Factbox on Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, who beat Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the Australian Open final to win her second Grand Slam title on Saturday:
Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Serbian fourth seed Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open title on Sunday, increasing his overall Grand Slam tally to seven.
Jannik Sinner beat defending champion and Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title.
Factbox on Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Italian world number one Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(10-2) in the French Open final on Sunday to win his fifth Grand Slam title.
US strikes on Iran's three main nuclear facilities have once again raised concerns that Tehran might shut down the Strait of Hormuz - one of the world's most critical chokepoints, through which a fifth of global oil and gas supply flows.
Madison Keys is the second-oldest woman to claim her first Australian Open singles title in the Open era.
Factbox on Italy's Jannik Sinner, who beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Australian Open final
Factbox on the Brazilian, who was named European Footballer of the Year.
The career milestones of the France international and outgoing Arsenal captain
Factbox on 2008 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic.
Factbox on Renault's Fernando Alonso, who became Formula One's youngest champion in Brazil.
Factbox on the Miami Heat, who won the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship on Thursday by beating Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 in the best-of-seven final series.
Aryna Sabalenka claimed her third Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open twice.
The Aussie opener announced he was quitting Test cricket after the final Ashes Test, joining Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath in retirement.
Factbox on Newcastle United striker and former England captain Alan Shearer who announced his retirement on Saturday.
Factbox on Muttiah Muralitharan after he became the second player in Test cricket to take 600 wickets.
A factbox on coach Jose Mourinho who joined Chelsea from European champions Porto.
A factbox on Claudio Ranieri, who was dismissed Chelsea on Monday.
Factbox on the Sri Lankan off spinner after he became Test cricket's highest wicket-taker with 521 victims.
Factbox on Fiji's Vijay Singh, who replaced Tiger Woods as world number one after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday.
Factbox on Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu, who became the fourth player to score hundreds against all nine opposing Test playing nations against New Zealand on Wednesday.
Factbox on midfielder Roy Keane, who announced his retirement from international soccer on Friday.
Factbox on the Australian leg spinner after he became the first man to take 600 Test wickets.
a factbox on Roger Federer, who claimed his first Australian Open singles title on Sunday.
England-India factbox before the first of a four-Test series starting at Lord's in London on Thursday.
A factbox on Roger Federer, who won his first U.S. Open title with a 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 victory over Australian Lleyton Hewitt.
A factbox on Anastasia Myskina, who became the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.\n\n
Jannik Sinner overpowered American Taylor Fritz in the final to become the first Italian man to win the US Open singles title.
Factbox on the 20 Premier League clubs after the transfer window closed.
Factbox on India's Sourav Ganguly after he became only the third batsman to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals on Wednesday.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final to win his fourth Grand Slam title.
Factbox on Spain striker David Villa, who joined Barcelona from Valencia for 40 million euros on Wednesday.
The Australia captain will retire from international cricket after the final Test against India at Sydney.
Matches interrupted by bad light late in the day will be able to finish once the roof is closed and the lights switched on, meaning night tennis at Wimbledon is likely this year.
Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Alexander Zverev
Factbox on Maria Sharapova, who became the 10th woman to complete a career Grand Slam after beating Sara Errani to win the French Open title on Saturday.
Factbox on Andy Murray, who won his first Grand Slam singles title at the US Open on Monday with a 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 win over Serbia's Novak Djokovic.
Factbox on former Brazil striker Romario, who officially announced his retirement at the age of 42 on Monday.
Factbox on new Australia cricket coach Mickey Arthur, who was appointed to the role on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign coach to hold the position.
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