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Swimming
Swimming-Russia's absence boosts U.S. hopes of striking Olympic gold in artistic swimming
EAUBONNE, France (Reuters) - Boosted by the absence of favourites Russia, the United States will aim for the gold medal in artistic swimming at the Paris Games after qualifying for the Olympic team event for the first time since 2008.
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Football
Soccer-Man City extend WSL lead, Bristol City relegated
BRISTOL, England (Reuters) - A superb second-half brace by Mary Fowler set Manchester City on course for a 4-0 away win over Bristol City on Sunday that moves them six points clear at the top of the Women's Super League table, relegating Bristol City in the process.
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Football
Soccer-Luis Enrique's experimental season brings PSG 12th Ligue 1 title and maybe more
(Reuters) - Paris St Germain won their 12th Ligue 1 title on Sunday, the first step in what manager Luis Enrique hopes will be an historic treble in a season which had threatened to be overshadowed by Kylian Mbappe's imminent departure.
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Football
Soccer-PSG clinch record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title after Monaco lose at Lyon
(Reuters) -Paris St Germain were crowned Ligue 1 champions for a record-extending 12th time on Sunday, as their third straight title was wrapped up following another dominant domestic campaign when second-placed AS Monaco lost 3-2 at Olympique Lyonnais.
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Football
Soccer-Napoli held to 2-2 draw by Roma after late Abraham header
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) -A wasteful Napoli were held to a 2-2 draw at home by AS Roma in Serie A on Sunday, with a late Tammy Abraham header securing a point for the visitors.
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Football
Soccer-Manchester City keep pressure on Arsenal with 2-0 win over Forest
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Manchester City took another step in their bid to win a fourth consecutive Premier League title with a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on Sunday, with Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland on target.
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Football
Soccer-Tottenham need Romero qualities, says Postecoglou
LONDON (Reuters) - Cristian Romero has had his critics this season but Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou wishes the Argentine's fighting qualities could be spread around the rest of his squad.
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Football
Soccer-Arsenal must keep feet on the ground after Spurs win says Arteta
LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal must not get carried away with their Premier League title chances after edging local rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in a hard-fought London derby, manager Mikel Arteta said on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-Lyon beat PSG to cruise into women's Champions League final
(Reuters) -Olympique Lyonnais grabbed a superb 2-1 win at Paris St Germain in their all-French women's Champions League semi-final second leg on Sunday to complete a 5-3 aggregate win that secured them a final showdown against Barcelona in Bilbao on May 25.
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Football
Soccer-Saka shares relief as Arsenal hold off Spurs fightback
LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal's Bukayo Saka described a nerve-racking last 20 minutes as his team hung on for a vital 3-2 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to stay ahead in the Premier League title race with three games left.
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Football
Soccer-Bournemouth outclass Brighton to set club PL points record
BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) -Goals from Marco Senesi, Enes Unal and Justin Kluivert gave Bournemouth a comfortable 3-0 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday to ensure the club's highest points total in the Premier League era with three games left to play.
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Football
Soccer-Arsenal hang on to beat Spurs, maintain lead at top
LONDON (Reuters) -Arsenal held on to beat battling local rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 away and remain a point clear at the top of the Premier League after an emphatic first-half display and a nervous second period in an electric derby atmosphere on Sunday.
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Badminton
Thomas Cup: Malaysia defeat Algeria 5-0, take on Denmark next
CHENGDU: Malaysia have booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup Finals after easily beating Algeria 5-0 in the team's second Group D match.
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Cycling
Motorcycling-Bagnaia wins thrilling Spanish GP as Martin crashes out
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) -Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia won his third straight Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to make up ground on Jorge Martin in the world championship standings after the Pramac Racing rider crashed out of the race while leading.
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Football
Soccer-Polish fan walks 100km to game after goalkeeper scores
RADOM, Poland (Reuters) - A Polish soccer fan completed a 100-kilometre walk on Sunday to meet the goalkeeper of Radomiak Radom, honouring a pledge he made on social media.
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Football
Soccer-Inter ease to win over Torino in party atmosphere
MILAN (Reuters) - Hakan Calhanoglu scored twice to give newly-crowned Serie A champions Inter Milan a comfortable 2-0 win over 10-man Torino on Sunday, extending their unbeaten league run to 28 games.
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Football
Soccer-Villas-Boas elected Porto president
(Reuters) - Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has been elected president of FC Porto, bringing an end to predecessor Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa's highly successful 42-year tenure at the Portuguese club.
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Other Sports
Prince Harry due in London, then Nigeria with Meghan
LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry will return to Britain to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games in May, before joining his wife Meghan on a visit to Nigeria, his spokesperson said on Sunday.
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Cricket
Cricket-Pakistan appoint Kirsten, Gillespie as head coaches
(Reuters) -Pakistan have appointed former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten as head coach of their men's white-ball teams, while their test side will be guided by former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie, the country's cricket board said on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-Bayern's Kane targets Bundesliga scoring record
(Reuters) - Harry Kane has his eyes set on Robert Lewandowski's record for most Bundesliga goals in a season after scoring twice in a 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, but the England striker acknowledges he needs "to get a move on".