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Cycling
Cycling-Dutch great Van Vleuten happy with life in slow lane
ALCUDIA, Spain (Reuters) - Retired Dutch cycling great Annemiek van Vleuten will be back in the saddle on Saturday in one of Europe's biggest Gran Fondos - a recreational long distance ride - but do not expect any trademark solo attacks.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Paris organisers receive flame in Athens ahead of relay
ATHENS (Reuters) - Paris 2024 Olympics organisers on Friday received the Games' flame in a handover ceremony in Athens ahead of a 68-day torch relay that will end with the opening ceremony on July 26.
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Football
Soccer-Congested match schedule reaching tipping point, says Premier League boss
LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League chief executive Richard Masters believes the congested fixture schedule may have reached a tipping point due to the steady increase of regional and international games on the calendar.
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Football
Soccer-Man City striker Shaw ruled out for rest of WSL season
(Reuters) - Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw will miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury, the Women's Super League club said on Friday.
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Cycling
Cycling-Pogacar could target historic Grand Tour treble in same year, says Contador
ALCUDIA, Spain (Reuters) - Tadej Pogacar looks unstoppable for this year's Giro d'Italia and could even do something never seen before in cycling history and win all three Grand Tours in the same season, according to Spanish great Alberto Contador.
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Football
Soccer-Mount returns to boost Man United ahead of Burnley clash
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag will have Mason Mount back for Saturday's Premier League game against Burnley and is hopeful Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial and Lisandro Martinez will return before the season's end.
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Football
Soccer-Under-investigation Rocha elected RFEF president
(Reuters) - Pedro Rocha was elected president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Friday, despite being under investigation in a corruption probe.
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Football
Soccer-Guardiola hints Haaland could return for league game at Nottingham Forest
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City could have their prolific scorer Erling Haaland back for Sunday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest, manager Pep Guardiola hinted after Thursday's clinical 4-0 thrashing of Brighton & Hove Albion.
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Football
Soccer-Fatigue not a worry for Arsenal's Arteta ahead of derby
LONDON (Reuters) -Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is not concerned by his players' hectic schedule in the build-up to Sunday's vital north London derby at Tottenham Hotspur.
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Football
Soccer-Richarlison back for rested Spurs in derby with leaders Arsenal
(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's two-week break has given forward Richarlison the chance to recover from injury, and the Brazilian is available for this weekend's derby with Premier League leaders Arsenal, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Palmer returns as Chelsea eye positive reaction to Arsenal thrashing
(Reuters) - Cole Palmer is set to return for Chelsea in Saturday's trip to Aston Villa as Mauricio Pochettino's side look to get their bid for European qualification back on track after a humiliating 5-0 loss at Arsenal.
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Football
Soccer-Klopp hopes to rediscover the old Liverpool as title challenge falters
(Reuters) - Liverpool need to rediscover their old selves, manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday as he conceded that his side were unlikely to end the season as Premier League champions after a slump in form reduced the title battle to a two-horse race.
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Football
Soccer-PSG in perfect form to finish season in style, says Luis Enrique
(Reuters) - Paris St Germain can wrap up the Ligue 1 title this weekend, and with the Champions League and Coupe de France still to play for, the team is in the best possible form, manager Luis Enrique said on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Bayern coach search is not affecting focus ahead of Real Madrid clash-Tuchel
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Bayern Munich's search for coach Thomas Tuchel's successor is not distracting the team from their preparations for next week's Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid and the final Bundesliga matches, Tuchel said on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Injured McBurnie to miss Sheffield United's remaining games
(Reuters) - Sheffield United top scorer Oli McBurnie has been sidelined with a groin injury in a fresh blow for the Premier League's bottom club who could be relegated on Saturday.
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Football
Soccer-Brazil great Marta to retire from international football at end of year
(Reuters) - Brazil's all-time top scorer in both men's and women's football, Marta, will retire from internationals this year, the 38-year-old striker said ahead of the Paris Olympics.
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Athletics
Athletics-American Coleman believes Bolt's 100m record could fall soon
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -American sprinter Christian Coleman believes that Usain Bolt's 100-metres record of 9.58 seconds that has stood for 15 years is within reach and said there are several athletes fast enough to break it.
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Football
Soccer-Son demands Spurs step up against Arsenal after Newcastle thrashing
(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur must bounce back in Sunday's north London derby with Arsenal after suffering a 4-0 defeat in their last Premier League game at Newcastle United, Spurs captain Son Heung-min said.
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Rugby
Rugby-Familiar foes France and England battle for Six Nations title
(Reuters) - There is a sense of deja vu as France and England meet in the Women’s Six Nations title decider in Bordeaux on Saturday, with the pair having dominated the competition for the last decade.
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Tennis
Tennis-Tunisia's Echargui gets chance to realise Olympic dream
LONDON (Reuters) - As a tennis-mad teenager growing up near Tunis it was always Moez Echargui's dream to play at Roland Garros but having entered the professional ranks relatively late it looked as though it might never be realised.