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Football
Soccer-Three becomes two as Arsenal and Man City remain inseparable
(Reuters) - Three have become two in the battle for the Premier League title with Arsenal and Manchester City still virtually inseparable with the finishing line now looming large.
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Rugby
Rugby-England Women to play New Zealand at Twickenham in September
(Reuters) - Women's Six Nations winners England will play reigning world champions New Zealand at Twickenham in September ahead of the WXV 1 tournament, the teams announced on Thursday.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Sanchez joins Alpine as technical head after leaving McLaren
LONDON (Reuters) - David Sanchez has joined the struggling Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team as executive technical director after leaving McLaren in April only three months after joining.
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Football
Soccer-Coach Rangnick turns down Bayern to stay on with Austria after Euro 2024
BERLIN (Reuters) - Austria national team boss Ralf Rangnick will not take over Bayern Munich next season but will remain in his current role after this summer's Euro 2024, the coach and the Austrian Football Association said on Thursday.
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Football
Soccer-Bundesliga pressure off Dortmund after win over PSG
BERLIN (Reuters) - The storm clouds that had been gathering for weeks over Borussia Dortmund lifted suddenly following their 1-0 Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Paris St Germain on Wednesday, with a spot in next season's top European club competition in the bag.
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Gymnastics
Gymnastics-Britain's head coach Kenwright steps down three months before Olympics
(Reuters) - David Kenwright has stepped down as head coach of the British women's artistic gymnastics team less than 90 days before the Paris Olympics, British Gymnastics said on Wednesday.
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Swimming
Olympics-'Bring it on': Clareburt taking Maori pride to Paris pool
(Reuters) - A big win deserves a big celebration, and New Zealand swimmer Lewis Clareburt delivered at the Doha World Championships in February with eyes ablaze and tongue poked out in a Maori "pukana" after claiming the 400m individual medley title.
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Cricket
Cricket-Not for changing, captain Marsh to keep Australia 'nice and relaxed'
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The honour of captaining Australia sits lightly on Mitchell Marsh's shoulders as he prepares to lead the team in search of an unprecedented treble of major global titles at the T20 World Cup in June.
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Football
Soccer-Dortmund boss Terzic not surprised by Sancho's quality
(Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said he was not surprised by Jadon Sancho's quality after the on-loan forward helped the German side to a 1-0 win over Paris St Germain in the first leg tie of their Champions League semi-final.
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Badminton
Zii Jia to face Japan’s No 2 Kenta in Thomas Cup quarter-finals
CHENGDU: Japan have sprung a surprise by choosing to field Kenta Nishimoto instead of Kodai Naraoka against Lee Zii Jia in the first singles in the Thomas Cup Finals last eight tie against Malaysia on Thursday (May 2).
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Tennis
Tennis-Fiery Rublev keeps a cool head to move on in Madrid
(Reuters) - Andrey Rublev surprised himself by managing to stay calm during an intense battle with Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid quarter-finals on Wednesday and the fiery Russian said his work on the mental side of the game was starting to pay off.
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Boxing
Olympics-Moving up a division is worth the weight for India's Borgohain
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain will step onto the scales a bit heavier at the Paris Olympics but feeling like a weight has been lifted from her shoulders.
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Boxing
Boxing-Garcia denies doping before Haney fight
(Reuters) - American super lightweight boxer Ryan Garcia has denied taking a banned performance-enhancing substance before his victory over WBC world champion Devin Haney in New York last month.
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Rugby
Rugby-'True courage': Suafoa returns to Blues line-up after cancer fight
(Reuters) - Auckland Blues forward Cameron Suafoa will return to rugby on Friday after receiving treatment for cancer in a comeback praised as "true courage" by team mates.
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Football
Soccer-Home comforts can help PSG overturn Dortmund deficit, says Luis Enrique
DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Paris St Germain are not used to playing the return leg at home in this season's Champions League and coach Luis Enrique hopes their fans will make the difference when they try to overturn a 1-0 semi-final deficit against Borussia Dortmund next week.
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Diving
Bryan: Leaving out girls’ 10m platform synchro event at Sukma is sad
PETALING JAYA: There will be a total of 488 events from 37 sports that will be contested at the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Sarawak in August this year but sadly, diving will not have one of their main events.
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Badminton
Malaysia to meet Japan in quarter-finals
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will face Japan in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup Finals.
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Hockey
Tigers get off on right footing with slim win over Kiwis in friendly
PETALING JAYA: The national hockey team started their first international friendly on a positive note under the guidance of head coach Sarjit Singh with a 3-2 win against New Zealand at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh yesterday.
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Squash
Squash pro knows it will take time to keep beating top girls
PETALING JAYA: The London Classic success will be seen as a yardstick for squash professional S. Sivasangari but she believes beating a top five player may not be a realistic goal at every tournament she plays in the near future.
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Other Sports
Fencer Hans foiled in his bid to reach Olympics but age is still on his side
PETALING JAYA: The Olympic dream is over for fencer Hans Yoong after he bowed out at the quarter-final stage of the Asia-Oceania Qualifier in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates.