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"There is no-one as fit as Zverev, he is right up there," former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

She is no stranger to public romance, having previously dated Olympic table-tennis champion Zhang Jike, a national icon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But this was a different Zverev: a Grand Slam champion now, having won the French Open in June.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

But on a steamy afternoon in Queens, it became clear that the wait for a U.S. men’s major champion would go on a little longer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

In 1824 the Marquis de Lafayette, the great French champion of American independence, paid a final visit to America.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The 2023 world champion did not qualify by right for the Ultimate Championship, which is reserved for reigning global champions, Diamond League winners and others based on world ranking.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The save - only Raya's second penalty stop in the Premier League - came at a time when Sunderland were putting the defending champions under pressure.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

In fact, it would be no surprise if the Azerbaijani champions were by some distance the weakest of the eight league stage opponents Michael Carrick's side will come up against.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Defending champions the Seattle Seahawks came from behind to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the opening game of the NFL season.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

All told, my new teammates were part of an elite group of athletes who had been raised to become fencing champions.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Brian Dyson, the Coca-Cola executive who championed New Coke, has died at age 90.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Berry championed sustainable farming and rural community preservation and railed against industrial agriculture and corporate agribusiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Turkey has championed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Sunni jihadist whose rebels in late 2024 ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, ending a brutal civil war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

For Gerry Lennon, the Fleadh was a "watershed moment" for a city he has championed for the past 25 years as chief executive of Visit Belfast.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The union championed other progressive groups as well.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Larson’s loss didn’t result from his championing Social Security.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Former Toyota head Hiroshi Okuda, credited with championing the pioneering Prius hybrid and turning the Japanese automaker into a global titan, has died aged 93, the firm said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Instead of championing competition and openness, the U.S. is inching toward tech protectionism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

It is the latter which Infantino is championing, especially after the heroics of Cape Verde.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

London's fervent condemnation of capitalist society, his glorification of the primordial world, his championing of the great unwashed—all of it mirrored McCandless s passions.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer