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A treble for Messi and doubles for Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland - the big boys came out to play.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Venus Williams has won 11 Wimbledon titles — five in singles and six in doubles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

The Harvard study showed that getting burned five or more times before the age of 20 doubles the risk of melanoma compared with those with no burns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The Williams sisters have won six doubles titles together at Wimbledon, most recently in 2016 with the first coming in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

He looks like he’s about to leave, but then he doubles back to my bedside, bends so his face is level with my ear, and whispers into it.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman