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2021 Styrian Grand Prix race results - Verstappen manages his versatility to win in Styria

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There's absolutely nothing Lewis Hamilton could do to beat championship leader Max Verstappen who hasn't been overtaken throughout the 71-lap race around the hills of Styria in Spielberg, Austria. Their finish positions remained unchanged from their starting grid positions. As always, Verstappen launches his car quickly from pole position, as Hamilton's Mercedes couldn't find the way to overtake the Red Bull Racing driver for the lead during the race. Even pit-stops and no safety car scenario didn't change the situation of the race at all. Verstappen's victory at Styrian GP made him the first Red Bull Racing driver to win back-to-back races since Daniel Ricciardo in 2014 Hungarian and Belgian Grands Prix. Following the Styrian GP,  Verstappen is now leading from Hamilton in terms of most wins in a season and championship points lead. WATCH 2021 F1 Styrian GP full race highlights

2021 U.S. Open final results - Rahm holds his nerves to become Spain's fourth major winner

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The Torrey Pines Golf Course at La Jolla, California has twice witnessed Jon Rahm's biggest wins in his career. Firstly was in the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open, when the young Spaniard took his maiden PGA Tour win. Today, when Torrey Pines hosted golf's toughest major championship (the U.S. Open), Rahm's major winning dream came true after holding his nerves during the final round of the 121st U.S. Open. With this major win, Rahm joined Seve Ballesteros (1984 British Open), Jose Maria Olazabal (1994 Masters) and Sergio Garcia (2017 Masters) as the Spaniard who won a major and national open (Spanish Open). Two weeks prior to the major tournament, it was reported that Rahm has tested positive of COVID-19 while competing at the Memorial Tournament . However just days before the first round of U.S. Open, Rahm was tested negative and allowed to compete. By the first two rounds, Rahm scored worse shots and was eight strokes behind the leaders after 2nd round. However,

2021 French GP results - Two-stop strategy helps Verstappen to deny Hamilton's 99th win in France

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After both top two contenders Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) failed to score points at Azerbaijan GP in Baku, the battle between these top two title rivals continues in Circuit Paul Ricard on French GP. Started on pole, Verstappen was stumbled at the start of the race, leaving Hamilton leading the race until the pit-lane window opened on lap 15. In the first stop, Verstappen pitted first to change to new hard tires, Hamilton went on to pitting in the next lap, however after the first pit-stop window, Hamilton remained his race lead from Verstappen. With 15 laps remaining to finish, 2nd-placed Verstappen decided to pitting again for new tires in order to chase Hamilton, who decided to not pitting until finish. Within ten laps remaining before the checkered flag, Verstappen was just ten seconds behind Hamilton; however five laps later, Verstappen's gap to Hamilton became within three seconds as Hamilton's tires started to wore out. With

U.S. Open 2021: The top 10 players to watch

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Ahead of this week's 121st annual edition of United States Open Golf Championship (U.S. Open) which will be held at Torrey Pines (South Course) Golf Club in La Jolla, California, here are the top 10 players to watch at golf's third major championship of the year! 1. Dustin Johnson Dustin Johnson has some up and down performance this season so far. The world number one player started his 2021 season with the win at Saudi International in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on February. The following month, injuries started haunting Johnson after competing at WGC-Dell Matchplay. The American had already missed the cut in four of his last eight most recent tournaments he played so far this season, including at golf's first two majors: the Masters and the PGA Championship. If he missed the cut again at U.S. Open, his world number one position will soon being threatened to be overtook by fellow American player Justin Thomas who won the Players Championship in March. 2. Brooks Koepk

Roland-Garros 2021 women's singles final: Barbora's grand slam winning dream came true at Roland-Garros

