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Football
Soccer-Bayer Leverkusen offer free tattoos to 'eternalise' winning season
BERLIN (Reuters) - Treble-chasing Bayer Leverkusen are offering their fans free club tattoos to commemorate their Bundesliga-title winning season and record unbeaten run, the champions said on Friday.
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Basketball
Basketball-Toronto awarded WNBA franchise - CBC
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto has been awarded a WNBA franchise, according to a report by the CBC, making it the first city outside of the United States to join the women's professional basketball league.
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Football
Soccer-We're in the fight, says proud Luton boss Edwards
LONDON (Reuters) - Luton Town are still in the fight and will stick to their attacking philosophy in a must-win Premier League game at West Ham United on Saturday, according to manager Rob Edwards.
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Football
Soccer-Title race turnaround unlikely as Klopp sets new Liverpool target for season
(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp expects to be out of the Premier League title race before his side visit Aston Villa on Monday, but he has set his team a new target of reaching 80 points as they look to finish strongly.
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Tennis
Tennis-Thiem, 30, to retire at end of season after struggle with injury
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem will retire at the end of the 2024 season after going through a turbulent few years due to a wrist injury, the 30-year-old Austrian said on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Everton withdraw appeal against Premier League's two-point deduction
(Reuters) -Everton have withdrawn their appeal against a two-point deduction for a breach of the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR), the club said on Friday, with the team now safe from relegation.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Qhazanah Sabah providing RM500,000 annual sponsorship to Sabah FA
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Football Association (Safa) will be receiving half a million ringgit in sponsorship every year from Qhazanah Sabah Berhad (QSB), a state government-linked corporation. QSB chairman Datuk Dr Yusof Yacob said the annual sponsorship would help boost the performance of the Sabah football team to regain its past glory.
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Football
Soccer-Chelsea's James in contention for Forest clash after missing five months
LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea defender Reece James could make his long awaited return to the pitch away at Nottingham Forest on Saturday five months after having surgery on his hamstring, manager Mauricio Pochettino said.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Defending triathlon champion Flora Duffy in race against time
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (Reuters) - Olympic triathlon champion Flora Duffy returns after an 18-month injury layoff this weekend but faces a race against time to be ready to defend her crown in Paris.
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Tennis
Tennis-Defending champ Rybakina withdraws from Italian Open with illness
(Reuters) - Defending champion Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the Italian Open due to illness, the tournament said on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-The next weeks must be the best of the season-Dortmund coach Terzic
BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund will not go easy at Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga on Saturday as they look to maintain rhythm ahead of the Champions League final, coach Edin Terzic said on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Beckham hopes Man United documentary can inspire current squad ahead of FA Cup final
(Reuters) - Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham hopes a documentary about their 1998–99 treble-winning season can offer inspiration to the current side.
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Rugby
Rugby-'Fragmented' Wallabies a new challenge for Schmidt
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia coach Joe Schmidt has inherited a "fragmented" playing group from predecessor Eddie Jones and says building cohesion in the Wallabies will be a new challenge for him.
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Football
Soccer-FIFA not rescheduling Club World Cup after complaint from players' union, leagues
(Reuters) -FIFA will not consider rescheduling their new 32-team Club World Cup, world soccer's governing body said on Friday after global players' union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association (WLA) threatened legal action if they did not review their plans.
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Football
Faisal can walk after third surgery, Akhyar set to play soon
PETALING JAYA: Two national wingers Faisal Halim and Akhyar Rashid continue to show progress after their recent harrowing experiences.
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Cricket
Cricket-Kohli sweeps aside strike-rate concerns to keep Bengaluru alive
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Run machine Virat Kohli produced a match-winning knock in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday that will ease concerns about his strike rate ahead of the T20 World Cup next month.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Australian Institute of Sport to get $165 million upgrade
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will spend A$250 million ($165.08 million) upgrading its national sporting academy in Canberra to put the nation in a "positive frame" in the lead-up to hosting the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Australia goalkeeper Williams to retire after Paris Olympics
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's long-serving goalkeeper Lydia Williams will retire from international soccer after the Paris Olympics, drawing the curtain on a career in women's football that has spanned nearly 20 years.
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Cricket
Cricket-New Zealand blaster Munro retires from internationals
(Reuters) - Colin Munro, a South Africa-born power hitter who smashed a slew of batting records for New Zealand, has retired from international cricket after missing out on a spot in the Black Caps' T20 World Cup squad.
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Rugby
Rugby-World Rugby makes law changes in bid to increase entertainment
(Reuters) - World Rugby has announced three law changes in a bid to speed up the game and increase entertainment, it said on Thursday, along with a set of trials including 20 minute sanctions for red cards and a shot clock for scrums and lineouts.