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'Resilient' Berrettini powers into French Open last eight

'Resilient' Berrettini powers into French Open last eight

Matteo Berrettini stormed into his first Grand Slam quarter-final in four years with an impressive straight-sets victory over Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the French Open last 16 on Monday.

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Colombia right-winger accused of 'stealing' national jersey

Colombia right-winger accused of 'stealing' national jersey

Colombian left-wing presidential hopeful Ivan Cepeda on Monday accused his hard-right rival Abelardo de la Espriella of "stealing" the national football jersey, which has become a symbol of support for the pro-Trump frontrunner.

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Still in the game: Athletes who made comeback in their 40s

Still in the game: Athletes who made comeback in their 40s

American tennis great Serena Williams is to return to the professional circuit when she competes in the doubles at Queen's Club later this month at the age of 44.

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Iran truce on the rocks as Guards threaten 'new fronts'

Iran truce on the rocks as Guards threaten 'new fronts'

Negotiations to end the Mideast war appeared in deep trouble on Monday, with Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatening to open new fronts in the conflict hours after the US and Iran exchanged overnight strikes.

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New York Times publisher slams AI companies' 'brazen theft' from news outlets

New York Times publisher slams AI companies' 'brazen theft' from news outlets

The New York Times publisher on Monday slammed artificial intelligence companies for "brazen theft of intellectual property", warning they threaten the future of journalism during a speech at the World News Media Congress in the French city of Marseille.

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Rodri says Man City future can wait until after World Cup

Rodri says Man City future can wait until after World Cup

Manchester City midfielder Rodri said on Monday he will wait until after the World Cup to address his future, amid reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid.

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Villarreal appoint Inigo Perez after Rayo success

Villarreal appoint Inigo Perez after Rayo success

Spanish club Villarreal announced on Monday the appointment of Inigo Perez as coach on a three-year contract, following the departure of Marcelino Garcia Toral.

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Word nerds have a weekend on the tiles at Thailand's Scrabble title

Word nerds have a weekend on the tiles at Thailand's Scrabble title

If he were no longer physically able to play Scrabble, 86-year-old Tan Jin Chor said he would "shut the lights and call it a day", but his love of the word game has kept the veteran verbophile competing.

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Cobolli stops thinking and quells Svajda fightback at French Open

Cobolli stops thinking and quells Svajda fightback at French Open

Flavio Cobolli said he made the mistake of "thinking" before he steadied on Monday and clawed into the French Open quarter-finals, beating Zachary Svajda 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/5).

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Czech court orders German neo-Nazi provocateur's extradition

Czech court orders German neo-Nazi provocateur's extradition

A Czech court said on Monday it had decided to extradite a German neo-Nazi provocateur accused of abusing Germany's gender laws to serve a sentence in a women's prison.

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