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Barbora Krejcikova has proved against the wrong critics after the 25-year-old Czechlovakian underdog defeated Russian world no. 32 Anastasia Pavlychenkova in the women's singles championship match of Roland-Garros 2021 on Saturday (June 12). Barbora's victory made her to became the 2nd Czechlovakian female player to win in the grand slam title since Hana Mandlikova in 1981 Roland-Garros (and first in the Open era since Petra Kvitova at 2014 Wimbledon). Throughout the tournament, even before the championship match, Krejcikova has some up and down performances to beat world's top ranked players including Naomi Osaka, Asleigh Barty, Serena Williams and defending champion Iga Swiatek. However, Krejcikova managed to control her game better enroute to win her maiden grand slam title at Roland-Garros. Source:  -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles -  https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/krejcikovas-major-glory-a-fitting-tri

Roland-Garros men's singles final preview - Djokovic vs. Tsitsipas

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World number one male tennis player Novak Djokovic is seeking for his 19th career grand slam title at Roland-Garros 2021, after defeating the defending champion Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. In the championship match that will be held on Sunday (13 June), the 34-year-old Serbian will face Greek's Stefanos Tsitsipas who defeated Alexander Zverev in another semifinal match. - Head-to-head summary Djokovic and Tsitsipas have previously met in the previous seven matches (Djokovic previously defeated Tsitispas five times); their most recent meeting was in Italian Open quarterfinal, when Djokovic defeated Tsitsipas (4-6, 7-5, 7-5) before lost to Nadal in the final. Can Djokovic win his 19th career grand slam  at Roland-Garros? Or will Tsitsipas claim his maiden grand slam title? World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to his 6th Roland-Garros men's singles championship match, his 29th overall. For match updates and scoring, visit  RolandGarros.com

Twice - Taste Of Love (album preview)

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South Korean best-selling girl group Twice returned with the release of their tenth extended play Taste Of Love . The album released digitally (through Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal) on June 9th, 2021 and physically CD release on June 11th. Similar to their 2018's hit album Summer Nights , the album used the summer themes. Twice will also perform the album's lead single "Alcohol-Free" through the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Members Jihyo, Nayeon, Dahyun and Sana participated in songwriting for other songs from the album. Jade Thirlwall, member of British best-selling girl group Little Mix is also involved in the album's composition. Tracklisting 1. Alcohol-Free 2. First Time 3. Scandal 4. Conversation 5. Baby Blue Love 6. SOS 7. Cry For Me (English version) (CD only) Download Twice mini-album Taste Of Love MP3 Watch "Alcohol-Free" music video here! Follow Twice on Instagram Visit Twice's official website

2021 Azerbaijan GP: The factors behind Hamilton and Verstappen's non-points scoring race at Baku

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For the first time since 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, both top two contenders failed to score points at the chaotic 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix which won by Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) on Sunday, 6 June 2021. Championship leader Max Verstappen crashed out while leading the race with six laps remaining to win the race. This became the 23-year-old Dutchman's first DNF since last year's Sakhir GP. According to FIA Race Control, Verstappen suffered rear tire puncture which caused his car crashed into the wall at 310 km/h (192 mph). The similar issue also happened to Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) on lap 32. FIA and tyre supplier Pirelli will have further investigation regarding Verstappen and Stroll's tire incidents. Verstappen walked away after crashed out from the Azerbaijan GP race . As the race restarted with three laps remaining, Hamilton attempted to overtake Perez, but the Mercedes driver braked his car hardly at Turn 1, forcing him out of the track an

2021 Roland-Garros tournament preview

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The 2021 Roland-Garros (French Open) as the tennis' 2nd major grand slam tournament of the year will set the stage for the world's top ranked male and female tennis players who can master the clay court. In the men's singles, world number three Rafael Nadal will continue his title winning streak since the Spaniard won in 2017 through last year in 2020, where he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic in last year's final. Djokovic himself already won the Australian Open title earlier in 2021 after defeating world number five Daniil Medvedev in the final. The 33 year-old Serbian had advanced once to the final in 2020 since his 2016 triumph. Rafael Nadal has been undefeated at Roland-Garros since 2017 Iga Swiatek (pictured in 2019) won the Roland-Garros title in 2020, thus becoming the 2nd youngest ever champion in all four grand slams (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and US Open) history since Monica Seles In the women's