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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.
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Football
Soccer-Swedish FA not considering VAR after clubs raise objections
(Reuters) - Sweden's top leagues will not look to implement a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after clubs voiced their opposition to the technology, Swedish Football Association (SvFF) Chairman Fredrik Reinfeldt said.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Hulkenberg to race for Sauber and Audi in F1 from 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - German driver Nico Hulkenberg will race for Sauber next season and then the Audi works Formula One team from 2026 after signing a multi-year contract, they announced on Friday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Riverboat captain can't wait for Paris 2024 opening ceremony
PARIS (Reuters) - Khalid Driouech can't wait - the 60-year-old Seine riverboat captain is one of 94 set to transport the 10,500 Olympic athletes down the river during the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Games on the evening of July 26.
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Tennis
Tennis-Nadal wishes he could play long enough for his son to remember him on court
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal said he would love to keep playing long enough for his son to remember him on court, though the 22-time Grand Slam champion concedes time is not on his side.
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Other Sports
Malaysian sailor qualifies on merit for fourth Olympics
PETALING JAYA: Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy has made history for Malaysian sailing after qualifying on merit for his fourth Olympics in Paris.
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Cycling
Motorcycling-Gresini's Marquez eyes factory bike in 2025
(Reuters) - Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez said he wants to return to racing on a factory bike in 2025 after switching from Honda to Ducati satellite team Gresini Racing ahead of this season.
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Other Sports
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an overcrowded prison operating at almost double its capacity.
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Football
Soccer-Foden enjoying being front and centre at Man City
(Reuters) - Phil Foden is showing that he can excel playing a more central role than off the wing for Manchester City, Kevin De Bruyne said after their 4-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday.
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Football
Soccer-Chelsea's Fernandez to miss rest of season after having groin surgery
(Reuters) - Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has undergone groin surgery and will miss the remaining six games of the season, the Premier League club said.
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Cricket
Cricket-Du Plessis to sleep better after Bengaluru end losing streak
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The playoffs remain a distant dream for struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru but captain Faf du Plessis said he will sleep better after his team snapped their six-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
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Cycling
Nurul Izzah may be listed in RTG’s Fast Track programme, says Hannah
PUTRAJAYA: The Road to Gold (RTG) Programme Committee will consider listing promising young track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri under the RTG initiative’s Fast Track programme at the next meeting, says Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.
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Other Sports
As real as it gets
TWENTY years ago, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was on life support.
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Swimming
Titmus in ‘hibernation from life’ before Paris
OLYMPIC champion Ariarne Titmus is in “hibernation from life” outside of swimming as she readies to defend her 200 and 400 metres freestyle titles at the Paris Games.
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Swimming
And the winner is ...
WHENEVER a suspicion of doping arises in an Olympics, attention can shift quickly from the athletes who won gold, silver and bronze medals to the ones who missed out.
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Football
Tweak and twist
ANTONIO Rudiger stared down the goalkeeper, took a deep breath, and drilled home the decisive penalty, proving once again there is no tougher task in club football than beating Real Madrid in the Champions League.
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Football
The stuff of dreams
THE tantalising prospect of Kylian Mbappe squaring up to Real Madrid in the Champions League final looms large.
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Other Sports
Holy Toledo!
TWO months after double world champion Filipe Toledo shocked the surfing world by withdrawing from the professional tour to take a one-year mental health break, the Brazilian is in a happy place as he looks forward to the Paris Olympics.