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Football
Soccer-Tunisia captain Sassi dropped for World Cup
TUNIS, May 15 (Reuters) - Tunisia left out captain Ferjani Sassi and key defender Yassine Meriah as new coach Sabri Lamouchi made expected changes on Friday when he named his squad for next month's World Cup.
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Football
Soccer-Scottish ref under police protection as Celtic penalty sparks online threats
May 15 (Reuters) - The referee who awarded Celtic a controversial penalty in their 3-2 win over Motherwell in the Premiership title race has needed police protection after his personal details were leaked online, the Scottish FA said on Friday.
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Hockey
Ice hockey-Trailblazer Rheaume named general manager of PWHL's Detroit expansion team
May 15 (Reuters) - Canada's Manon Rheaume, the first and only woman to play in a National Hockey League pre-season game, was named general manager of the Professional Women's Hockey League's expansion Detroit team on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Keeper Neuer extends deal with Bayern to 2027
MUNICH, Germany, May 15 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will stay at the German champions for one more season after signing a contract extension to 2027, the Bavarians said on Friday.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Verstappen's team qualifies fourth on Nuerburgring 24 Hours debut
May 15 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen's Red Bull-backed Mercedes team qualified fourth on Friday for the four-times Formula One world champion's 24 Hours of Nuerburgring endurance debut.
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Cycling
Cycling-Vingegaard makes his move, conquers Blockhaus to win Giro stage seven
May 15 (Reuters) - Pre-race favourite Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) proved his Giro d'Italia credentials by going alone to conquer the Blockhaus summit finish and win stage seven on Friday in his first telling move of the race to move second overall.
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Football
Soccer-Middlesbrough call for Southampton playoff final ban over spying row
May 15 (Reuters) - Middlesbrough demanded on Friday that Southampton be kicked out of the Championship playoff final after accusing their rivals of secretly filming their training session before their playoff semi-final.
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Football
Soccer-Ivory Coast name Bonny, Wahi in World Cup squad after nationality switch
May 15 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast included uncapped striker Ange-Yoan Bonny, who only last week completed a switch of nationality, in their World Cup squad, which coach Emerse Fae announced on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Guardiola says Man City have not trained ahead of FA Cup final amid tight schedule
May 15 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday he would have preferred seven days to prepare for the FA Cup final like opponents Chelsea, but acknowledged the compressed schedule is the price of success in other domestic competitions.
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Football
Soccer-Carrick says his future as Man United manager will be decided soon
May 15 (Reuters) - Michael Carrick said his future as Manchester United manager will be decided soon, as he looks to end the season on a high with a top-three Premier League finish, four places above their position in January when he took over as interim head coach.
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Boxing
Boxing-Wardley activates rematch clause with Dubois
LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Fabio Wardley has activated a rematch clause to try and take back the WBO heavyweight title he lost to fellow-Briton Daniel Dubois in Manchester last weekend.
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Golf
Golf-McNealy joins Smalley for PGA Championship halfway lead, Scheffler two back
(Corrects paragraph 1 to cut extraneous '6')
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Football
Soccer-Lukaku included in Belgium squad for World Cup
(fixes spelling of Belgium in headline, no change to story)
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Football
Soccer-Auckland reach A-League Grand Final with 3-0 win over Adelaide
May 15 (Reuters) - Auckland FC stormed into their first A-League Grand Final in their second season on Friday with a 3-0 win away to Adelaide United securing a 4-1 aggregate victory in their semi-final.
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Other Sports
Mixed Martial Arts-Rousey aims for big-screen opportunity in MMA return against Carano
May 15 (Reuters) - Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey and fellow trail-blazer Gina Carano will set their sights on a blockbuster movie deal after they clash in the mixed martial arts cage this Saturday, with the card being shown on streaming service Netflix.
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Football
Soccer-Ronaldo judged on form not age as Portugal weigh World Cup role, says Martinez
LISBON, May 15 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo is 41, but Portugal coach Roberto Martinez said age is only a number and that his captain is judged on current form and by the same standards as everyone else.
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Football
Soccer-Achilles injury rules Jordan’s Smeeri out of World Cup
May 15 (Reuters) - Jordan defender Issam Smeeri will miss the country's first World Cup after the national football association said on Friday he had suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.
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Football
Soccer-Bournemouth defender Senesi to leave club at end of season
May 15 (Reuters) - Marcos Senesi will leave Bournemouth at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract, the club announced on Friday.
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Athletics
Athletics-Pole vault world record holder Duplantis adopts longer run-up to generate more power
May 15 (Reuters) - Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis is looking to pack more power into his jump with a new 22-step approach, a longer run-up than he previously used to break the world record multiple times since 2020.
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Football
Soccer-Coleman to leave Everton at end of season after 17 years
May 15 (Reuters) - Seamus Coleman will bring the curtain down on his 17-year Everton career at the end of the season when his contract expires, the Premier League club said on Friday.
