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Cricket
Cricket-Delhi stay alive with win over Rajasthan as Bengaluru thrash Punjab to enter playoffs
May 17 (Reuters) - Delhi Capitals stayed in the top-four race with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Sunday, after leaders Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first team to reach the playoffs with a 23-run win over Punjab Kings.
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Football
Soccer-Tiny Elversberg reach Bundesliga for first time
ELVERSBERG, Germany, May 17 (Reuters) - Elversberg will play in the Bundesliga for the first time ever next season after earning promotion with a 3-0 home win over Preussen Muenster on Sunday, sparking wild celebrations at the Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde which can hold most of the town's inhabitants.
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World
Canada confirms 1st hantavirus case
OTTAWA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed a case of hantavirus in a cruise passenger currently isolating in British Columbia following laboratory testing.
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Football
Soccer-Vinicius lifts Real Madrid to 1-0 win over Sevilla with Mbappe back in starting role
SEVILLE, Spain, May 17 (Reuters) - Vinicius Jr's first-half strike earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday, with forward Kylian Mbappe returning to the starting lineup after being controversially left out by manager Alvaro Arbeloa.
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World
5 killed, 15 wounded in Israeli strikes across S. Lebanon
BEIRUT, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least five people, including two children, were killed and 15 others wounded on Sunday as Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources.
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Golf
Golf-Kitayama ties major record for lowest final-round score, credits 'putter God'
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, May 17 (Reuters) - Kurt Kitayama rode a red-hot putter to card a sizzling seven-under-par 63 on Sunday that tied the major championship record for lowest final-round score and propelled him into contention at Aronimink Golf Club.
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World
Suspected Ukrainian military drone found crashed in Lithuania, authorities say
TALLINN, May 17 (Reuters) - A suspected Ukrainian military drone was found crashed in Lithuania on Sunday, the Lithuanian government's National Crisis Management Centre said.
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Football
Soccer-Relegation looming for sloppy West Ham after 3-1 defeat by Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, England, May 17 (Reuters) - Newcastle United forward William Osula scored twice as his side beat West Ham United 3-1 at St James' Park on Sunday to leave the Londoners perilously close to relegation from the Premier League after another shambolic display.
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World
Trump's Greenland envoy Landry arrives in Nuuk
COPENHAGEN, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy Jeff Landry, appointed by President Donald Trump last year to push for American control of Greenland, arrived in Nuuk on Sunday, local media reported.
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World
3 killed, 5 injured after vehicle plows into cars, pedestrians in Oakland, California
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and five others injured after a vehicle plowed into multiple cars and pedestrians late Saturday night in Oakland, U.S. state of California, local authorities said.
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Football
Soccer-Neymar loses cool over botched substitution in final World Cup audition
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (Reuters) - Neymar's final audition for Brazil's World Cup squad turned into a nightmare on Sunday when officials mistakenly substituted the wrong player during Santos' 3-0 defeat by Coritiba on Sunday.
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Golf
Golf-Rai's knockout punch in Rocky's backyard ends century-long English drought at PGA Championship
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, May 17 (Reuters) - Down the road from the city that produced one of Hollywood's ultimate underdog stories, Aaron Rai wrote an equally inspiring script at the PGA Championship on Sunday, delivering the knockout punch to become the first Englishman to win the Wanamaker Trophy since 1919.
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Tennis
Tennis-Sinner wins Italian Open to complete Masters collection
ROME, May 17 (Reuters) - Jannik Sinner beat Norway's Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the Italian Open final on Sunday to complete a sweep of all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles, becoming only the second player after Novak Djokovic to achieve a career "Golden Masters".
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Rugby
Rugby-England beat France to win eighth successive women's Six Nations title
BORDEAUX, France, May 17 (Reuters) - All-conquering England recovered from a shaky start to beat France 43-28 in their Grand Slam decider on Sunday to secure a remarkable eighth successive Women's Six Nations title and further underline their total dominance of the sport.
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World
Trump to meet US security advisers Tuesday, Axios reports
May 17 (Reuters) - United States President Donald Trump is expected to hold a Situation Room meeting on Tuesday with his top national security advisers to discuss the options for military action regarding Iran, Axios reported on Sunday, citing two U.S. officials.
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Football
Soccer-Spider-Man Le Fee fires Sunderland into European contention with win at Everton
LIVERPOOL, England, May 17 (Reuters) - Sunderland's Enzo Le Fee celebrated his opening goal with a Spider-Man mask as his side earned a 3–1 win at Everton on Sunday, a result that kept the promoted club in contention for a European place heading into the final day of the season.
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World
Feature: Back to the Nile -- Khartoum fisherman reclaims life after war
KHARTOUM, May 17 (Xinhua) -- On the banks of the Nile in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, fisherman Abdullah Ali sat in his small wooden boat, fingers tracing the worn threads of an old fishing net as the setting sun shimmered across the calm waters.
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World
China showcases space film, AI innovations at Sofia Science Festival
SOFIA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- China showcased its achievements in space exploration, artificial intelligence and scientific cooperation at this year's Sofia Science Festival, which concluded on Sunday at Sofia Tech Park after four days of exhibitions, lectures and interactive events.
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Rugby
Rugby-Former Scotland international Scott Hastings dies
EDINBURGH, May 17 (Reuters) - Former Scotland and British & Irish Lions centre Scott Hastings died on Sunday at the age of 61 following complications from cancer treatment, his family said in a statement.
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World
Trump says 'clock is ticking' for Iran
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened consequences for Iran if its leaders do not act quickly.
