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Kyrgios stuns Rublev in 52 minutes at Miami Open

Kyrgios stuns Rublev in 52 minutes at Miami Open

Nick Kyrgios stressed Friday he's at peace with himself after a day where both sides of the Australian's character come into sharp focus at the ATP and WTA Miami Open.

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Czech teen upsets Mertens at Miami Open

Czech teen upsets Mertens at Miami Open

Linda Fruhvirtova is only 16 years old but already dreaming of reaching the very top after producing a career-best performance Friday to stun Elise Mertens at the WTA Miami Open.

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Yes or No? Amazon union vote gets underway in New York

Yes or No? Amazon union vote gets underway in New York

Under hazy skies and in the calm of morning, workers waited patiently in line outside the JFK8 warehouse Friday for a say on whether to establish Amazon's first US labor union.

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Da Silva steers West Indies into narrow lead in Test decider

Da Silva steers West Indies into narrow lead in Test decider

Joshua da Silva's unbeaten maiden Test half-century in the Caribbean anchored a West Indies lower-order revival which pushed the home side ahead of England on the second day of the third and final Test on Friday.

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Salah sets up win for Egypt over Senegal, Slimani stuns Cameroon

Salah sets up win for Egypt over Senegal, Slimani stuns Cameroon

Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah was the architect of the only goal as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in Cairo on Friday in a high-profile World Cup play-off first leg.

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Sakamoto skates to world gold as Russia ban opens door for new stars

Sakamoto skates to world gold as Russia ban opens door for new stars

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto on Friday added the world figure skating title to her Olympic bronze medal, capitalising on the absence of Russian rivals banned following the invasion of Ukraine.

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Critics raise privacy fears over EU message app rule

Critics raise privacy fears over EU message app rule

The EU will require tech giants to drop barriers between their hugely popular messaging services to boost competition, but critics warned Friday that could come at the cost of millions of users' privacy.

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Russia signals less ambitious goals in Ukraine war

Russia signals less ambitious goals in Ukraine war

Russia signaled Friday it may dial back its war aims to focus on eastern Ukraine after failing to break the nation's resistance in a month of fighting and attacks on civilians, including up to 300 feared killed in the bombing of a theatre being used as a bunker.

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Russian fuel strike casts pall of war over Ukraine village

Russian fuel strike casts pall of war over Ukraine village

A black pillar of smoke from a burning military fuel storage site hangs over the sleepy Ukrainian village of Kalynivka, turning the midday sun into a pale disc.

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'F1 will not be bullied': Red Bull chief backs Saudi show going on

'F1 will not be bullied': Red Bull chief backs Saudi show going on

Red Bull team chief Christian Horner on Friday backed the decision to continue with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix despite a rebel attack on a nearby oil depot, insisting: "F1 will not be bullied".

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