Record-breaking rides, a historic chess triumph, and golfing glory headline this week’s standout performances.
Bodhana Sivanandan made history at just 10 years old, Matt Richardson and Will Bjergfelt smashed cycling world records, Armand Duplantis added yet another world record to his collection, and Justin Rose held his nerve to claim PGA Tour victory.
Bodhana Sivanandan
English chess prodigy
At the remarkable age of 10, Bodhana continues to break records. The Londoner has become the youngest person to earn the woman international master title. She also became the youngest female player to beat a chess grandmaster at the 2025 British Chess Championship, GM Peter Wells.
Armand Duplantis
Pole vault royalty
Do I even need to explain this one? 13 world records, almost as impressive as his three New Reach Team of the Week wins.
Justin Rose
English PGA Tour golfer
Justin Rose claimed his first PGA Tour title in more than two years, holding off JJ Spaun in a playoff hole to win the St. Jude Championship. The 45-year-old may have had flashbacks to his Masters playoff loss to Rory McIlroy earlier this year, but this time he held his nerve and took home a cool 3.6 million dollars.
Matt Richardson and Will Bjergfelt
British cyclists
World records were set at a special event backed by British Cycling in Turkey this week by British Cycling duo Matt Richardson and Will Bjergfelt. Richardson became the first man to go under nine seconds in the 200m flying start while Bjergfelt broke the men’s C5 hour record, covering 51.471km in 60 minutes, comfortably surpassed the previous mark of 47.569km and becoming the first para-cyclist to break the 50km barrier.
