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France's Wembanyama targets Olympic gold in 2028 after US defeat

France's Wembanyama targets Olympic gold in 2028 after US defeat

France basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Saturday's defeat by the United States in the Olympic final would serve as motivation to win gold at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

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LeBron 'super humbled' by third Olympic basketball gold

LeBron 'super humbled' by third Olympic basketball gold

LeBron James said his third Olympic gold felt the best of them all as the NBA's all-time leading points scorer helped the United States beat France 98-87 in the final on Saturday.

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Venezuela court says its ruling on disputed vote will be 'final'

Venezuela court says its ruling on disputed vote will be 'final'

The ruling that Venezuela's Supreme Court will deliver on the disputed presidential election will be "final," the body's president said Saturday during a hearing on the July 28 vote.

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Maharaj, Rabada help South Africa to keep hopes of West Indies win alive

Maharaj, Rabada help South Africa to keep hopes of West Indies win alive

Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada combined on Saturday to earn South Africa a healthy first innings lead over the West Indies with the visitors attempting to defy the impact of inclement weather in seeking to force an unlikely victory going into the final day of the first Test of a two-match series in Trinidad.

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LeBron's USA clinch Olympic basketball glory as Ingebrigtsen strikes gold

LeBron's USA clinch Olympic basketball glory as Ingebrigtsen strikes gold

LeBron James's USA won a fifth straight Olympic men's basketball crown on Saturday while on the track Jakob Ingebrigtsen claimed the 5,000m after his disappointment at 1,500m.

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Anti-racism protesters rally across UK

Anti-racism protesters rally across UK

Thousands of anti-racism demonstrators rallied across the UK on Saturday to protest recent rioting blamed on the far-right in the wake of the Southport knife attack that killed three children.

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Sinner, Zverev blow into Montreal quarter-finals

Sinner, Zverev blow into Montreal quarter-finals

Top seed Jannik Sinner won with relative ease but second-seeded Alexander Zverev needed six match points to finally advance into the ATP Montreal Masters quarter-finals on Saturday.

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Anisimova upsets Sabalenka to reach WTA Toronto semis

Anisimova upsets Sabalenka to reach WTA Toronto semis

American Amanda Anisimova upset two-time reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Toronto Masters.

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Thousands protest in Serbian capital against lithium mine

Thousands protest in Serbian capital against lithium mine

Thousands hit the streets in Serbia's capital Belgrade Saturday to protest the rebooting of a controversial lithium mine set to serve as a vital source to power Europe's green energy transition.

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USA beat France 98-87 for men's basketball Olympic gold

USA beat France 98-87 for men's basketball Olympic gold

The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men's basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17.

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