Ben Collins

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Great Britain's Jack Draper beat Vit Kopriva to reach the last 16 of the Italian Open but his frustration boiled over during a straight-set win. Although the fifth seed won 6-4 6-3 in Rome, he was made to work hard to close out the victory and at one point hit the court multiple times with his racquet. Draper, who came into the tournament on the back of reaching the Madrid Open final, held serve throughout and took the first set in 41 minutes, saving one break point.

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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Johann Zarco's only previous MotoGP win came in Australia in 2023Johann Zarco claimed an emotional victory on Sunday as he became the first French winner of the French Grand Prix since 1954. Rain played havoc with the start of the race in Le Mans and the LCR Honda rider took advantage as his decision to start with wet tyres paid off.

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Vittoria Bussi broke cycling's hour record for women for a third time on Sunday. The Italian rider covered a distance of 50.455km on the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The 38-year-old set the new mark after abandoning an attempt just over the halfway point on Saturday. Bussi held the previous record having become the first woman to break the 50km barrier when she covered 50.267km on the same velodrome in October 2023.

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Teenager Braxton Sorensen-McGee scored two tries on her Test debut as New Zealand opened their Pacific Four Series campaign with a 38-12 win over Australia. The Black Ferns took charge with Ayesha Leti-I'iga scoring two tries in Newcastle before 18-year-old full-back Sorensen-McGee claimed her opening score. That gave the visitors a 19-0 lead at half-time, which they soon extended with a try from Chryss Viliko right after the break.

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The Denver Nuggets pulled away in overtime to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA play-off semi-final against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder are the top seed in the Western Conference and were narrowly in front for most of the contest before hosts Denver claimed a 113-104 winThere were no more than three points between the teams throughout the fourth quarter until the Thunder edged into a 102-99 lead inside the final two minutes.