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British endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont has smashed the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation, finishing a day and a half shy of his goal of 80 days when he arrived in Paris on Monday.

With just one race remaining, Japan's Yoshihide Muroya boosts his championship hopes with win number three of the 2017 Air Race World Championship on Sunday.

Japan's Yoshihide Muroya pulls off some breathtaking aerobatics in Germany to win latest Air Race

Italian Airton Cozzolino was named the men's strapless kite surfing world champion in Le Morne, Mauritius. In the women's event, Moona Whyte from Hawaii claimed the world title.

Sloane Stephens had an easy go winning her first major tennis title and now all eyes are on Rafael Nadal in Sunday's U.S. Open men's final.

The Stars and Stripes flying high over the U.S. Open women's semi- final match Thursday as four Americans vie for a spot in the finals for the first time in more than 25 years.

The MLB is investigating claims from both teams that the other used technology to steal hand signals.

Retired track and field legend Usain Bolt is mulling his next career including soccer (football) and becoming an analyst for the sport which brought him to the world stage.

Tennis powerhouse Serena Williams on Friday delivered a baby girl, according to the official Twitter feed of the US Open.

Young baseball players from poor families in Venezuela are not getting the nourishment they need to propel then into the Major Leagues, with acute food shortages closing one of the few remaining avenues out of poverty in the recession-hit nation.

Reuters correspondent Rory Carroll previews what to expect as the 2017 U.S. Open begins.

Floyd Mayweather and Connor McGregor give their last words to the public before Saturday night's big bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.