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Heavy metal: French town hosts medieval combat cage fights

Heavy metal: French town hosts medieval combat cage fights

A French town on Saturday hosted a special event inside a hexagonal cage normally used for mixed martial arts: duels between fully armoured warriors wielding medieval weapons.

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Jamieson strikes as New Zealand eye series-levelling win despite Root heroics

Jamieson strikes as New Zealand eye series-levelling win despite Root heroics

Kyle Jamieson took three wickets as New Zealand pressed for a series-levelling win, despite another landmark day for Joe Root, after leaving England with a record-breaking run-chase at the Oval.

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Dutch swat Sweden as Germany, Ivory Coast eye World Cup knockout rounds

Dutch swat Sweden as Germany, Ivory Coast eye World Cup knockout rounds

The Netherlands put one foot in the World Cup knockout rounds with a stylish 5-1 demolition of Sweden on Saturday as Germany prepared to take on the Ivory Coast with the winner guaranteed a place in the last 32.

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Netherlands thump Sweden in Houston to get World Cup liftoff

Netherlands thump Sweden in Houston to get World Cup liftoff

Cody Gakpo and Brian Brobbey both scored twice as the rampant Netherlands thrashed Sweden 5-1 in a World Cup warning on Saturday in Houston.

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Scheffler opens with bogeys while McIlroy pars at windy US Open

Scheffler opens with bogeys while McIlroy pars at windy US Open

Scottie Scheffler opened with two bogeys while Rory McIlroy saved a par from a greenside bunker to begin their third rounds on Saturday at the US Open.

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Jamieson strikes as New Zealand eye series-levelling win against England

Jamieson strikes as New Zealand eye series-levelling win against England

Kyle Jamieson took three wickets as New Zealand pressed for a series-levelling win in the second Test after leaving England with a record-breaking run-chase at the Oval on Saturday.

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Brazil turn corner but tougher World Cup tests await

Brazil turn corner but tougher World Cup tests await

Brazil eased the immediate pressure but remain some way from the finished article at the World Cup after closing in on a place in the last 32 with an improved performance against Haiti.

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Ronaldinho coming out of retirement to join Italian 3rd division side

Ronaldinho coming out of retirement to join Italian 3rd division side

Former Ballon d'Or and World Cup winner Ronaldinho is set to come out of retirement aged 46 to play for Ravenna in the Italian third tier, according to reports in Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Cerundolo sees off Nakashima to set up Queen's final with Paul

Cerundolo sees off Nakashima to set up Queen's final with Paul

Francisco Cerundolo booked his place in the final at Queen's Club with a hard-fought 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 win over the American Brandon Nakashima on Saturday.

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Real Madrid say no contact with Bayern's Olise

Real Madrid say no contact with Bayern's Olise

Spanish giants Real Madrid said Saturday they have not made any contact with Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise over a potential transfer.

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