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Football
Soccer-Barcelona sack Xavi as manager
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona have sacked manager Xavi Hernandez, the LaLiga club said on Friday, four weeks after confirming him in the job for the 2024-25 campaign.
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Football
Soccer-Real Madrid's Tchouameni to miss Champions League final
(Reuters) -Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni will miss the Champions League final due to a foot injury and could be a doubt for the European Championship, Real manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday.
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Badminton
Lee Zii Jia stuns Anders Antonsen to reach Malaysian Masters semi-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia pulled off a stunning 21-15, 19-21, 21-11 win over Denmark’s world No. 4 Anders Antonsen to storm into the semi-finals of the Malaysian Masters on Friday (May 24).
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Hamilton says a podium is less likely than learning Italian
MONACO (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton reckons his chances of standing on the podium with Mercedes this season are looking less likely than him learning Italian before moving to Ferrari next year.
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Cycling
Cycling-Vingegaard needs to be 100% recovered for Tour, says team boss
(Reuters) - Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is recovering well from a punctured lung and broken collarbone but must be 100% fit to take part in this year's race, insists his Visma-Lease a Bike team manager.
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Other Sports
Olympics-From firewood to barbells, no burden is too heavy for India's Mirabai
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Mirabai Chanu believes she will need to lift at least four times her current weight of 50kgs to stand a chance of winning a second Olympic medal at Paris 2024 and she will have to do it with a battered body after a disrupted buildup.
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Football
Soccer-United's European hopes hanging by a thread
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United are still regarded as one of the biggest clubs in world soccer but unless they beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday they will be absent from European competition for the first time in a decade next season.
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Football
Soccer-Pioli leaves Milan after disappointing season
MILAN (Reuters) -Stefano Pioli has left AC Milan, the Serie A club announced on Friday, after a season of disappointing results.
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Other Sports
Italy sets up body to oversee professional sports clubs' finances
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government on Friday agreed to set up a committee to oversee the budgets of professional clubs in sports including soccer and basketball, in order to tackle the sector's financial issues and ensure fair competition.
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Football
Soccer-Fifth time's a charm: Popovic bids to end A-League final hoodoo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - After coaching A-League teams to four Grand Final defeats, Tony Popovic will hope to bury the hoodoo by guiding Melbourne Victory to a record-equalling fifth title in Saturday's decider against the champion Central Coast Mariners.
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Football
Soccer-Man City's Foden doesn't want to think about Pep leaving
(Reuters) - Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden, speaking ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final with derby rivals United, said he doesn't want to think about manager Pep Guardiola's possible departure next season.
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Football
Soccer-Italian Ranieri retires after 37 years in management
(Reuters) -Claudio Ranieri, who famously led Leicester City to a shock Premier League title in 2016, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 72.
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Football
Soccer-Man Utd not afraid of City's dominance, says Dalot
(Reuters) - Manchester United are not afraid of Manchester City's dominance and will leverage their underdog status in their bid to lift the FA Cup, defender Diogo Dalot said ahead of Saturday's final at Wembley.
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Football
England's soccer fortunes add sporting drama to UK election
LONDON (Reuters) - Does British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak risk scoring an own goal by calling an election during the 2024 European Championship soccer tournament in July?Sunak, himself a soccer fan, might be hoping for a boost to his struggling campaign if England do well, although whether there really is a link between sport and elections is disputed by experts.
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Football
Soccer-France's leading goalscorer Giroud to retire after Euro 2024
(Reuters) - France striker Olivier Giroud intends to retire from international football after next month's European Championship, saying he wants to make sure he does not play "one season too many".
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Cricket
Cricket-USA stun Bangladesh again to clinch T20 series before home World Cup
(Reuters) - The United States pulled off a second successive shock win against Bangladesh on Thursday to clinch the three-match T20 series with a game to spare in a timely boost ahead of their home World Cup next month.
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Other Sports
NCAA agrees to 'road map' settlement for college athlete payments
(Reuters) - The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has agreed to allow member schools to share revenue with athletes directly and will pay nearly $2.8 billion in past damages, in a settlement resolving claims from players suing over their athletic service.
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Rugby
Rugby-Former Wallabies stalwart Kepu calls time on decorated career
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former Australia prop Sekope Kepu will retire at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season, bringing the curtain down on a globe-trotting career at the age of 38.
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Football
Soccer-Manipur's ethnic violence splinters teams and sporting dreams
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Ethnic clashes in India's Manipur state saw its most successful women's club fail to field a team in the Indian Women's League in 2023-24, with its coach fleeing his burning home and a number of players in self-imposed exile interstate.
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Swimming
Swimming-Australia breaststroker Hodges retires with 'hips of 60-year-old'
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian swimmer Chelsea Hodges, who helped the nation claim the women's 4x100 metres medley relay gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, has retired from international swimming at the age of 22 after struggling with injuries.