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Football
Soccer-Everton's Thierno Barry puts dent in Aston Villa's title hopes
BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Thierno Barry scored a second-half winner as Everton ended title-chasing Aston Villa's 11-game home winning run with a 1-0 Premier League victory at a wet Villa Park on Sunday, a result that will be celebrated in North London.
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Football
Soccer-Leverkusen's Flekken and Tella suffer injury setbacks
BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen will be without first-choice keeper Mark Flekken and forward Nathan Tella for several weeks after they sustained injuries in Saturday's 1-0 loss to Hoffenheim, the Bundesliga club said on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-Stuttgart stumble to 1-1 against Union, miss out on top three
BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - VfB Stuttgart conceded an 83rd-minute equaliser to settle for a 1-1 draw against visitors Union Berlin on Sunday and miss their chance to move into the top three in the Bundesliga.
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Cricket
Cricket-Mitchell, Phillips hammer tons as New Zealand beat India to clinch ODI series
Jan 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand batters Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips scored centuries in a superb partnership to lay the platform for a 41-run win over India in the third one-day international (ODI) in Indore on Sunday, which sealed a comeback 2-1 series victory for the touring side.
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Football
Soccer-Bottom side Wolves hold Newcastle to draw to extend unbeaten run
WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers snapped Newcastle United's three-match Premier League winning streak in a 0-0 stalemate on Sunday, as the embattled hosts went unbeaten in five straight matches, including four league games, for the first time this season.
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Football
Perak defy the odds with stunning win over KL in Malaysia Cup
PETALING JAYA: Perak, now playing in the A1 Semi-Pro League, stunned Kuala Lumpur 2-0 in the first leg of their Malaysia Cup round of 16 tie at the Manjung Stadium on Sunday (Jan 18).
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Tennis
Tennis-'Who cares?': Potapova shrugs off copycat claims over nationality switch post
MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Anastasia Potapova on Sunday played down fans' reactions over similarities between the announcement of her nationality switch and that of fellow Russian-born player Daria Kasatkina, saying there was nothing wrong with borrowing "perfect words".
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Other Sports
Olympics-Brignone could return to Alpine World Cup on Tuesday after injury
MILAN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Italian skier Federica Brignone has registered for Tuesday's World Cup giant slalom at the Italian venue of Plan de Corones, the domestic federation for winter sports said on Sunday.
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Other Sports
Alpine skiing-McGrath goes top of World Cup slalom standings with Wengen victory
WENGEN, Switzerland, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Norway's Atle Lie McGrath claimed his second World Cup slalom victory of the season as he edged out Norway-born Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen in Wengen on Sunday.
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Football
JDT turn Cop busters as Teto fires double hattrick in huge Malaysia Cup win
PETALING JAYA: Teto Martin enjoyed a dream outing in an unfamiliar role after being deployed as a striker for the first time by Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) and the gamble paid off big time.
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Other Sports
Alpine skiing-Germany's Aicher wins super-G in Tarvisio ahead of Vonn
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Germany's Emma Aicher denied American great Lindsey Vonn to win the women's super-G in Tarvisio on Sunday as the women's Alpine skiing World Cup season builds up toward the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month.
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Tennis
Tennis-Alcaraz swats aside Walton as career Grand Slam bid begins in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz kicked off his latest bid for a career Grand Slam by dismantling unseeded Australian Adam Walton 6-3 7-6(2) 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on Sunday, as the world number one showcased the power and precision befitting a player chasing history.
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Football
Soccer-Eintracht sack coach Toppmoeller after poor defensive run
BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Eintracht Frankfurt have fired coach Dino Toppmoeller following a string of bad games and poor defending, the club said on Sunday.
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Tennis
Tennis-Danilovic makes epic comeback to knock out Venus Williams at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Olga Danilovic pulled off a stunning comeback from 0-4 down in the deciding set to defeat Venus Williams 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 at the Australian Open on Sunday, knocking the American veteran out in the first round.
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Other Sports
Sailing-SailGP Champions Britain start 2026 with commanding win at Perth
PERTH, Australia, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Reigning SailGP champions Emirates Great Britain started the year with a strong wind in their sails, successfully defending their Perth Sail Grand Prix title with a dominant second-day performance on Sunday.
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Badminton
Sweet win for mixed pair Bing Kun-Noraqilah at Swedish Open
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Loo Bing Kun-Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan captured their maiden title in the Swedish Open.
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Tennis
Tennis-Sabalenka sees off Rakotomanga Rajaonah to reach Australian Open second round
MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka came under early pressure as she launched her bid for a third Australian Open title but the Belarusian clicked into gear and overpowered French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4 6-1 to reach the second round on Sunday.
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Badminton
Coach Wan Wah fuels Japanese rise but Aaron-Wooi Yik out to halt the surge
PETALING JAYA: Japan's shuttlers Hiroki Midorikawa-Kyohei Yamashita are fast emerging as a thorn in the side of Malaysian men's doubles pairs.
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Badminton
Jun Hao eyes reset in Jakarta after Indian Open setback
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao has an opportunity to reignite his season with a positive performance in the Indonesian Masters starting on Tuesday in Jakarta.
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Cycling
Cycling-New UCI race fuels India's pedal-to-medal dreams for 2036 Olympics
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Naveen John cannot help feeling both excited and wistful ahead of what he calls the "biggest opportunity" for an Indian rider.
