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Leclerc looks to Sainz to help fend off Verstappen in Spain

Leclerc looks to Sainz to help fend off Verstappen in Spain

Series leader and pole-sitter Charles Leclerc is hoping Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz can help him beat Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen to stay in control of the title race in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.

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Asher-Smith and Hodgkinson sparkle in Diamond League

Asher-Smith and Hodgkinson sparkle in Diamond League

Britain's leading athletes Dina Asher-Smith and Keely Hodgkinson powered to victory to delight a home crowd at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham on Saturday.

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Tiger fades to last at rain-hit Southern Hills

Tiger fades to last at rain-hit Southern Hills

Tiger Woods struggled to a six-over par start on his front nine in Saturday's third round of the PGA Championship, fading after a fight to reach the weekend despite his severe leg injuries.

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La Liga president calls Mbappe PSG deal 'insult to football'

La Liga president calls Mbappe PSG deal 'insult to football'

Paris Saint-Germain's extension deal with Kylian Mbappe is "an insult to football," La Liga president Javier Tebas said Saturday after the player rejected an offer from Real Madrid.

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Thousands mark late Yugoslav leader Tito's birth anniversary

Thousands mark late Yugoslav leader Tito's birth anniversary

Several thousand fans of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito marked the 130th anniversary of his birth on Saturday in the Croatian village where he was born.

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Mechanics, hairdressers... Ukraine recruits train for attack

Mechanics, hairdressers... Ukraine recruits train for attack

"Hold on to the rope, look at me," the instructor says, coaxing 28-year-old lawyer Iryna Gorobiyovska who is nervously about to abseil down a building.

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Leclerc takes pole in Spain after Verstappen loses power

Leclerc takes pole in Spain after Verstappen loses power

Formula One's early season pacesetter Charles Leclerc survived intense pressure on Saturday to beat world champion Max Verstappen, who suffered a late loss of power, to pole position for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

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Carapaz takes Giro lead as Simon Yates wins stage 14

Carapaz takes Giro lead as Simon Yates wins stage 14

Simon Yates won stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday as Richard Carapaz claimed the overall lead following an action-packed 147 kilometres.

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Turkey's Erdogan puts conditions on support for Nordic nations' NATO bids

Turkey's Erdogan puts conditions on support for Nordic nations' NATO bids

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would not look "positively" on Sweden and Finland's NATO bids unless its terror-related concerns were addressed, despite broad support from other allies including the United States.

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Leclerc takes pole from Verstappen for Spanish Grand Prix

Leclerc takes pole from Verstappen for Spanish Grand Prix

Ferrari's world championship leader Charles Leclerc grabbed pole for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen in qualifying at a sweltering Montmelo circuit on Saturday.

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