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The seven-time world champion fought back against China Open winner Mark Selby in the quarter-finals on Thursday to seal a 5-3 victory, but he has spoken candidly at this week's ranking event about his struggles.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Cowboys’ model is reigning national champion Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"His own military roots made him a champion of the Norwegian military and a long-time friend of NATO," he wrote online.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

At 21, Itauma steps into the ring against Filip Hrgovic on Saturday for the vacant IBF title with the chance to become the second-youngest world heavyweight champion in history.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

It was with the awe of a champion speaking of an even greater champion that Steve Eisman said, “Vinny is dark.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Since 2012 only once have they not been champions - when Bayer Leverkusen went unbeaten all season domestically in 2023-24.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

And once the Hoosiers became national champions, those coaches began to wonder how they might capture some of that Indiana magic for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

But in recent years, the record German champions were not hiding their intentions to sell him for the right price.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Atletico, however, are open to selling Alvarez to Arsenal and have held direct talks with the Premier League champions over what would be one of the biggest transfers of the summer.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Once everyone else was settled in the Hall, Professor McGonagall told the champions and their partners to get in line in pairs and to follow her.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

The steady checks from the university took the pressure off my pages as they championed my books with launch events in their auditoriums, sharing good reviews on their vast website.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

A focus on the money supply, championed in the 20th century by Milton Friedman, has fallen out of favor with the modern Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Lauded by civic groups, the good-government reforms were championed by then-Gov.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Zhu Rongji, China's former premier who died on Wednesday aged 97, championed free-market policies and delivered far-reaching economic reforms during his five years at the helm.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

She was against welfare and never applied for it despite our need, but championed those who availed themselves of it.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

But several of the acts championing $20 tickets are juggernauts on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

On a summer afternoon, his daughters, Gabrielle and Katerina, sit at the Sunset Marquis bar, recounting their father’s remarkable life — particularly his championing of soccer and his contributions to the sport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Among Western companies, France's Mistral stands largely alone in championing open models.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

He also writes about art, the art world, and their mutual goal of championing the Impressionists and other modern painters.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman