The Stanley Cup Final heads back to Las Vegas with the Golden Knights one win away from lifting the trophy.

After jumping out to a commanding 3-0 advantage in Game 4, the Golden Knights held off the Florida Panthers to take a 3-1 series lead. Chandler Stephenson scored the game's first two goals, with William Karlsson adding what ended up being the winner.

What did we learn in Game 4? Can the Panthers keep the series going or will Vegas close it out at home?

ESPN reporters Kristen Shilton, Ryan S. Clark, Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan check in with their takeaways from Game 4:

Numbers don't lie

The numbers already weren't in the Panthers' favor heading into Game 4. Teams that took a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final won the championship in 48 out of 53 series. Teams that won the first two games at home in the Final won the Cup in 38 of 41 series.

Now, the picture's even bleaker for the Cats. Teams up 3-1 in a best of seven Stanley Cup Final have won 36 of 37 series. The only team in NHL history to rally from that deficit was the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, who came back from a 3-0 hole to defeat the Detroit Red Wings for the Cup.

This is the fourth straight Stanley Cup Final and the fifth in the past six years where a team went up 3-1 in the series. -- Wyshynski

Stephenson's star turn

Vegas has benefited from an abundance of scoring depth this postseason so it's easy to forget how important Stephenson has been. He was ninth overall in NHL playoff scoring (with 17 points) entering Game 4 and padded those stats quickly Saturday. He added a ninth postseason goal less than two minutes into Game 4 to spot the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead and tallied Vegas' second goal in the middle frame to put him in double-digits.

The fact that both scores came on 5-on-5 salvos was even better for Vegas after they were held off the scoresheet at even strength in the Game 3 loss. Contributions at 5-on-5 from the team's best players, and not just the supporting cast, is what Vegas must do to match Florida's potentially potent top-six attack from taking over in that category. Stephenson setting a tone there played right into the narrative Vegas was hoping to establish coming out of a loss and to carry forward into the rest of this series -- Shilton

Tkachuk playing through something

Matthew Tkachuk isn't right. The Panthers star winger has been the heartbeat of this Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup Final. But the hit from Keegan Kolesar early in Game 3 may have been a series changer. While coach Paul Maurice admitted that Tkachuk was pulled by the concussion spotter and had to clear protocol -- later returning to the game -- he hasn't looked the same since, despite scoring the late equalizer in Game 3. In Game 4, Tkachuk was passing up shots he may usually take, taking slower velocity shots than we'd typically see, and perhaps most tellingly: shying away from some of the physical play we expect him to get involved in. He sat for most of the third period, despite sitting on the bench. There's another upper body injury clearly at play, and unfortunately it may doom the Cats. -- Kaplan

Karlsson in Conn Smythe mix

So. That whole Karlsson for Conn Smythe campaign remains alive and well considering he scored the goal that gave the Golden Knights a 3-0 lead. Yes, Karlsson now has 11 postseason goals and that's tied for third with Tkachuk. As mentioned in an earlier post, part of what has made the Golden Knights effective this postseason is their overall depth. It's what also makes the discussion around who could win the Conn Smythe a rather challenging one.

Is it Jack Eichel? Is it Jonathan Marchessault? Could it be Mark Stone? Is Adin Hill the answer? Or could it be Karlsson? The fact he is a third-line center who has 11 goals adds to the discussion along with his defensive zone performances. Vegas went from having one of the more porous penalty killing units in the playoffs to one that entered Game 4 without giving up a power-play goal in its past 11 opportunities. Karlsson has been at the heart of that success by leading all Golden Knights forwards in short-handed ice time. Another detail to consider is that Karlsson has been an active part in how the Golden Knights have played the five players who led the Stanley Cup playoffs in points before the Cup Final started. He's been central to performances that saw the Golden Knights have games in which they held Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, Roope Hintz and Matthew Tkachuk pointless or without a point in 5-on-5 play. -- Clark

Bobrovsky doing his part

Watching Sergei Bobrovsky of late, it's hard not to think back on Paul Maurice's news conference ahead of Game 3. He was asked to confirm Bobrovsky as his starter after the netminder was (rightfully) pulled from a pitiable performance in Game 2. Maurice basically shook his head and lamented how Bobrovsky had gone from odds-on Conn Smythe winner to questionable No. 1 starter in a Cup Final game over the course of about 36 hours. Safe to say, Bobrovsky has been back to his old self making the critical saves Florida's relied on throughout the postseason.

It's dangerous, though, how often the Panthers hang their goalie out to dry. That happened often early in Game 4 thanks to a strong transition game by Vegas and a poor response to it by Florida. Yes, Bobrovsky is good -- but he's only one man, and the Panthers won't reach their ultimate goal without giving him more help -- Shilton

Hill making case for new deal in Vegas

Adin Hill now has the Golden Knights a win away from their first Stanley Cup. And with that comes a few questions: What will Hill's next contract look like? And what will the Golden Knights look like in goal next season? Let's start here. Hill, a pending unrestricted free agent, made 29 saves including a last-second stop in Game 4. It's the latest chapter in what Hill has done in a postseason that has seen him take center stage.

It's likely Hill will receive a pay bump from his current two-year, $2.175 million contract. But if the Golden Knights want to keep Hill, they could have a number of items they must address. The Golden Knights are among the teams that are using a tandem approach with their goalies. Robin Lehner and Logan Thompson are currently the NHL goalies the Golden Knights have under contract. Lehner has two years left at $5 million annually while Thompson also has two years left at $766,667 in each season. CapFriendly projects the Golden Knights will have $3.462 million in available cap space entering the offseason. Vegas has the bulk of its team under contract. It's just that Hill and Ivan Barbashev are pending UFAs. Brett Howden, who has served in a second-line role in the playoffs, is a pending restricted free agent. It leaves Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon with a number of decisions to make when it comes to what could happen with Hill, among others. -- Clark

Montour continues postseason run

Right now seems like the time to have the discussion about how valuable Brandon Montour has been to the Panthers this season. There's the goal he had to cut the lead to 3-1 before setting up Aleksander Barkov less than four minutes into the third period to bring the Panthers within a goal. Montour's goal was his eighth of the playoffs and his second in as many games after not recording a goal in his past 10 contests. In fact, Tkachuk is now the only Panthers player to score more goals than Montour this postseason.

As the TNT broadcast mentioned, Montour has the fourth-most goals by a defenseman in a single postseason since 1984. Paul Coffey has the most with 12. What Montour has done in the playoffs just adds to what has been a historic season as a whole. Florida opened the season with questions about how it would replace a puck mover like MacKenzie Weegar who was included in the trade to the Calgary Flames that landed them Tkachuk. Aaron Ekblad was always thought to be an answer to that question. It's just that Montour responded by finishing the season with the most points by a defenseman in franchise history. Montour's 16 goals were tied for the most by a Panthers' defenseman in a single season, while his 57 assists are the most all-time. Or to view it another way: Montour scored as many points this season as he did in his last three seasons ... combined. -- Clark

Vegas block party

Once again, the Golden Knights did their best Dikembe Mutombo impression in blocking 30 shots against the Panthers. Vegas had a combined 67 blocked shots in the previous three games, including 31 blocks in Game 3. But a high amount of blocked shots means a high volume of shot attempts. I asked Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy whether he saw the blocks as a positive sign or an indication they had to tighten up defensively.

"There's teams that just pound the puck from anywhere and there's other teams that play for maybe a better look, right for high percentage shots. So I think we fall more into the latter and I think Florida's in the former," he said. "A lot of these do get blocked if we're sort of on our toes and knowing what's coming maybe before it actually arrives."

But more than anything, the shot attempts meant the Panthers were winning the hustle game. "To me it's more getting to the loose pucks, probably winning their races to get second and third attempts," said Cassidy. The Golden Knights were a lot better in that area in Game 4. -- Wyshynski

TORONTO — Days after being blindsided by the PGA Tour’s partnership with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund, Rory McIlroy put himself in position for a run at a third straight Canadian Open title.

McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf who said Wednesday he feels like a “sacrificial lamb,” shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday at tree-lined Oakdale, leaving him two strokes behind leader C.T. Pan.

The four-time major champion from Northern Ireland won in 2019 in Hamilton, then — after the event was canceled for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic — won last year in Toronto at St. George’s amid a flurry of LIV Golf controversy. He was asked if it meant a bit more again — with the news Tuesday.

“Look, I would love to win the Canadian Open for the third time. I’ve never won a tournament three times in a row,” McIlroy said. “I felt like last year the win wasn’t just for me it was for a few other things. But this one, this year, if I were able to get over the line, will be solely for me.”

Pan, from Taiwan, birdied the final two holes for a 66 to get to 14-under 202. The 31-year-old former University of Washington player won the 2019 RBC Heritage for his lone Tour title.

“It’s always cool to see my name on the top of the leaderboard,” Pan said. “Not just leaderboards, just to be in contention. That’s all I want to do before the tournament started. Finished birdie-birdie. That put me in a good spot. But I still got a lot of work to do.”

Ranked third in the world, McIlroy is chasing his 32nd worldwide victory a week before the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.

“For whatever reason I seem to play better when there’s a little bit of noise going in the world of golf,” McIlroy said. “It’s really nice to get inside the ropes and just concentrate on my job at the end of the day, which is trying to get the ball around the golf course.”

McIlroy birdied Nos. 11, 12 and 13, then parred the last five.

“The putter went a little cold on me over those last five holes,” McIlroy said. “But overall, it’s great to put myself in with a shot tomorrow. There’s a lot of people up there around the lead, so it’s going to be a fun day.”

Englishmen Tommy Fleetwood (64) and Justin Rose (66) — McIlroy’s European Ryder Cup teammates — also were two strokes back at 12 under along with Mark Hubbard (66), Harry Higgs (67) and Andrew Novak (67).

Nick Taylor was the top Canadian, shooting a course-record 63 on the composite layout at the historic 27-hole facility to get to 11 under. He’s trying to become the first Canadian winner since Pat Fletcher in 1954.

Aaron Rai also was 11 under after a 69. Canadian Corey Conners was another stroke back after a 70.

Second-round leader Carl Yuan of China had a 74 to drop into a tie for 16th at 7 under.

Former top-ranked amateur Ludvig Aberg, the Swede who starred at Texas Tech, was tied for 33rd at 4 under after a 71 in his pro debut.

GALLOWAY, N.J. — Dani Holmqvist birdied the par-5 18th for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Hyo Joo Kim on Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

Holmqvist, the 35-year-old Swede seeking her first LPGA victory, took an 11-under 131 total into the final round Sunday on the Bay Course at Seaview, close to the casinos in Atlantic City. She opened with a career-best 64 on Friday.

“It’s always some nerves and stuff, but it was nerves in a good way, because it’s a position you really want to be in, we work hard to be in,” Holmqvist said. “But it’s just trying to trust my own game and just what I’ve been working on for the last couple weeks, and it’s nice to see that it’s paying off.”

Holmqvist had seven birdies and three bogeys in the second round.

“It’s just some holes are tough and it’s a great course and sometimes you get a good break and sometimes you get bad,” Holmqvist said. “You can’t dwell on it too much. I just tried to stay level and focus on the next shot.”

Kim birdied the last two holes for a 65. The South Korean player had eight birdies and two bogeys. Ranked eighth, she’s a five-time LPGA winner.

Women’s Open champion Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa was third at 8 under after a 65.

“Just trying to go out there and play golf, not play for a score, do what I’ve been doing the last few weeks,” Buhai said. “I know it sounds repetitive, but it’s helping me play good golf — as long as I stay in the moment.”

Brianna Do (64) was 7 under with Atthaya Thitikul (67), Chiara Noja (67), Matilda Castren (67), Yan Liu (70) and Jenny Shin (70).

The seeds for the 2023-24 Champions League group stage draw have been set after Manchester City beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul in the final of this year's competition.

Man City will take their place in Pot 1 as titleholders along with Sevilla, who won the Europa League last month. The rest of the top pot is made up of the champions of the top six leagues, along with Feyenoord, with the Eredivisie winners promoted from Pot 3 as there's a vacant spot due to Pep Guardiola's team also winning the Premier League.

Pots 2-4 are built based on UEFA's five-year coefficient score, with Newcastle United in Pot 4 as this will be their first European campaign for 11 seasons. It means the Magpies could face a tough return to the Champions League in a group against, for instance, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Champions League qualifying will begin with the preliminary round on June 27, with the final playoff round matches taking place on Aug. 29-30. The group stage draw will be held on Friday, Aug. 31, with the first fixtures scheduled for Sept. 19 and 20. Next season the final will be held at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday, June 1.

One team from each pot will be drawn into a group. Teams from the same national association cannot be placed into the same group.

POT 1

Manchester City
Sevilla
Barcelona
Napoli
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Benfica
Feyenoord

POT 2

Real Madrid
Manchester United
Inter Milan
Borussia Dortmund
Atletico Madrid
RB Leipzig
FC Porto
Arsenal

Five teams are certain to be in Pot 3, while the remaining three club will be known after the qualifying process has completed. Real Sociedad are the only already-qualified team who do not know their pot, which could be 3 or 4.

POT 3

Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Salzburg
AC Milan
Lazio
Red Star Belgrade

Four teams, with the lowest coefficient, are sure of being in Pot 4 for the draw.

POT 4

Celtic
Newcastle United
Union Berlin
Lens

NEW YORK -- Teofimo Lopez reminded the boxing world he's still an elite fighter with a vintage performance on Saturday, a dominant unanimous decision victory over Josh Taylor to capture the WBO and lineal junior welterweight championship at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

The scores were 115-113, 117-111 and 115-113 for Lopez, who became a two-division champion at 25 years old. Lopez was nearly a 2-1 underdog after three consecutive lackluster performances, including a defeat to George Kambosos in ESPN's Upset of the Year in 2021 when Lopez lost his four lightweight titles.

In December, Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) was caught on camera asking his father and trainer, Teofimo Lopez Sr., "Do I still got it?" following a controversial decision win over Sandor Martin.

But now, Lopez is once again back on top amid the chaos. During an ESPN feature interview in the lead-up to this fight with Taylor, Lopez engaged in a heated argument with his father and talked openly about a custody battle for his son.

The son of immigrants from Honduras, Lopez vowed to not allow it all to distract him, and he delivered in spectacular fashion.

"I questioned myself for a good reason," said Lopez, who entered the bout rated No. 10 by ESPN at 140 pounds. "You guys don't understand. I've always been my worst critic. And you guys got a little glimpse of it. But I've just got to ask you one thing, and one thing only: Do I still got it?"

Undoubtedly, Lopez does after becoming champion in a second weight class with a one-sided beating of a top-tier fighter. The bout was competitive for three rounds, before Lopez took over. His far more explosive shots consistently beat Taylor to the punch and disrupted the longtime champion's rhythm.

Lopez, who fights out of Las Vegas, first buckled Taylor in Round 2. Two rounds later, Lopez was brimming with more and more confidence with each power shot that landed, the sort of boxing display he hasn't delivered since he upset Vasiliy Lomachenko in October 2020 to become the lineal champion at 135 pounds.

By the fifth round, Lopez had firmly found his groove. Both of Taylor's eyes were swelling up, the result of those damaging precision punches that came from varying ranges. There appeared to be little Lopez couldn't do in there.

Taylor (19-1, 13 KOs) refused to back away from the exchanges, but it didn't matter. Lopez was simply too good.

"Josh Taylor is a tough dude," Lopez said. "I can see why he beat so many fighters. But you've got to counter the counterpuncher. You've got to outsmart the man and get in there."

Lopez was cruising in Round 8, unloading lefts and rights while Taylor, 32, searched for a fight-altering punch that never materialized. Lopez sent Taylor reeling into the ropes in the final moments of Round 9 and never let up. Lopez played to the crowd, taunting the Scottish boxer when he missed with wild shots before making Taylor pay.

Lopez pushed for the finish in the championship rounds but settled for doling out more punishment. He stunned Taylor several more times over the final six minutes of the fight, leaving no doubt who's the ruler of the 140-pound division.

"This was about fixing what we needed to," Lopez said.

As Taylor said, "The better man won tonight. I've got no excuses. I fought to the best of my ability. ... The layoff had nothing to do with it. ... I think probably will be moving up to welterweight now."

The defeat was the first of Taylor's career and ended a championship run that began in May 2019, when he outpointed Ivan Baranchyk to capture the IBF title. Taylor unified titles in his next fight, a majority decision victory over Regis Prograis in London.

Two fights later, Taylor crashed the pound-for-pound list when he floored Jose Ramirez twice in a unanimous decision win in May 2021 to become the undisputed junior welterweight champion. That would be the pinnacle of Taylor's career to this point.

He eked past Jack Catterall in February 2022 for a controversial decision win before desperately pursuing a rematch to set the record straight. In the process, Taylor was forced to relinquish three of his four belts to avoid mandatory obligations, splintering the titles, but there was no doubt he remained the champion of the junior welterweight division.

The rematch with Catterall was scheduled for March following several postponements, but a torn plantar fascia for Taylor scrapped the fight. That's when Taylor turned his attention to Lopez, a matchup that was brewing for years.

Lopez vowed to kill Taylor in the ring. In turn, Taylor told ESPN on Thursday that he would punish Lopez for remarks he found "completely distasteful" and promised to inflict "facial reconstruction" on the challenger.

"I think I let my emotions get the best of me," Lopez told Taylor in the ring after Saturday night's fight. "I do not want to take your life. I want to you to go back to your family. I apologize as a man."

Now, Lopez said his "next battle is in court for my son," as he continues with divorce proceedings.

