when the time is right to contend.

Source: https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/opinion/2023/04/09/why-these-nhl-playoffs-will-showcase-a-growing-goaltending-trend.html

Dittany Leaves might be noticed whereas exploring the sport’s open world map or grown in both the Room of Requirement or Herbology Class greenhouse.

Source: https://www.mccourier.com/how-to-obtain-wiggenweld-potion-in-hogwarts-legacy/

Drivers were once again left unimpressed with the sport’s governing body the FIA, after they announced plans to ban ‘unauthorised’ political statements being made by competitors on race days.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1730663/drivers-concerned-arguments-new-season-F1-news

East Anglia, Merseyside, the industrial towns of the Netherlands: these are the sport’s new heartlands.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/16/checking-out-the-slow-decline-of-the-london-darts-scene

Following the shambolic start to F1’s Sin City comeback here on Thursday night, qualifying passed off without significant incident – much to the relief of the sport’s under-fire bosses.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/11/18/charles-leclerc-lights-up-las-vegas-to-claim-pole-position-for-ferrari/

Football’s economic gaps have become so vast that one of the sport’s greatest strongholds has somehow become seen as an essential upstart.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league-draw-liverpool-real-madrid-b2301940.html

“For racing fans – regardless of which discipline you enjoy – this is unmissable opportunity to see one of the sport’s greatest names in action right here in Dubai as he tests himself in one of the most challenging endurance races in the world.

Source: https://www.emirates247.com/sports/other/legendary-motogp-rider-valentino-rossi-to-complete-at-hankook-24-hour-dubai-race-2023-01-10-1.697222

Good afternoon, welcome to our live blog of Liverpool vs Manchester United, one of British sport’s most enduring and storied rivalries.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/12/17/liverpool-vs-manchester-united-premier-league-live-score/

“It is the sport’s Holy Grail,” Bryan said.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/08/sports/tennis/wimbledon-grass-all-england-club.html

It wasn’t just a game of hockey; it was a celebration of the sport’s ability to unite people, create joy and inspire the next generation.

Source: https://www.aspentimes.com/news/nhl-alumni-make-their-way-to-carbondale/

I understand the desire to see top-seeded blue bloods slugging it out on the sport’s biggest stage, but you already get that like four out of every five years.

Source: https://www.sbnation.com/2023/3/27/23657881/march-madness-2023-ncaa-tournament-miami-sdsu-highlights-announcer-larranaga-scores-bets-odds

Luis Rubiales won’t be at the high-end ceremony in Monte Carlo where the awards for best player and coach will be made because he has been suspended by FIFA, the sport’s ultimate governing body.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/luis-rubiales-crisis-hangs-over-european-soccer-ahead-of-gala-award-ceremony-in-monaco-8916235/

More than two decades later, he played the same aggressive card under the sport’s brightest light.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/03/broncos-coach-sean-payton-confidence-win-big/

Mu and McLaughlin-Levrone’s youth and potential range is one of the sport’s most speculative discussions; news about their upcoming races create instant headlines.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2023-05-26/bobby-kersee-track-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-olympics

NASCAR champion Chase Elliott will be part of Fox sport’s broadcast of the NASCAR Cup race from the Circuit of the Americas Sunday.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/32cfa7d7bf0e1b79?ref=ff

Now, the drama is coming to one of the sport’s most hallowed stages.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/sports/golf/masters-pga-liv.html

She toyed with it in 2021 but never had a chance to attempt it in Tokyo, which would have added the vault to the sport’s Code of Points with her name next to it.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/26/simone-biles-dominates-on-vault-to-the-lead-at-u-s-championships/