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Football
Soccer-Atalanta challenge different to Barcelona comeback, says Liverpool boss Klopp
(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp knows all about heroic comebacks in European competition but even their barnstorming fightback against Barcelona in the 2019 Champions League will not prepare them for Thursday's task in Atalanta.
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Football
Soccer-Al-Ain's Rahimi bags hat-trick to end Al-Hilal's record run
(Reuters) - Al-Hilal's record breaking run of 34 consecutive wins came to a shuddering halt on Wednesday as Jorge Jesus' Saudi Pro League leaders were beaten 4-2 by hosts Al-Ain in the first leg of their Asian Champions League semi-final.
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Football
Soccer-No title hangover for Leverkusen at West Ham, says Alonso
(Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen won their first Bundesliga title at the weekend, but the celebrations have not taken the focus from their Europa League quarter-final with West Ham United, manager Xabi Alonso said on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Roma players did right refusing to play after Ndicka collapsed, says coach
(Reuters) - AS Roma coach Daniele De Rossi defended his players who did not want to continue their Serie A match at Udinese on Sunday after defender Evan Ndicka collapsed onto the pitch.
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Tennis
Tennis-Nadal's Barcelona return ended by De Minaur
(Reuters) -Rafa Nadal's hopes of winning the Barcelona Open for a 13th time were dashed on Wednesday following a 7-5 6-1 second round defeat by Australian fourth seed Alex de Minaur.
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Football
Losing start for Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia stumbled to a 0-2 defeat by 2018 champions Uzbekistan in their opening Group D match in the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar today (Wednesday).
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Football
Soccer-West Ham's Leverkusen challenge boosted by Bowen's return
(Reuters) - West Ham United face a massive task to overturn their Europa League quarter-final first leg defeat by Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, but could be helped by the return of Jarrod Bowen, manager David Moyes said on Wednesday.
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Athletics
Athletics-Brasher predicts elite women's London Marathon race to be better than Paris Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) - London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher is predicting a more competitive women's race on Sunday than the 2024 Paris Olympic marathon later this year, and believes the women's-only world record may fall.
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Other Sports
Olympics-James to headline another US 'Dream Team' in Paris
(Reuters) - The NBA's all-time leading scorer LeBron James and reigning most valuable player Joel Embiid headline an all-star lineup named to the United States men's basketball team for the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball announced on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Lee strike earns Ulsan slender advantage in Asian Champions League
(Reuters) - South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League semi-final against Yokohama F Marinos in Japan next week after Hong Myung-bo's hosts carved out a slender advantage on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Brazil great Romario to play for Rio de Janeiro team at 58
(Reuters) - Retired Brazil striker Romario has registered as a player for America-RJ, the Rio de Janeiro state second division side the 58-year-old is now president of, and is set to make a return to the sport 15 years after he stopped playing.
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Football
Soccer-Atalanta set for biggest game in club's history against Liverpool
(Reuters) - Italian club Atalanta have a healthy lead from the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final with Liverpool, but the return game at home is still probably the most important match in their history, manager Gian Piero Gasperini said on Wednesday.
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Rugby
Rugby-Wales hooker Owens retires from rugby due to injury
(Reuters) - Welsh hooker Ken Owens has retired from professional rugby because of injury, the former Wales captain said on Wednesday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-World Athletics prize money move creates problem, says BOA chief
LONDON (Reuters) - World Athletics has created a problem by announcing that gold medallists at the Paris Olympics will receive cash prizes, according to British Olympic Association chief Andy Anson.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Designer Berluti reveals opening ceremony tuxedo for French athletes
PARIS (Reuters) - LVMH-owned menswear brand Berluti unveiled navy wool suits with coloured silk lapels for France's Olympic athletes' opening ceremony outfits on Tuesday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Opening ceremony in Stade de France only if major security risk, sports minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - France would only move the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games to a stadium if there was a major security risk, as this would mean scrapping the parade on the River Seine and restricting the ceremony to speeches, Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said.
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Football
Soccer-Barcelona destroyed themselves in defeat to PSG, says Gundogan
(Reuters) - Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gundogan said his side had no-one to blame but themselves after they squandered a two-goal advantage and lost 4-1 to Paris St Germain to exit the Champions League on Tuesday.
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Athletics
Olympics-After Tokyo 'test run', Duplantis set for different experience in Paris
(Reuters) - After making his Olympic bow in Tokyo when strict COVID-19 restrictions kept fans away and athletes in a bubble, pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis hopes his second Games in Paris will be more like the way he always imagined them.
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Other Sports
Olympics-With 100 days to go, Parisians grumble about the Games
PARIS (Reuters) - With 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics kick off, many locals grumble that it will mostly be an inconvenience.
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Other Sports
How green are your trainers? Team Japan kits to have carbon footprint labels
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