"I'm not really focused on who I'm going to fight next," he said.

Lopez offhandedly claimed he would retire and said, "I'm not getting paid enough. A million dollars? Get the f--- out of here."

No matter what he says, there's no question: Lopez is back on top. A special fighter with power in both hands, Lopez seems to be at his best when his back is against the wall. No matter whom he fights next, those who doubted him will have to think twice about doing so again.

"It's been a long time coming," Lopez said. "We just beat the No. 1 guy."

SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from the first Stanley Cup victory in franchise history.

Vegas topped the Florida Panthers 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday, taking a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Golden Knights have the first of what could be three opportunities to close out the Panthers on Tuesday in Game 5 at home.

"It's one win away from a lot of dreams, for a lot of guys," forward Chandler Stephenson, who scored twice for Vegas, said after the win. "It's different. It'll be a different game than the other ones. It's a lot more emotion, a lot more everything. Everyone knows what's going to be there. [We'll] just try to play. Lot of emotion. Being at home too, everyone is going to be into it. Emotions will be high, adrenaline [pumping]. All the cliches. Everyone is going to be ready."

There was, of course, drama along the way to victory Saturday. Vegas held a 3-0 lead over Florida late into the second period, only to have the Panthers claw their way back to within a goal with more than 15 minutes to play.

Then, forward Matthew Tkachuk -- who in Game 3 scored a third-period equalizer for Florida in its 3-2 overtime win -- was achingly close to doing the same thing in Game 4 if not for a sensational left pad save by Vegas netminder Adin Hill in the final seconds.

That play caused some commotion when frustrations boiled over at the final buzzer and helmets -- alongside fists -- went flying. The spirited finish was an example of "two teams trying to win," Golden Knights captain Mark Stone said.

"We didn't want to lose," Stephenson said. "We wanted to push as best we could, try to take their fans out of it. Just tried to have a killer instinct."

The Golden Knights proved they had that in the first period. Vegas controlled the pace early and was rewarded when Stephenson beat Sergei Bobrovsky five-hole on a breakaway, aided by Florida's ill-timed line change. It was less than two minutes into the game.

That was the Golden Knights' first five-on-five goal since the third period of Game 2. Vegas' lone goals in the Game 3 loss came on the power play.

But a vintage Vegas bounce-back effort ensured that Game 4 would be a different story. The Golden Knights are now 5-1 following a loss this postseason.

Stephenson's second goal came in the second period, a long-range shot for his 10th postseason score. William Karlsson followed shortly after with his first goal of the Final to make it 3-0 before Brandon Montour broke through with his second goal in as many games to cut the Golden Knights' lead to 3-1.

Florida pounced again in the third with a strike from Aleksander Barkov -- his first point of the Final -- to bring the Panthers within a goal. That was as close as Florida would come, although the Panthers pressured Hill -- who finished with 29 saves -- until the end.

Defensively, Vegas threw the kitchen sink at Florida -- and wound up with 30 shot blocks on the night -- while protecting the slim margin, preventing the Panthers from a repeat of Game 3's finish.

"We had a couple huge shot blocks, guys just sold out," Stone said. "We got a big save from Hill at the end. We did a great job of making sure we held the line pretty well, got clears and held [them] to the outside."

Florida, also looking for its first Stanley Cup, who will try to hold Vegas off from making history on home ice Tuesday. Stakes couldn't be higher, and the Golden Knights, who lost the Final on home ice in 2018, are relishing the potentially life-changing moments to come.

"You can't not [think about] the next game," Hill said. "[Winning a Cup] is the ultimate goal in hockey. So, there's no way you can shut that off in your mind. You're thinking about that but at the same time it's just staying in the moment and focusing on the next play, the next shift."

For Stone, the key to a Vegas victory will be simply staying the course with what brought the team to this pinnacle in the first place. He wasn't with the Golden Knights when they reached the Final in their debut season, and hopes the team now won't move away from its identity in attempting to complete the final task.

"I don't think I'm going to change much," Stone said. "We've gotten here with a lot of guys buying in and leading the way. We got plenty of guys who have been in this position before with the chance to close out a series.

"I don't think any of us really want to change anything. We understand the magnitude of the process but we're going to go home and ... play our brand of hockey."

Amanda Nunes laid her two UFC championship belts on the Octagon mat and had the cutman remove her gloves. She put the gloves in the middle of the two titles, kneeled down and cried into the canvas.

On Saturday, after one of her most dominant performances in years, the greatest women's fighter of all time announced her retirement at UFC 289 on Saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

"Double champion forever," Nunes said. "This is the perfect night to retire."

Nunes beat Irene Aldana via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-44) in the main event of the pay-per-view card, a comprehensive performance in which Nunes won just about every minute. With the win, Nunes defended her UFC women's bantamweight title. She is also the UFC women's featherweight champion. And apparently she will vacate both belts in retirement.

Aldana was a fill-in opponent. Former champion Julianna Peña was supposed to have a trilogy fight against Nunes on Saturday, but after breaking her ribs she was forced to withdraw.

When asked in the postfight news conference what she hoped to most be remembered for, Nunes answered quickly.

"The greatest of all time," Nunes said. "I did everything. I broke a lot of records."

Nunes said she knew as soon as she signed the bout agreement to fight Aldana that it would be the final fight of her career. But she didn't want to bring it up until after she got the job done.

"I just didn't want to focus on that," Nunes said. "Focus on my fight. I don't want to keep talking about retiring all the time."

As for what's next, Nunes said she plans on taking a long break and heading back to her native Brazil for a time. She has been dealing with nerve damage in both legs, she said, an issue that reoccurs every time she fights. Nunes came into the news conference Saturday night with crutches, a typical postfight scene.

But after that time off, Nunes said she'll get back to her South Florida gym, Lioness Studio, and become a coach. She said she loves the sport too much to disappear.

"I have my gym," Nunes said. "I have a couple girls there. I'd love to help them to be able to see [MMA achievements], as well. I have a lot to offer. As a double champ, I know a lot. ... I'll be able to make a girl champion, too. If I really work with one girl, I can make her a champion. I know everything about this game."

UFC president Dana White said he "wasn't shocked" that Nunes decided to retire, because of how much money she has made and how much her life has changed over the past 10 years.

"This must be what Amanda wants," White said in the postfight news conference. "I'm definitely happy for her. Would I like to see her stick around and do some more? Absolutely. I love the kid. She's been incredible to work with. She's been such a good human being and great champion."

White added that the UFC women's featherweight title and division, which lacks any kind of depth, would "probably" be retired with Nunes' departure.

Nunes (23-5) regained the bantamweight title in her previous fight, a unanimous decision win over Peña at UFC 277 in July 2022. Peña had ended Nunes' UFC women's record 12-fight winning streak and title reign at UFC 269 in December 2021.

Nunes, 35, has the most wins in UFC women's history (16); the most UFC title fight wins among women in history (11, tied for the fourth-most in UFC history, regardless of gender, with Anderson Silva); and the most finishes in UFC women's history (10). The longtime Florida resident has beaten every other competitor who has held the UFC women's featherweight and bantamweight titles, including Cris Cyborg, Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm. She also owns two wins over former UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, another all-time great.

Aldana (14-6) had won two straight and seven of her past nine fights coming into the bout. The Mexican-born fighter had finished her most recent three wins via KO/TKO. Aldana, 35, has a 7-5 UFC record.

Nunes was in the UFC for 10 years, accumulating a 16-2 record.

Nunes outlanded Aldana 142-41 in significant strikes. That was the most significant strikes Nunes has ever landed in a UFC fight, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Peña, Nunes' heated rival, took a shot at Nunes on Twitter, first congratulating her, but then questioning why she retired before completing their trilogy fight. Nunes laughed it off and said if Peña were her opponent, she would not have retired Saturday.

"I was supposed to beat her tonight again," Nunes said. "If it was Julianna Peña tonight, I wouldn't retire. I wanted to fight somebody I never fought before and then retire."

Ultimately, Nunes said she could not have been happier with the way it all played out. She was asked in the news conference about her favorite moment, but couldn't narrow it down to one.

"The kick [knockout] against Holly Holm was a good one, too," Nunes said. "The fight against Ronda Rousey. The Cyborg fight. Tonight was amazing. So many. I'm just very happy and grateful. And it ended exactly how I wanted."

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Wagenheim: Nunes is the gold standard

Amanda Nunes went out like a GOAT.

The greatest fighter in the history of women's MMA put on one of the most dominant performances of her career on Saturday night then peeled off her gloves and set them down beside her two UFC championship belts -- the symbolic gesture of a fighter retiring.

Nunes beat up Irene Aldana for practically every moment of the main event of UFC 289 on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, successfully defending her bantamweight title and making a loud and clear statement that, at age 34, she still had what it takes to command two weight classes. But immediately after the final horn, it became clear that this would be it.

Nunes first scanned the crowd for her wife, UFC strawweight Nina Nunes, and their young daughter. She called them into the Octagon to share her moment, which turned tearful as Amanda Nunes knelt beside her bantamweight and featherweight belts and the gloves she laid between them.

"Tonight is the perfect night to retire," Nunes said, "and to live happy forever."

There had been whispers in the lead-up to this event that Nunes might be on her way out. She has been easing herself away from the game for the past few years. The Aldana fight was just her fifth in 2½ years, and Nunes last defended her 145-pound title in March 2021.

Though her 135-pound reign was interrupted by a submission loss to Julianna Peña a year and a half ago, Nunes regained the belt -- her belt -- seven months later by dominating the rematch. So that defeat was a speed bump during a run during which she won 14 of 15 dating back to 2015 and became the only woman to reign as a UFC champ-champ, simultaneously holding titles for the bantamweight and featherweight divisions.

But Nunes will be remembered as even more than that. She seized her GOAT status not by waiting for the previous generation of elite women to leave the scene but by destroying them. In 2016, she knocked out the onetime crème de la crème of UFC women, Ronda Rousey, and did so in just 48 seconds. Two years later, Nunes stepped up to featherweight to challenge the "baddest woman on the planet," Cris Cyborg, and needed just 51 seconds to knock her out. Talk about a one-two punch.

Nunes' final act didn't play out quite so quickly, but it was as dominant as could be. She landed 142 significant strikes to 41 for Aldana. It was the 16th UFC win for Nunes, the most of any woman. And it was her 11th title fight win, tying Nunes with Anderson Silva for the fourth most behind Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and Demetrious Johnson. All of them are in the GOAT discussion.

But there's no discussion about who is the women's GOAT. Amanda Nunes is the gold standard, and she walks away at the top of her game.

Okamoto: R.I.P. to the women's featherweight division

It was a cursed and nonexistent division from the moment the UFC created it. And now it's (probably) gone. Fare-thee-well to the UFC's 145-pound female weight class.

The weight class debuted in 2017 for one reason and one reason only: Cris 'Cyborg' Justino. The UFC wanted Justino to face Ronda Rousey at 135 pounds, but Justino struggled to make even a 140-pound catchweight limit. After Rousey lost in 2015 and 2016, opening a 145-pound weight class was the UFC's only route to keep promoting Justino.

Ironically, Justino then turned down offers to be in the inaugural featherweight title fight, as she needed additional time to make the weight safely. That resulted in the UFC booking its first title fight in the new division between two ... bantamweights. Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie fought at a higher weight, and de Randamie won in a lackluster contest.

The story keeps getting better from there. After de Randamie won, she then refused to fight Justino, which, remember now, was the only reason the UFC created the weight class to begin with. De Randamie said she wouldn't fight Justino because of her history with performance-enhancing drugs. The UFC then stripped de Randamie of the belt without her making a single title defense and booked Justino to a vacant title bout against Tonya Evinger.

Cyborg defended the belt twice before losing to Amanda Nunes in 2018. In all, there have only been seven featherweight title fights in more than six years -- and half of those have featured fighters who are natural bantamweights. The division has existed in name only.

Practically speaking, it was never a fully rostered division.

It served its purpose by offering Justino, one of the best female fighters of all time, a chance to hold the UFC spotlight. It also afforded Nunes her "double champ" status, which is well-deserved and a fun addition to her GOAT résumé.

Still, it was a bit of a farce. And now it's gone -- if it was ever even really here to begin with.

Raimondi: Oliveira reminds why he's an all-time great

There was a debate earlier this week about Jim Miller and whether or not he should be in the UFC Hall of Fame. It's a difficult choice because Miller has the most wins and fights in UFC history.

It's funny, because just a few years ago, any debate about Charles Oliveira going into the UFC Hall of Fame would be dead on arrival. Back in 2010, he was getting submitted by the likes of Miller. In 2016, Oliveira was a middling fighter who was having trouble making weight -- in two different weight classes. In 2019, he was inexplicably fighting journeyman Nik Lentz for a third time.

No one was talking about Oliveira back then, just four years ago. He wasn't even in the co-main event against Lentz on a UFC Fight Night card from Rochester, New York. But something happened. "Do Bronx" just kept winning and winning -- and finishing his opponents, in arguably the UFC's best division.

Now, you look at Oliveira's résumé and it reads more like one of the greatest of all time, as compared to that of the gatekeeper he was just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Oliveira is the first UFC fighter to finish 20 opponents, extending his record. He is one behind the legendary Mirko Cro Cop on that finishing list if you combine the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce and Pride. Oliveira is 12-1 since 2018, with the only loss coming to Islam Makhachev, one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Oliveira called for a rematch against the UFC lightweight champion in his postfight interview Saturday night, after finishing Beneil Dariush via first-round TKO in the co-main event. And he should get it, even though he probably won't.

The UFC has a BMF title fight setup for UFC 291 on July 27 in Salt Lake City. Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, two of the most exciting fighters in the sport, will fight for that symbolic title and likely the next title shot against Makhachev in October. But don't discount Oliveira. If the winner of that fight can't go three months later, Oliveira will be there.

Brazil's king of the favelas has been in the UFC for 13 years. He debuted when he was just 20 years old. Oliveira, 33, has gone through many iterations over the years. He was deemed a quitter, a weight liability, an afterthought.

In 2023? He's one of the greatest of all time.

Waters: The North remembers

With the UFC in Vancouver, it was only right to let a few members of the UFC roster return to their home country and put on a show. They did not disappoint, as all five Canadian fighters on the card earned a win. In front of a raucous crowd that had waited nearly four years for the promotion to come back to Vancouver, the UFC put Kyle Nelson, Aiemann Zahabi, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Marc-Andre Barriault and Mike Malott on the big stage. Zahabi floored his opponent in the first round to earn a knockout victory. Meanwhile, Malott was able to lock in a submission win via a slick guillotine. For Nelson, Jasudavicius and Barriault, they just simply dominated their way to unanimous decision victories.

The UFC's last fight card in Vancouver was a UFC Fight Night headlined by Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone and Justin Gaethje in September 2019, with Canadians going 2-3 on that card. Canada actually hosted three cards that year, including UFC 240, during which Max Holloway and Cris Cyborg defended their belts in front of an electric crowd in Edmonton, Alberta.

Methinks Dana White and Hunter Campbell should consider taking their business north of the border a bit more often. Don't you agree?

NEW YORK -- Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling was hit by a foul ball from Justin Turner in the ninth inning of New York's 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and continued his commentary.

"Ow! Ow! Ow! It really hit me, I didn't know it was coming back that far," Sterling said on the air.

Seconds later, he added: "So once again, it'll be a 3-2."

Sterling, 84, returned to the booth Tuesday after missing 23 games. He came down with bronchitis after missing two games to attend the college graduation of his triplets.

British sprinters impress in our weekly international round-up plus Paris Diamond League results

Irena Szewinska Memorial (WACT Gold), Bydgoszcz, Poland, June 6

There were eight meeting records.

Darryl Neita blasted to a 200m PB of 22.23/0.8 as she finished ahead of American Anavia Battle’s 22.47 as she set a meeting record and European lead.

That time moved her to third all-time in the UK behind Dina Asher-Smith (21.88) and Kathy Cook (22.13).

World medalist Erriyon Knighton won the 200m in 19.95/0.7.

Tom Walsh set a meeting record in the shot with 22.22m ahead of Adrian Piperi’s 21.61m outdoor PB.

Pietro Arese clocked a 3:33.56 PB and meeting record over Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran 3:33.87 PB.

In the women’s mile there was a world lead for Kenyan Edinah Jebitok’s 4:22.85.

Adelle Tracey, the former Brit who now competes for Jamaica, won the women’s 800m in 2:01.26 while Ben Pattison won the men’s race in 1:45.80.

