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How the Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Works Sport

How the Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Works

The two-hour marathon was once thought impossible. Here's the physiology, technology, and strategy behind running 42.195 kilometers faster than any hu...

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How Robots Learn to Beat Humans at Sports Technology

How Robots Learn to Beat Humans at Sports

From table tennis to soccer, robots are using reinforcement learning and high-speed perception to compete against human athletes — a milestone that co...

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How FIFA World Cup Qualifying Works Across Six Zones Sport

How FIFA World Cup Qualifying Works Across Six Zones

FIFA's World Cup qualification is a multi-year global tournament spanning six confederations, each running its own format to fill 48 slots. Here's how...

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How the NFL Draft Works—From Pick Order to Trades Sport

How the NFL Draft Works—From Pick Order to Trades

The NFL Draft is a three-day, seven-round selection process where teams pick college players in reverse order of their previous season's record, using...

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How the WNBA Draft Works—From Lottery to Pick Sport

How the WNBA Draft Works—From Lottery to Pick

An explainer on how the WNBA Draft selects new talent, from the weighted ping-pong-ball lottery that sets the draft order to the three-round process t...

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How the Masters Tournament Works—Golf's Elite Event Sport

How the Masters Tournament Works—Golf's Elite Event

The Masters at Augusta National is golf's most exclusive major championship. Here's how its invitation-only format, storied traditions, and unique rul...

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Spain Thrashes Serbia 3-0, Oyarzabal Nets Brace Sport

Spain Thrashes Serbia 3-0, Oyarzabal Nets Brace

Spain defeated Serbia 3-0 in a friendly match preparing for the 2026 World Cup, with Mikel Oyarzabal starring by scoring two goals and debutant Víctor...

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Schön Szabolcs's Goal Decides It: Hungary 1-0 Slovenia Sport

Schön Szabolcs's Goal Decides It: Hungary 1-0 Slovenia

Hungary defeated Slovenia 1-0 at the Puskás Aréna, with substitute Schön Szabolcs scoring the only goal of the match in the 79th minute, marking his r...

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Champions League QFs: Barça-Atlético, PSG-Liverpool Sport

Champions League QFs: Barça-Atlético, PSG-Liverpool

The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals kick off on Wednesday with a Spanish derby between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, while defending champions P...

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PSG Women Reach Final Despite Double Sending Off Sport

PSG Women Reach Final Despite Double Sending Off

Paris Saint-Germain's women's team qualified for the 2026 Coupe de France final, defeating Paris FC 2-1 despite two red cards that reduced their squad...

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Prague Handball Cup: City Hosts 3,000 Matches from Around the World Sport

Prague Handball Cup: City Hosts 3,000 Matches from Around the World

Prague becomes a hub for youth handball over Easter as the 33rd Prague Handball Cup welcomes over 800 teams from 24 countries to more than 50 venues a...

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How Sports Collective Bargaining Works—and Why Sport

How Sports Collective Bargaining Works—and Why

Collective bargaining agreements govern nearly every aspect of professional sports, from player salaries and free agency to revenue sharing. Here is h...

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