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10 emerging sports rivalries that will define the next decade

Jackson ThompsonMay 30, 2021, 23:02 IST

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Every generation has its famous sports rivalries that have become part of mainstream culture.
Some rivalries only come to prominence in specific decades but are afterthoughts beforehand.
Here's a look at rivalries that are bound to get their time in the spotlight over the next 10 years.

Tom Brady vs. LeBron James - The most transcendent post-retirement legacies of all time

Getty/Ethan Miller/Reuters/Mike Ehrmann

Naomi Osaka vs. Serena Williams - A rivalry of ages

DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens - The young faces leading the NFL's next generation

Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia - The blockbuster(s) a decade in the making

Photos by Tami Chappell / John Locher / AP Photo

New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets - A media capital's long-awaited basketball renaissance

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

Brooks Koepka vs. Bryson DeChambeau - Big bucks and bitter hatred

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster // AP Photo/Charles Krupa

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres - David and Goliath in SoCal

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Kylian Mbappe vs. Erling Haaland - The next Messi and Ronaldo

Getty/Alex Grimm

College Athletes vs. The NCAA - A billion-dollar workers' rights movement

Erin Long; Yusuke Yamaguma; Pro Image Photography; Skye Gould/Insider

Transgender Athletes vs. Conservative Lawmakers - The next sports integration movement

Yutong Yuan/Business Insider

Top 10 players with the maximum runs in Indian Premier League history