Men:
200 (0.7): 1 Erriyon Knighton USA 19.95; 2 Alexander Ogando DOM 20.18; 3 Albert Komański 20.49; 4 Ján Volko SVK 20.70
800: 1 Ben Pattison GBR 1:45.80; 2 Elias Ngeny KEN 1:45.99; 3 Tibo De Smet BEL 1:46.11; 4 Mateusz Borkowski 1:46.12; 5 Michał Rozmys 1:46.35; 6 Andreas Kramer SWE 1:46.38; 7 Patryk Sieradzki 1:46.50; 8 Kacper Lewalski 1:46.58; 9 Guy Learmonth GBR 1:46.78; 10 Collins Kipruto KEN 1:46.80; 11 Joseph Deng AUS 1:47.65
1500: 1 Pietro Arese ITA 3:33.56; 2 Andrew Coscoran IRL 3:33.87; 3 Matthew Stonier GBR 3:34.43; 4 Ismael Debjani BEL 3:34.53; 5 Tshepo Tshite RSA 3:34.59; 6 Adisu Girma ETH 3:34.71; 7 Elzan Bibić SRB 3:35.12; 8 Matthew Ramsden AUS 3:35.52; 9 Ruben Verheyden BEL 3:35.72; 10 Filip Ostrowski 3:36.03 U23 rec; 11 Jochem Vermeulen BEL 3:36.09; 12 Maciej Wyderka 3:36.21; 13 Robert Heppenstall CAN 3:36.41; 14 Baptiste Mischler FRA 3:37.23
110H (1.1): 1 Daniel Roberts USA 13.24; 2 Jamal Britt USA 13.31; 3 Roger V. Iribarne CUB 13.34; 4 Antonio Alkana RSA 13.43; 5 Amine Bouanani ALG 13.60; 6 Krzysztof Kiljan 13.62; 7 Gabriel Constantino BRA 13.77. Heat 1 (-1.9): 1 Jamal Britt USA 13.56; 2 Antonio Alkana RSA 13.72; 6 Tom Wilcock GBR 14.18. Heat 2 (0.7): 1 Daniel Roberts USA 13.28; 2 Roger V. Iribarne CUB 13.49; 3 Krzysztof Kiljan 13.64; 4 Gabriel Constantino BRA 13.83; 5 Joseph Agbodza GBR 14.03
HJ: 1 Andrii Protsenko UKR 2.21; 2 Bogdan Bondarenko UKR 2.21; 3 Edgar Rivera MEX 2.17; 3 Jef Vermeiren BEL 2.17
PV: 1 Chris Nilsen USA 5.92; 2 Piotr Lisek 5.82; 3 Ernest John Obiena PHI 5.72; 3 Sam Kendricks USA 5.72; 5 Jacob Wooten USA 5.72; 6 Emmanouíl Karalís GRE 5.62; 7 Paweł Wojciechowski 5.62
SP: 1 Tom Walsh NZL 22.22; 2 Adrian Piperi USA 21.61; 3 Chuk Enekwechi NGR 21.32; 4 Leonardo Fabbri ITA 21.18; 5 Zane Weir ITA 21.14; 6 Joe Kovacs USA 20.84; 7 Josh Awotunde USA 20.20; 8 Michał Haratyk 19.86
HT: 1 Rudy Winkler USA 79.70; 2 Wojciech Nowicki 79.52; 3 Ethan Katzberg CAN 76.83; 4 Hrístos Frantzeskákis GRE 76.68; 5 Bence Halász HUN 76.46; 6 Paweł Fajdek 74.17; 7 Marcin Wrotyński 73.31; 8 Serghei Marghiev MDA 70.09
Women:
100 (-0.8): 1 Cambrea Sturgis USA 11.24; 2 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 11.29
200 (0.8): 1 Daryll Neita GBR 22.23; 2 Anavia Battle USA 22.47; 3 Cambrea Sturgis USA 22.99; 4 Dalia Kaddari ITA 23.16
800: 1 Adelle Tracey JAM 2:01.26; 2 Adrianna Topolnicka 2:01.63; 3 Ellie Baker GBR 2:01.64; 4 Martyna Galant 2:01.72; 5 Olha Lyakhova UKR 2:02.46; 6 Katharina Trost GER 2:02.61; 7 Alexandra Bell GBR 2:02.72
Mile: 1 Edina Jebitok KEN 4:22.85; 2 Kesanet Alem ETH 4:24.29; 3 Marta Pérez ESP 4:25.78; 4 Weronika Lizakowska 4:28.62; 5 Bérénice Cleyet-Merle FRA 4:28.89; 6 Aleksandra Płocińska 4:30.74
100H (1.9): 1 Alaysha Johnson USA 12.41; 2 Devynne Charlton BAH 12.64; 3 Sarah Lavin IRL 12.86; 4 Klaudia Siciarz 13.00; 5 Mette Graversgaard DEN 13.05; 6 Sharika Nelvis USA 13.10. Heat 1 (-0.8): 1 Alaysha Johnson USA 12.94; 2 Klaudia Siciarz 13.10. Heat 2 (-0.4): 1 Sarah Lavin IRL 13.01; 2 Devynne Charlton BAH 13.02
HT: 1 Brooke Andersen USA 78.79; 2 Camryn Rogers CAN 77.62; 3 Janee’ Kassanavoid USA 75.10; 4 Annette Echikunwoke USA 73.66; 5 Bianca Ghelber ROU 72.23; 6 Malwina Kopron 71.23; 7 Anita Włodarczyk 69.54; 8 Hanna Skydan AZE 69.46

Genèva, Switzerland, June 10

A huge British contingent again competed in the Swiss meeting. In his outdoor seasonal debut Charlie Dobson equalled his legal PB for 200m with 20.19.

Joe Brier (45.54) and Rio Mitcham (45.60) set 400m PBs while Seamus Derbyshire set a 400m hurdles PB of 49.29.

Men:

100 (1.4): 1 Arthur Gue Cissé CIV 9.96; 2 Emmanuel Eseme CMR 10.01 rec; 3 Raphael Bouju NED 10.02 U23 rec; 4 Taymir Burnet NED 10.11; 5 Adam Thomas GBR 10.23; 6 Ryan Zeze FRA 10.27. Heat 1 (1.3): 1 Emmanuel Eseme CMR 10.05; 2 Arthur Gue Cissé CIV 10.10; 3 Raphael Bouju NED 10.11; 4 Taymir Burnet NED 10.17; 5 Ryan Zeze FRA 10.28. Heat 2 (1.4): 1 Adam Thomas GBR 10.30. Heat 3 (0.6): 1 Fahad Mohamed Al-Subaie KSA 10.28; 7 Krishawn Aiken GBR 10.51; 8 Medwin Odamtten GBR 10.68. Heat 4 (1.1): 5 Cian O’Donnell GBR 10.83

200 (1.3): 1 Charlie Dobson GBR 20.19; 2 Taymir Burnet NED 20.36; 3 Ryan Zeze FRA 20.43; 4 Bradley Lestrade 20.77; 5 James Hanson GBR 20.78; 6 Felix Svensson 20.79; 7 Jeriel Quainoo GBR 20.87; 8 Dan Putnam GBR 21.02

400: 1 Leungo Scotch BOT 44.82; 2 Collen Kebinatshipi BOT 44.98; 3 Liemarvin Bonevacia NED 45.30; 4 Gilles Biron FRA 45.38; 5 Joe Brier GBR 45.54; 6 Lionel Spitz 45.81. B: 1 Rio Mitcham GBR 45.60; 2 Patrick Schneider GER 45.98; 3 Edward Faulds GBR 45.99; 4 Ben Higgins GBR 46.16. D: 1 Dan Putnam GBR 46.02; 2 Charlie Carvell GBR 46.48; 3 Lee Thompson GBR 46.69.

1500: 1 Kieran Lumb CAN 3:37.61; 2 Casey Comber USA 3:37.68; 3 Hicham Akankam MAR 3:37.70; 4 El Hassane Moujahid MAR 3:38.06; 5 Robin Van Riel NED 3:38.70; 6 Flavien Szot FRA 3:39.07; 7 Hafid Rizky MAR 3:39.24; 8 Andrzej Kowalczyk POL 3:39.45. B: 1 Ethan Hussey GBR 3:44.62.

110H (1.0): 1 Louis François Mendy SEN 13.34; 2 Hassane Fofana ITA 13.47; 3 Amine Bouanani ALG 13.55; 3 Jeremie Lararaudeuse MRI 13.55 rec; 5 David King GBR 13.60; 6 Eduardo Rodrigues BRA 13.61; 7 Mikdat Sevler TUR 13.69. Heat 1 (-0.3): 1 Louis François Mendy SEN 13.33 NR; 2 Hassane Fofana ITA 13.57; 3 Eduardo Rodrigues BRA 13.58; 4 David King GBR 13.69; 5 Erwann Cinna FRA 13.73. Heat 2 (1.1): 1 Jeremie Lararaudeuse MRI 13.61 rec; 2 Mikdat Sevler TUR 13.63. Heat 3 (-0.7): 1 Amine Bouanani ALG 13.63

400H: 1 Alessandro Sibilio ITA 48.23; 2 Joshua Abuaku GER 48.67; 3 Emil Nana Kwame Agyekum GER 48.73; 4 Seamus Derbyshire GBR 49.29; 5 Pablo Andrés Ibáñez ESA 49.49; 6 Dany Brand 49.61; 7 Constantin Preis GER 49.81. B: 1 Abdelmalik Lahoulou ALG 48.91; 2 Yasmani Copello TUR 49.25; 3 Ramsey Angela NED 49.72; 4 Julien Watrin BEL 49.79; 5 Alastair Chalmers GBR 50.38. C: 1 Bassem Hemeida QAT 49.68; 2 Chris McAlister GBR 50.17; 3 Jack Lawrie GBR 50.45. D: 1 Marangha Mokaya GBR 50.43; 2 George Seery GBR 50.83; 3 Joshua Faulds GBR 50.93

PV: 1 Luke Winder USA 5.55; 2 Clayton Fritsch USA 5.55; 9 Adam Hague GBR 5.20;

LJ: 1 Anwar Anvarov UZB 8.22 NR; 2 Alejandro A. Parada CUB 8.10; 3 Chan Ming Tai HKG 7.82

SP: 1 Andrei Toader ROU 20.51; 2 Eric Favors IRL 19.91

JT: 1 Dagbjartur Dadi Jónsson ISL 76.99

Women:

100 (0.0): 1 Rani Rosius BEL 11.24; 2 Géraldine Frey 11.31; 3 Alyson Bell GBR 11.31. B (1.9): 1 Mélissa Gutschmidt 11.24; 2 Nia Wedderburn-Goodison GBR 11.33; 3 Georgina Adam GBR 11.39.  Heat 1 (0.6): 1 Rani Rosius BEL 11.27; 2 Géraldine Frey 11.29. Heat 2 (2.0): 1 Salomé Kora 11.32; 5 Nia Wedderburn-Goodison GBR 11.45. Heat 3 (-0.5): 1 Alyson Bell GBR 11.43. Heat 4 (1.9): 1 Georgina Adam GBR 11.49; 2 Sarah Malone GBR 11.76; 3 Rebecca Matheson GBR 11.92

200 (0.6): 1 Shanti Veronica Pereira SGP 22.84; 2 Tasa Jiya NED 22.88; 3 Sharlene Mawdsley IRL 23.18

400: 1 Lada Vondrová CZE 51.14; 2 Susanne Gogl-Walli AUT 51.19; 3 Laviai Nielsen GBR 51.43; 4 Martina Weil CHI 51.69. B: 1 Carys McAulay GBR 51.57; 2 Naomi Van Den Broeck BEL 52.00. C: 1 Jessie Knight GBR 51.80; 2 Imke Vervaet BEL 51.91. D: 1 Roisin Harrison IRL 52.53; 4 Natasha Harrison GBR 53.24. E: 3 Seren Bundy-Davies GBR 53.16. F: 5 Emma Alderson GBR 54.90

800: 1 Anita Horvat SLO 2:00.70; 2 Rachel Pellaud 2:01.78; 3 Martyna Galant POL 2:02.13; 7 Lynsey Sharp GBR 2:05.45. B: 1 Joceline Wind 2:02.05; 2 Dilek Koçak TUR 2:02.65

100H (0.5): 1 Laeticia Bapte FRA 12.78; 2 Ebony Morrison LBR 12.86; 3 Natalia Christofi CYP 12.90; 4 Anne Zagré BEL 13.07; 5 Elisa Maria Di Lazzaro ITA 13.09. Heat 1 (0.2): 1 Laeticia Bapte FRA 12.90; 2 Ebony Morrison LBR 12.92; 3 Natalia Christofi CYP 12.98; 4 Anne Zagré BEL 13.07. Heat 2 (0.6): 5 Jenna Blundell GBR 13.53. Heat 4 (1.1): 1 Mia McIntosh GBR 13.44; 2 Marli Jessop GBR 13.46

400H: 1 Hanne Claes BEL 54.75; 2 Viivi Lehikoinen FIN 54.95; 3 Viktoriya Tkachuk UKR 54.95; 4 Cathelijn Peeters NED 54.97; 5 Eleonora Marchiando ITA 55.13; 6 Hayley McLean GBR 56.28; 7 Yasmin Giger 56.43. B: 1 Noura Ennadi MAR 55.66; 2 Eileen Demes GER 56.07; 4 Jess Tappin GBR 57.49. C: 1 Rebecca Sartori ITA 56.39; 3 Emily Newnham GBR 57.86

HJ: 1 Salome Lang 1.90; 2 Zita Goossens BEL 1.84; 3 Sommer Lecky IRL 1.81; 7 Emily Borthwick GBR 1.74

LJ: 1 Tara Davis Woodhall USA 6.95; 2 Tissanna Hickling JAM 6.59; 3 Lucy Hadaway GBR 6.55; 4 Mikaelle Assani GER 6.52

TJ: 1 Thea LaFond DMA 14.47; 2 Kira Wittmann GER 13.82; 3 Diana Zagainova LTU 13.82

HT: 1 Aleksandra Śmiech POL 71.14; 2 Vanessa Sterckendries BEL 68.20

Paris Diamond League. France, June 9

This was surely one of the greatest endurance meetings in history with world records for Faith Kipyegon at 5000m and Lamecha Girma at 3000m steeplechase and a world best for Jakob Ingebrigtsen at two miles (with an European 3000m record going third all-time during the race). There were also world leads at 800m for Keely Hodgkinson (with a British and European under-23 record) and Emmanuel Wanyonyi.

For details of Faith Kipyegon’s 5000m click here

For details of Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s two mile record click here

For details of Keely Hodgkinson’s British 800m record click here

For details of the Girma’s steeplechase record click here

Noah Lyles won the 100m in 9.97 as Olympic champion Marcel Jacobs was only seventh, while Marileidy Paulino won the women’s 400m in 49.12 ahead of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who held a big lead at halfway but tied up in the closing stages.

Men

100 (-0.9): 1 Noah Lyles USA 9.97; 2 Ferdinand Omanyala KEN 9.98; 3 Letsile Tebogo BOT 10.05; 4 Yohan Blake JAM 10.16; 5 Ronnie Baker USA 10.17; 6 Benjamin Azamati GHA 10.20; 7 Lamont Marcell Jacobs ITA 10.21; 8 Mouhamadou Fall 10.22

800: 1 Emmanuel Wanyonyi KEN 1:43.27; 2 Marco Arop CAN 1:43.30; 3 Slimane Moula ALG 1:43.38; 4 Djamel Sedjati ALG 1:43.40; 5 Benjamin Robert 1:43.48; 6 Wycliffe Kinyamal KEN 1:43.56; 7 Azeddine Habz 1:43.90; 8 Yanis Meziane 1:44.78; 9 Andreas Kramer SWE 1:44.85; 10 Emmanuel Korir KEN 1:47.71

2M: 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR 7:54.10 world best; 2 Ishmael Kipkurui KEN 8:09.23 NU20R; 3 Kuma Girma ETH 8:10.34; 4 Justin Kipkoech KEN 8:13.15; 5 Paul Chelimo USA 8:15.69; 6 Adisu Girma ETH 8:21.43; 7 Mohamed Abdilaahi GER 8:27.88; 8 Etienne Daguinos 8:31.29; 9 Ali Abdulmena ETH 8:40.65. 3000 splits: 1 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR 7:24.00 AR; 2 Kuma Girma ETH 7:37.50; 3 Ishmael Kipkurui KEN 7:38.06; 4 Justin Kipkoech KEN 7:38.19; 5 Paul Chelimo USA 7:43.84; 6 Adisu Girma ETH 7:45.47; 7 Mohamed Abdilaahi GER 7:52.05; 8 Etienne Daguinos 7:53.84

3000SC: 1 Lamecha Girma ETH 7:52.11 world rec; 2 Ryuji Miura JPN 8:09.91 NR; 3 Daniel Arce ESP 8:10.63; 4 Abraham Seme ETH 8:10.73; 5 Mohamed Amine Jihnaoui TUN 8:12.19 NR; 6 Benjamin Kigen KEN 8:13.49; 7 Víctor Ruiz ESP 8:13.89; 8 Abraham Kibiwot KEN 8:16.13; 9 Anthony Rotich USA 8:16.27; 10 Amos Serem KEN 8:16.94; 11 Fernando Carro ESP 8:17.06; 12 Djilali Bedrani 8:21.70; 13 Topi Raitanen FIN 8:22.00; 14 Hailemariyam Amare ETH 8:25.25

110H (-0.5): 1 Grant Holloway USA 12.98; 2 Just Kwaou-Mathey 13.09; 3 Daniel Roberts USA 13.14; 3 Jamal Britt USA 13.14; 5 Wilhem Belocian 13.20; 6 Freddie Crittenden USA 13.26; 7 Jason Joseph SUI 13.29; 8 Eric Edwards Jr. USA 13.32. Heat 1 (-2.0): 1 Daniel Roberts USA 13.32; 2 Jason Joseph SUI 13.36; 3 Wilhem Belocian 13.37; 4 Eric Edwards Jr. USA 13.39; 5 Roger V. Iribarne CUB 13.44; 6 Raphael Mohamed 13.65; 7 Dimitri Bascou 13.66; Devon Allen USA DNF. Heat 2 (-0.6): 1 Grant Holloway USA 13.20; 2 Jamal Britt USA 13.21; 3 Just Kwaou-Mathey 13.25; 4 Freddie Crittenden USA 13.34; 5 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde 13.45; 6 Antonio Alkana RSA 13.52; 7 Aurel Manga 13.55; 8 Rafael Henrique Pereira BRA 13.57

