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France has 'learned lessons' from Champions League final chaos - minister

France has 'learned lessons' from Champions League final chaos - minister

France has learned "lessons" from the chaotic scenes around last year's Champions League final in Paris for which UEFA has said it bears primary responsibility, Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said Sunday.

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Rush to save trapped animals in Turkish city after tremor

Rush to save trapped animals in Turkish city after tremor

With helmets and flashlights, the rescuers enter a collapsed house in the earthquake-hit Turkish city of Antakya. Their objective: to rescue Asghar and Nouma, two bulls trapped under rubble.

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Four Schalke fans injured after violent attack

Four Schalke fans injured after violent attack

Four people were left seriously injured after a group of Schalke football fans were brutally attacked as they travelled to their club's Bundesliga away game against Union Berlin on Sunday morning, German police said.

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Messi snatches dramatic win for PSG after Neymar stretchered off

Messi snatches dramatic win for PSG after Neymar stretchered off

Lionel Messi scored a 95th-minute free-kick to give Paris Saint-Germain a 4-3 win over Lille in an extraordinary Ligue 1 game on Sunday in which Kylian Mbappe scored twice but Neymar was taken off on a stretcher with an apparent ankle injury.

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Kristoffersen wins world slalom gold, Ginnis bags historic Greek silver

Kristoffersen wins world slalom gold, Ginnis bags historic Greek silver

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen won world gold in a dramatic men's slalom in Courchevel on Sunday as AJ Ginnis claimed silver for Greece's first-ever championship medal.

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BAFTA red carpet rolls out for foreign films including 'All Quiet'

BAFTA red carpet rolls out for foreign films including 'All Quiet'

Germany, Ireland and Chinese martial arts loom large as British cinema hands out its BAFTA awards on Sunday, with less than a month to go to the Oscars.

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Blinken arrives in Turkey to show US support after quake

Blinken arrives in Turkey to show US support after quake

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Sunday to show support to the earthquake-hit country and NATO ally which has had tumultuous ties with Washington.

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Sadio Mane returns to training with Bayern Munich

Sadio Mane returns to training with Bayern Munich

Senegalese international Sadio Mane said "it was just fantastic" to be back in training with Bayern Munich on Sunday three months after suffering the injury that ultimately ruled him out of the World Cup.

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Australian Open success whetted Sabalenka's appetite for more glory

Australian Open success whetted Sabalenka's appetite for more glory

Aryna Sabalenka says her maiden Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open last month has further fuelled her hunger for success, as she looks to add more silverware to her cabinet.

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Supportive Djokovic is part of my family, says grateful Becker

Supportive Djokovic is part of my family, says grateful Becker

Former German tennis great Boris Becker thanked world number one Novak Djokovic Sunday for his backing while he was in a British prison and called the Serb "probably the greatest player of all time".

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