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Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and has written for The Guardian, The Second Serve, The Athletic, and other publications.

Owen Lewis

Tennis

The Australian Open Is Happy And Hot

Tyson Fury (left) and Oleksandr Usyk during the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBO World Heavyweight championship contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Picture date: Saturday December 21, 2024. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)

Boxing

Someone Got Inside Tyson Fury’s Head For A Change

Jannik Sinner of Italy poses for a photo with Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, after being awarded the trophy following victory in his Men's Singles Final match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain

Saudi Arabia Got What It Wanted From The Six Kings Slam

Canelo Alvarez poses at the press conference for the Berlanga fight

The Fights

Canelo Álvarez No Longer Cares About Showcasing His Greatness

Heather Chen is a former Defector intern and the managing editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator. She loves hockey, photography, and the good ol’ state of Michigan.

Heather Wei-Xi Chen

circa 1955: Two elementary school students complete homework assignments together, the girl has a book, 'Living By God's Law,' next to her on the table.

Announcements

The Defector Summer Interns Say Farewell

Arts And Culture

Kazuo Ishiguro Is A Repetitive Genius

A packed crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds awaits a fateful kick from Carlton's Mitch McGovern.

Australian Football

I Love Australian Rules Football More Than I Get It

Life Lessons

I Don’t Ever Want My Favorite Things To Change

Remco Evenepoel with his third-place honors at the 2024 Tour de France.

Cycling

Cycling’s Belgian Brat Just Needs To Get A Little More Deranged

Patrick Redford

Giri Nathan

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain stretches to play a backhand volley against Daniil Medvedev in the Men's Singles Semi-Final match during day twelve of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 12, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Wings Week

A Bird’s-Eye View Of Tennis’s Post-Wimbledon Landscape

In Netflix's Lucifer, three angels pause their battle after God interrupts.

On-Screen Angels Are Rarely Divine

Wimbledon Is The Theater Of The Comeback

Daniil Medvedev hits a shot between his legs

Daniil Medvedev Stole Some Of Jannik Sinner’s Glory

Holger Rune carrying his bags on the court

Holger Rune Is Clueless

No One Knows How To Beat Carlos Alcaraz In Five Sets

Andy Murray Is Sitting Out His Last Dance

Marketa Vondrousova Is The Forgotten Champion

esse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (R) of the United States and Juan Francisco Estrada (L) of Mexico fight during their WBC world and Ring Magazine super flyweight title bout

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez Is A Little Guy With Big Aspirations

The Great Outdoors

I Hate Running. I Miss Running.

In ‘Twelve Final Days,’ Roger Federer Still Has The Magic

Official Tennis Highlight Reels Could Be So Much Better

Josh O'Connor feeds a churro to Mike Faist in a scene from Challengers

Who Wins The Match In ‘Challengers’?

Hell Is Playing Against A Peaking Servebot

Tyson Fury (third left) and Oleksandr Usyk (third right) pose alongside promoter Frank Warren (fourth left), actor Sylvester Stallone (centre) and The Saudi Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment Turki Alalshikh during a press conference at Outernet London.

Don’t Expect Much Resistance To A Saudi Boxing Takeover

David Benavidez waits for the start of a fight for an interim WBC light heavyweight title against Oleksandr Gvozdyk at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.