400H: 1 CJ Allen USA 47.92; 2 Wilfried Happio 48.26; 3 Trevor Bassitt USA 48.28; 4 Ludvy Vaillant 48.60; 5 Kyron McMaster IVB 48.65; 6 Khallifah Rosser USA 48.96; Abderrahmane Samba QAT DNF

LJ: 1 Miltiádis Tentóglou GRE 8.13; 2 Simon Ehammer SUI 8.11; 3 Murali Sreeshankar IND 8.09; 4 Jules Pommery 7.90; 5 Will Williams USA 7.87; 6 Maykel D. Massó CUB 7.83; 7 Thobias Montler SWE 7.82

HT: 1 Ethan Katzberg CAN 77.93; 2 Rudy Winkler USA 77.63; 3 Bence Halász HUN 76.21; 4 Yann Chaussinand 74.32; 5 Mostafa Hicham Al-Gamal EGY 73.51

4×100: 1 FRA 38.22; 2 GBR 38.90; 3 GER 39.00; 4 CAN 39.06

Multi-events

110H (0.5): 1 Kevin Mayer 13.70; 2 Makenson Gletty 13.98; 3 Luc Brewin 14.00; 4 Teo Bastien 14.27. LJ: 1 Luc Brewin 7.51; 2 Teo Bastien 7.43; 3 Kevin Mayer 7.26w; 4 Benjamin Hougardy BEL 7.11w. SP: 1 Makenson Gletty 15.44; 2 Kevin Mayer 15.31; 3 Arthur Prevost 13.47; 4 Luc Brewin 12.70

National Events 100 (0.2): 1 Jimmy Vicaut 10.06; 2 Pablo Mateo 10.16; 3 Kobe Vleminckx BEL 10.23; 4 Jeff Erius 10.29; 5 Andrew Morgan-Harrison GBR 10.34. B (1.1): 1 Joshua Hartmann GER 10.14; 2 Matteo Melluzzo ITA 10.36; 3 Joe Ferguson GBR 10.40

Women: 

200 (-0.4): 1 Gabby Thomas USA 22.05; 2 Abby Steiner USA 22.34; 3 Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV 22.34; 4 Dina Asher-Smith GBR 22.57; 5 Kayla White USA 22.67; 6 Jenna Prandini USA 22.76; 7 Tamara Clark USA 22.86; 8 Gemima Joseph 23.34

400: 1 Marileidy Paulino DOM 49.12; 2 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone USA 49.71; 3 Salwa Eid Naser BRN 49.95; 4 Natalia Kaczmarek POL 50.10; 5 Lieke Klaver NED 50.32; 6 Candice McLeod JAM 50.80; 7 Anna Hall USA 50.82; 8 Ama Pipi GBR 51.76

800: 1 Keely Hodgkinson GBR 1:55.77 NR AU23R; 2 Ajee’ Wilson USA 1:58.16; 3 Natoya Goule JAM 1:58.23; 4 Catriona Bisset AUS 1:58.55; 5 Noélie Yarigo BEN 1:58.65 NR; 6 Halimah Nakaayi UGA 1:58.81; 7 Sage Hurta-Klecker USA 1:59.01; 8 Lena Kandissounon 1:59.65; 9 Gabriela Gajanová SVK 1:59.86; 10 Raevyn Rogers USA 2:00.00; 11 Agnes Raharolahy 2:00.14

5000: 1 Faith Kipyegon KEN 14:05.20 WR; 2 Letesenbet Gidey ETH 14:07.94; 3 Ejgayehu Taye ETH 14:13.31; 4 Lilian Rengeruk KEN 14:23.05; 5 Freweyni Hailu ETH 14:23.45; 6 Margaret Kipkemboi KEN 14:23.67; 7 Lemlem Hailu ETH 14:34.53; 8 Alicia Monson USA 14:34.88; 9 Agnes Ngetich KEN 14:36.70; 10 Grace Loibach Nawowuna KEN 14:42.63; 11 Laura Muir GBR 14:48.14; 12 Elly Henes USA 15:04.54; 13 Whittni Morgan USA 15:20.59

HJ: 1 Nicola Olyslagers AUS 2.00; 2 Vashti Cunningham USA 1.97; 3 Angelina Topić SRB 1.97 rec, U20 rec; 4 Iryna Herashchenko UKR 1.94; 5 Morgan Lake GBR 1.94; 6 Yuliya Levchenko UKR 1.91; 7 Nawal Meniker 1.91; 8 Anna Hall USA 1.91; 9 Nadezhda Dubovitskaya KAZ 1.87; 10 Elena Vallortigara ITA 1.79

PV: 1 Nina Kennedy AUS 4.77; 2 Margot Chevrier 4.71; 3 Katie Moon USA 4.71; 4 Wilma Murto FIN 4.61; 5 Sandi Morris USA 4.61; 6 Emily Grove USA 4.61; 7 Alysha Newman CAN 4.46; 8 Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE 4.46; 8 Tina Šutej SLO 4.46; 10 Roberta Bruni ITA 4.46; 11 Marie-Julie Bonnin 4.31

SP: 1 Auriol Dongmo POR 19.72; 2 Chase Ealey USA 19.43; 3 Maggie Ewen USA 19.26; 4 Danniel Thomas-Dodd JAM 19.25; 5 Sara Gambetta GER 19.08; 6 Song Jiayuan CHN 19.06; 7 Jessica Woodard USA 18.73; 8 Fanny Roos SWE 18.44; 9 Sarah Mitton CAN 18.36; 10 Jessica Schilder NED 17.95

DT: 1 Valarie Allman USA 69.04; 2 Sandra Perković CRO 65.18; 3 Kristin Pudenz GER 62.87; 4 Laulauga Tausaga-Collins USA 62.62; 5 Mélina Robert-Michon 61.91; 6 Claudine Vita GER 61.78

HT: 1 Brooke Andersen USA 77.13; 2 Janee’ Kassanavoid USA 74.74; 3 Sara Fantini ITA 71.21; 4 Rose Loga 70.04; 5 Alexandra Tavernier 67.16

JT: 1 Haruka Kitaguchi JPN 65.09; 2 Kelsey-Lee Barber AUS 62.54; 3 Yulenmis Aguilar CUB 60.61; 4 Liveta Jasiūnaitė LTU 60.28; 5 Christin Hussong GER 59.14; 6 Liu Shiying CHN 58.61; 7 Mackenzie Little AUS 58.54; 8 Maggie Malone USA 57.67; 9 Ariana Ince USA 56.12; 10 Elína Tzénggo GRE 55.02; 11 Sigrid Borge NOR 52.49

4×100: 1 ESP 42.99; 2 FRA 43.50

Budapest, Hungary, June 8

Men:
100 (1.2): 1 Emmanuel Matadi LBR 10.17; 2 Elijah Morrow USA 10.29
400: 1 Attila Molnár 45.10 U23 rec
800: 1 Marino Bloudek CRO 1:46.38; 2 Dániel Huller 1:46.56
1500: 1 Raphael Pallitsch AUT 3:38.16; 2 Tom Dodd GBR 3:39.01; 3 István Szögi 3:39.26; 4 Gergő Kiss 3:39.72
110H (0.2): 1 Michael Dickson USA 13.35; 2 Bálint Szeles 13.58
HJ: 1 Gergely Török 2.20; 5 Joel Clarke-Khan GBR 2.09
DT: 1 Victor Hogan RSA 66.14; 2 Martin Marković CRO 65.69; 3 Róbert Szikszai 61.67
HT: 1 Donát Varga 73.89; 2 Dániel Rába 72.56; 3 Ruben Antunes POR 71.85; 4 Gábor Czeller 71.54; 5 Marcel Lomnický SVK 71.42
Women:
100 (1.3): 1 Boglárka Takács 11.23 rec; 2 Jada Baylark USA 11.23; 3 Michelle-Lee Ahye TTO 11.24; 4 Shannon Ray USA 11.28; 5 Anna Kocsis 11.38 =NU20R
200 (0.4): 1 Boglárka Takács 22.77 rec; 2 Jada Baylark USA 22.90; 3 Shannon Ray USA 23.00; 4 Alexa Sulyán 23.12 U20 rec; 5 Dezerea Bryant USA 23.18
400: 1 Anabel Medina DOM 52.46; 2 Anna Ryzhykova UKR 53.07
3000SC: 1 Tatiane Raquel da Silva BRA 9:24.75; 2 Marta Serrano ESP 9:27.07 U23 rec; 3 Celestine Biwott KEN 9:27.34; 4 Irene Sánchez-Escribano ESP 9:31.03; 5 Simone Ferraz BRA 9:36.54; 6 Carolina Robles ESP 9:41.44
100H (0.8): 1 Gréta Kerekes 12.96; 2 Viktória Forster SVK 13.12 eqU23R
400H: 1 Janka Molnár 56.06; 2 Sára Mátó 56.95
HJ: 1 Fédra Fekete 1.83
LJ: 1 Diána Lesti 6.75; 2 Anasztázia Nguyen 6.64; 3 Petra Beáta Banhidi-Farkas 6.57
TJ: 1 Neja Filipič SLO 13.77
HT: 1 Martina Hrašnová SVK 68.89
JT: 1 Annabella Bogdán 58.39; 2 Angéla Moravcsik 57.89; 3 Sara Kolak CRO 57.15; 4 Rebekah Walton GBR 55.20

