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Verstappen delivers Red Bull winning-streak record in Hungary

Verstappen delivers Red Bull winning-streak record in Hungary

Max Verstappen cruised to another majestic victory on Sunday, reeling off a record 12th straight win for Red Bull as he dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix with a textbook drive from lights to flag.

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Locals, tourists flee wildfire on Greece's Rhodes island

Locals, tourists flee wildfire on Greece's Rhodes island

Locals and tourists fled hotspots on the Greek island of Rhodes on Sunday, as firefighters, backed by water jets and helicopters, battled a blaze that sparked the country's largest-ever fire evacuation.

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Verstappen delivers Red Bull record win in Hungarian Grand Prix

Verstappen delivers Red Bull record win in Hungarian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to deliver his Red Bull team a record-breaking 12th consecutive Formula One win.

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Newcastle sign England winger Barnes from Leicester

Newcastle sign England winger Barnes from Leicester

Newcastle signed England winger Harvey Barnes from Leicester in a deal worth a reported £38 million ($48 million) on Sunday.

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Rublev sweeps past Ruud to win Bastad title

Rublev sweeps past Ruud to win Bastad title

Russian Andrey Rublev on Sunday won his second title of the season at Bastad with a straight sets win over top seed Casper Ruud.

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Rain threatens England's bid to level Ashes in fourth Test

Rain threatens England's bid to level Ashes in fourth Test

England's bid to force a series-levelling win in the fourth Ashes Test against Australia was left hanging by a thread as rain continued to keep the players off the field on Sunday's final day at Old Trafford.

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Marchand smashes Phelps's record as Titmus dominates rivals

Marchand smashes Phelps's record as Titmus dominates rivals

France's Leon Marchand smashed Michael Phelps's last remaining world record on Sunday while Australia's Ariarne Titmus blew her 400m freestyle rivals out of the water at swimming's world championships.

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Netanyahu says 'doing great' after surgery ahead of key judicial vote

Netanyahu says 'doing great' after surgery ahead of key judicial vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was "doing great" Sunday following surgery to fit a pacemaker, as his hard-right government's controversial judicial overhaul plan neared a key vote in parliament.

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Musk hints Twitter's bird branding could be replaced

Musk hints Twitter's bird branding could be replaced

Twitter owner Elon Musk hinted late Saturday night that he may ditch the social media network's blue cartoon bird branding -- and soon -- for an edgier logo based on an "everything app" he has long alluded to called only X.

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Jamaica celebrate 'no.1 result ever' after holding France at World Cup

Jamaica celebrate 'no.1 result ever' after holding France at World Cup

Jamaica coach Lorne Donaldson hailed their goalless draw at the Women's World Cup against strongly fancied France as the greatest result in the country's football history on Sunday.

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