rivalry
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His rivalry with Mr. Alcaraz has given fans some of the more memorable recent battles in men’s tennis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Ultimately, both schools said they valued the rivalry and they found a way to reach an agreement announced Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
And Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg told BBC Sport the prospect of taking international cricket's most storied - and marketable - Test rivalry to India should be on the table.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A genuine rivalry developed between the dominant academy systems of the north and south over the past decade.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
His rivalry with Bridges and Sturtevant, his former lab partners from Columbia University, reached a brittle end point, and his relationship with Morgan, never warm, devolved into icy hostility.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
That transformation has surprised many within academy football, where stories persist of fierce rivalries between the two clubs, heated confrontations behind the scenes and intense celebrations after victories at lower age-group levels.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Hormuz and a handful of maritime straits around the world have served as the linchpin of global trade since the 16th century and have fuelled geopolitical rivalries throughout history.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
He attributed the rift to a number of things, including his parents’ religious beliefs, sibling rivalries and his family’s reaction to his fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In general, however, this World Cup was a feast of high-stakes athleticism and tribalism that really only gets matched in this country by the best college football rivalries and maybe March Madness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Right from the outset, the previous season’s rivalries and hard feelings and insecurities erupted again.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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