With his name etched on the silver claret jug, Phil Mickelson enjoys his stunning win at the British Open: "To play the best round arguably of my career, to putt better than I(***)ve ever putted, to shoot the round of my life ... it feels amazing to win the claret jug." [AFP]
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"We won(***)t be taking anything for granted or taking our foot off the pedal. That is not how this England side works". England captain Alastair Cook maintains his focus after sealing a 2-0 Ashes series lead against a hapless Australia [AFP]
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Meanwhile, a downcast Australia skipper Michael Clarke reflects on five days of woe: "What can I say? Our performance in the first innings was unacceptable ... We just didn(***)t have the discipline that England had – they were willing to bat for long periods and graft through the tough times" [AFP]
There were tears in the eyes as Team Sky(***)s Chris Froome celebrated his Tour de Franced win: "Crossing the line with [the] guys brought tears to my eyes. I expected it to be big but this is something else" [AFP]
And there were tributes from David Kinjah, the Kenyan champion cyclist who introduced Froome to road cycling in the Kikuyu township: "Even though we don(***)t see each other so much any more, he has lived my dreams ... He is wearing the yellow jersey every day and I almost felt like I was wearing it myself." [AFP]
It didn(***)t get any better for Clarke and his team back home, with broadsheet The Australian called their defeat a "a shabby and public humbling at Lord(***)s", with the writer only singling out batsman Usman Khawaja for praise [AFP]
A petition for a women(***)s Tour de France race by four top female riders is gathering momentum: "While many women(***)s sports face battles of inequity, road cycling remains one of the worst offenders: fewer race opportunities, no televised coverage, shorter distances, and therefore salary and prize money inequity" [Reuters]
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"When I was younger my coach showed me a video of this pool during the 1992 Olympic Games...It was my dream to compete here and of course to dive well." China(***)s Li Shixin secures his second consecutive men’s one-metre springboard title at the world championships in Barcelona [Reuters]
"You(***)re going to get hit, you(***)re going to get pushed. It(***)s rough. It(***)s really hard, and hard is what I like." Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece gets down and dirty as he retains his gruelling 10k open water marathon title [AFP]
