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Verstappen extends title lead with masterful Spanish win
Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez battled through the field, after starting 11th, to finish fourth ahead of Ferrari’s home hero Carlos Sainz, Lance Stroll and his Aston Martin team-mate two-time champion Fernando Alonso, who was unable to extend his streak of podiums on home ground....
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Djokovic eases into record 17th French Open quarter-final and 55th at Slams
On Sunday, Djokovic fought off a break point in the opening game of the first set before stretching out to a convincing 4-0 lead.Two more breaks then helped him to a comfortable 5-1 advantage in the second set. It took Djokovic just 79 minutes to open a two-set lead.
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Hazard to leave Real Madrid after injury-blighted stay
"Real Madrid Football Club and Eden Hazard have reached an agreement whereby the player will leave the club as of 30 June 2023," Real said in a statement.
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Real Madrid great Benzema agrees to leave club
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti had said Saturday there was "no doubt" about Benzema's future at Madrid.
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USM Alger lift CAF Cup despite home loss to Young Africans
The supporters flocked to the national stadium hoping the local side would maintain a perfect record in Africa this season having won all seven home matches en route to the final.Instead, they saw Young Africans made a perfect start with Djuma Shabani, one of three changes to the first-leg team, cal...
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PSG lose on Messi farewell, Auxerre relegated from Ligue 1
There was little riding on the game itself after PSG wrapped up a record 11th French title last weekend, and Christophe Galtier's side contrived to throw away a two-goal lead.Sergio Ramos, whose own departure from PSG was confirmed on Friday, marked his final appearance by heading in a Vitinha cross...
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Zimbabwe opposition activists held after altercation
The men were arrested on Friday in a voter registration centre in Charandura, a rural area a four-hour drive from the capital Harare.
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How chocolate could counter climate change
While the biochar industry is still in its infancy, the technology offers a novel way to remove carbon from the Earth's atmosphere, experts say.
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180 dead from Sudan fighting buried unidentified as battles rage
Since fighting between Sudan's warring generals erupted on April 15, volunteers have buried 102 unidentified bodies in the capital's Al-Shegilab cemetery and 78 more in cemeteries in Darfur, the Sudanese Red Crescent said in a statement.
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'Best player in history' Messi leaving Paris Saint-Germain
The Argentinian was signed two seasons ago from Barcelona to help PSG win an elusive Champions League, but he failed in that aim.