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Wednesday 29 November 2023 Dublin: 3°C

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WATCH: The incredible water shot that won Bill Haas $11.4m
A stunning up-and-down helped Bill Haas to playoff victory over Hunter Mahan in the Tour Championship last night.
Watch: Jamaica's incredible run in the 4x100m
The team included Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt: all of whom, it turns out, are quite good at running.
Lochte swims into the record books
Ryan Lochte of the United States has become the first athlete of the post-bobysuit era to set a swimming world record, taking gold in 200m IM at the Swimming World Championships in Shanghai. Micheal Phelps finished second.
Watch this full-court alley-oop from Wade to LeBron
The 90-foot lob pass from Dwyane Wade under one basket to LeBron James on the other has been described as like that from an NFL quarter-back. I could do that.
The Magnificent Seven: incredible comebacks
They said Niall Kelly was beaten… but he only went and pulled his seven favourite comebacks out of the bag as the whistle went.
2,000 year old computer reconstructed in Lego
…Eh, how did he do that?
Maybe this is why Qatar won: five incredible stadiums
OK, so it might be 50°C there all day, every day. But just look at where the matches will be!
Cristiano Ronaldo's not actually that bad, you know
The £80m man was quiet last year – but mercurial last night as Real got six, and he bagged four. Watch this.
Here's your perk-up thought for the day
Irishman helps set new Atlantic rowing record
Galway’s Ray Carroll was one of four people who crossed the ocean in just under 44 days.