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Sixth seed Jabeur knocked out of French Open in first round

Sixth seed Jabeur knocked out of French Open in first round

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur crashed out of the French Open in the first round on Sunday, losing to Poland's 56th-ranked Magda Linette 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5.

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Russia captain Dzyuba quits Zenit

Russia captain Dzyuba quits Zenit

Russian captain Artem Dzyuba announced on Sunday that he was leaving Zenit Saint Petersburg, two months after asking to be left out of the national squad because of the conflict in Ukraine.

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Titmus smashes Ledecky's 400m freestyle world record

Titmus smashes Ledecky's 400m freestyle world record

Ariarne Titmus smashed American great Katie Ledecky's 400m freestyle world record at the Australian championships Sunday, touching in 3mins 56.40secs to reinforce her dominant status after a breakout Tokyo Olympics.

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Man City, Liverpool set for judgement day in title race

Man City, Liverpool set for judgement day in title race

Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City side to grasp the chance at greatness by claiming a fourth Premier League title in five seasons by holding off Liverpool's title charge on Sunday.

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Russia presses Donbas as Ukraine takes centre stage at Davos

Russia presses Donbas as Ukraine takes centre stage at Davos

Russian forces pursued their bombardment of frontline Ukrainian cities Sunday, seeking to gain military momentum as Kyiv's diplomatic counter-offensive targeted the world's business and political elite gathering in Davos.

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Australia's Titmus smashes Ledecky's 400m freestyle world record

Australia's Titmus smashes Ledecky's 400m freestyle world record

Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus smashed Katie Ledecky's 400m freestyle world record at the Australian championships Sunday, touching in 3mins 56.40secs.

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Tai turns tables on Olympic champ Chen to win Thailand Open

Tai turns tables on Olympic champ Chen to win Thailand Open

Badminton's world number two Tai Tzu-ying exacted revenge against Olympic champion Chen Yufei on Sunday by winning the Thailand Open women's singles title in a rematch of their final in Tokyo.

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Bangladesh floods recede but millions still marooned

Bangladesh floods recede but millions still marooned

North-east Bangladesh's worst floods in nearly 20 years began receding on Sunday, but rescue workers were struggling to help millions marooned by extreme weather across the region that has killed around 60 people.

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Cannes favourite returns to show horror of 'human animals'

Cannes favourite returns to show horror of 'human animals'

One of eastern Europe's most acclaimed film-makers, Romania's Cristian Mungiu, is back at the Cannes Film Festival with a dark tale about how little it takes for people to turn on their neighbours.

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Biden arrives in Japan with no response on outreach to North Korea

Biden arrives in Japan with no response on outreach to North Korea

President Joe Biden arrived Sunday in Japan for the second leg of an Asia trip underlining US commitment to the region but overshadowed by concern that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon after ignoring Washington's attempt at outreach.

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