St Polten, Austria, June 8

Men:
100 (1.2): 1 Markus Fuchs 10.08 NR; 2 Elliot Jones GBR 10.20; 3 Jan Veleba CZE 10.29; 4 Filip Federič SVK 10.32 NU20R. Heat 1 (1.0): 1 Markus Fuchs 10.21; 2 Filip Federič SVK 10.46 U20 rec; 4 Christian Taylor USA 10.67. Heat 3 (1.2): 1 Elliot Jones GBR 10.24
400H: 1 Matej Baluch SVK 49.99
DT: 1 Lukas Weißhaidinger 63.61; 2 Nicholas Percy GBR 63.57; 3 Marek Bárta CZE 62.29; 4 Gregory Thompson GBR 59.88;
HT: 1 Patrik Hájek CZE 73.02
Women:
100 (1.2): 1 Alexandra Burghardt GER 11.24
100H (0.7): 1 Nika Glojnarič SLO 12.92; 2 Stanislava Škvarková SVK 13.05
400H: 1 Noura Ennadi MAR 55.43; 2 Lena Pressler 56.15 rec
JT: 1 Victoria Hudson 59.81

Huelva, Spain, June 6

Former world champion Salwa Eid Naser, who is returning from a ban after missing drugs tests, won the 400m in 49.78.
Men:
400: 1 Anthony Zambrano COL 45.52; 2 Iñaki Cañal 45.56; 3 Dylan Borlée BEL 45.94; 4 Óscar Husillos 46.13. B: 1 Markel Fernandez 45.97
1500: 1 Isaac Nader POR 3:34.00; 2 Daniel Munguti KEN 3:34.06; 3 Ashenafi Gadisa ETH 3:35.38; 4 Hicham Akankam MAR 3:35.60; 5 Saul Ordóñez 3:35.78; 6 Mohamed Attaoui 3:36.12; 7 Pieter Sisk BEL 3:36.21; 8 Ignacio Fontes 3:36.23; 9 Pol Oriach 3:36.24; 10 El Hassane Moujahid MAR 3:36.58; 11 Jesús Gómez 3:36.64; 12 Stijn Baeten BEL 3:37.21; 13 Gonzalo García 3:37.22. B: 1 Simas Bertašius LTU 3:38.38; 2 Nuno Pereira POR 3:38.44; 3 Carlos Saez 3:39.01; 4 Miguel Moreira POR 3:39.03; 5 James Young GBR 3:39.38; 6 Sergio Paniagua 3:39.73; 7 Pol Moya AND 3:40.15 rec
5000: 1 Cornelius Kemboi KEN 13:14.80; 2 Abdulrezak Suleiman ERI 13:17.89; 3 Abdessamad Oukhelfen 13:18.39; 4 Merhawi Mebrahtu ERI 13:22.69; 5 Aaron Las Heras 13:27.47; 6 Nassim Hassaous 13:29.74; 7 Daniel Ghebru ERI 13:30.58; 8 Efriem Tekle ERI 13:37.08; 9 Jonny Davies GBR 13:45.86
3000SC: 1 Lawrence Kemboi KEN 8:22.20; 2 El Mehdi Aboujanah 8:22.22; 3 Etson Barros POR 8:23.30; 4 Sebastián Martos 8:24.76; 5 Abderrahim Ougra MAR 8:24.76; 6 Will Battershill GBR 8:26.72; 7 Gonzalo Parra 8:28.40; 8 Carlos Andrés San Martín COL 8:28.83; 10 Mark Pearce GBR 8:35.21
110H (-0.9): 1 Enrique Llopis 13.39; 2 Daniel Cisneros 13.66
TJ: 1 Cristian Atanay Nápoles CUB 17.10; 2 Yasser Triki ALG 16.92; 3 Benjamin Compaoré FRA 16.53; 7 Nelson Évora POR 15.61
DT: 1 Yasiel Brayan Sotero 64.68 U23 rec; 2 Philip Milanov BEL 64.50; 3 Nicholas Percy GBR 62.77; 4 Lucas Nervi CHI 62.10; 5 Mauricio Ortega COL 61.82; 6 Juan José Caicedo ECU 61.53
4×100: 1 ESP 38.87; 2 COL 39.07; 3 POR 39.49. Race 4: 1 ESP 38.77; 2 COL 39.04; 3 POR 39.26
Women:
400: 1 Salwa Eid Naser BRN 49.78; 2 Miranda Coetzee RSA 50.90; 3 Anna Kiełbasińska POL 51.29; 4 Sharlene Mawdsley IRL 51.34; 5 Cátia Azevedo POR 51.42; 6 Alice Mangione ITA 51.75; 7 Camille Laus BEL 51.76
800: 1 Vivian Chebet KEN 1:58.80; 2 Sahily Diago CUB 2:00.02; 3 Patrícia Silva POR 2:00.07; 4 Lorea Ibarzabal 2:00.17; 5 Rose M. Almanza CUB 2:00.53; 6 Daniela Garcia 2:00.58 NU23R; 7 Abigail Ives GBR 2:00.82; 8 Christina Hering GER 2:01.32; 9 Zoya Naumov 2:01.54; 10 Tanja Spill GER 2:02.48; 11 Georgie Hartigan IRL 2:03.62
1500: 1 Tigist Girma ETH 4:08.58; 2 Agueda Muńoz 4:09.56; 3 Revee Walcott-Nolan GBR 4:09.86; 4 Kassie Wubrist ETH 4:10.03; 5 Erin Wallace GBR 4:10.52
400H: 1 Viivi Lehikoinen FIN 54.40 rec; 2 Cathelijn Peeters NED 54.65; 3 Hanne Claes BEL 54.87; 4 Viktoriya Tkachuk UKR 55.62; 5 Carla Garcia 56.97
PV: 1 Angelica Moser SUI 4.50; 2 Sophie Cook GBR 4.30
LJ: 1 Tara Davis Woodhall USA 6.85; 2 María Vicente 6.50; 3 Adriana Rodríguez CUB 6.44
4×100. Race 2: 1 POL 43.06

Copenhagen, Denmark, June 7

Bianca Williams gained a 11.32/0.7 and 23.27/-1.5 sprint double while Katie Snowden led home the 800m (2:00.43).

Men:
100 (-1.4): 1 Marvin Bracy USA 10.36; 4 Andrew Robertson GBR 10.64. Heat 2 (-1.1): 2 Daniel Offiah GBR 10.54
400: 1 Luis Avilés MEX 46.08; 2 Samuel Reardon GBR 46.21
1500: 1 Adam Fogg GBR 3:37.46; 2 Joao Capistrano M. Bussotti Neves Junior ITA 3:37.53; 3 Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen 3:39.20
5000: 1 Mohamed Fares MAR 13:34.91; 2 Darragh McElhinney IRL 13:37.80
LJ: 1 Daníel Ingi Egilsson ISL 7.92
Women:
100 (0.7): 1 Bianca Williams GBR 11.32; 2 Helene Rønningen NOR 11.38. Heat 1 (2.4): 1 Helene Rønningen NOR 11.33. Heat 2 (1.6): 1 Bianca Williams GBR 11.42
200 (-1.5): 1 Bianca Williams GBR 23.27; 2 Torrie Lewis AUS 23.42; 3 Georgina Adam GBR 23.54; 6 Louise Evans GBR 23.82
800: 1 Katie Snowden GBR 2:00.43; 2 Annemarie Nissen 2:03.07; 3 Lynsey Sharp GBR 2:03.59
3000: 1 Rose Davies AUS 8:49.22; 2 Eloise Walker GBR 8:49.56; 3 Megan Keith GBR 8:52.51; 4 Sofia Thøgersen 8:53.39
100H (0.8): 1 Nia Ali USA 12.59; 2 Michelle Harrison CAN 12.92; 3 Hannah Jones AUS 13.08. Heat 1 (0.8): 1 Michelle Harrison CAN 12.86. Heat 2 (1.8): 1 Nia Ali USA 12.63; 2 Hannah Jones AUS 13.06
PV: 1 Lene Onsrud Retzius NOR 4.41
LJ: 1 Maja Åskag SWE 6.70w; 2 Irma Gunnarsdóttir ISL 6.35
DT: 1 Daria Zabawska POL 61.59
HT: 1 Katarzyna Furmanek POL 70.89; 2 Suvi Koskinen FIN 70.39; 3 Katrine Koch Jacobsen 70.00; 4 Jillian Weir CAN 67.49