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Benjamin Pavard is back at Inter Milan and he's got something to prove. The French defender returned from his loan spell at Marseille and has reportedly thrown himself into pre-season with a completely different attitude. Cristian Chivu hasn't shut the door on keeping him, and Pavard knows this summer is his audition. One shot to change the narrative.
Shifting to tennis, and the WTA is making history with a policy that's already generating serious conversation. Starting Tuesday, all players on the WTA Tour will be required to submit to genetic sex testing via cheek swab, blood, or saliva sample. Tennis joins a growing list of sports implementing eligibility frameworks around biological sex, and this one is going to stay in the headlines for a while.
And in baseball, the Chicago Cubs are rolling into a home series against the Detroit Tigers carrying genuine momentum at the plate. Chicago has found its rhythm offensively and the timing could not be better, with a three-game set at Wrigley on the horizon. The Tigers are no pushover, but the Cubs right now have the kind of confidence that makes home crowds electric.
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