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Sabalenka outplays Gauff to claim Madrid Open crown

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff pose with the winners and runners up trophies after the women’s singles final. 2 minutes World number one Aryna Sabalenka overcame a second-set fightback by fourth seed Coco Gauff to secure a 6-3 7-6(3) win and clinch her third Madrid Open on Saturday as the three-times major winner claimed her…

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PSG lose 2-1 at Strasbourg as title hangover continues

RC Strasbourg’s Sebastian Nanasi in action with Paris St Germain’s Senny Mayulu 2 minutes A second-string Paris St Germain side fell to a 2–1 defeat at fourth-placed Strasbourg on Saturday, giving the Ligue 1 champions another reverse in the closing stages of the campaign. With the title wrapped up and PSG’s undefeated league run ended by a 3-1…

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Duplantis falls short of record, Tinch scorches in hurdles

[File image] 3 minutes Armand Duplantis dominated the pole vault but was unable to improve his world record and American Cordell Tinch became the fourth fastest high hurdler of all time at the Shanghai-Keqiao Diamond League on Saturday. Olympic and world champion Duplantis soared 6.11 metres to win the competition comfortably from Greek Emmanouil Karalis…

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Antonelli becomes F1’s youngest polesitter in any format

Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli. 2 minutes Mercedes’ Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest polesitter in any format after a mighty final lap in Miami Grand Prix sprint qualifying on Friday. The 18-year-old, preparing for only his sixth grand prix weekend, lapped with a best time of one minute 26.482 seconds to pip McLaren’s…

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Limpopo launches international Youth Month boxing tournament

Boxing gloves. 1 minute An international boxing tournament to celebrate Youth Month has been launched in Limpopo. The tournament dubbed “survival of the fittest” will be staged by Mama Rocks boxing promotion on the 27th of June in Thohoyandou. It will consist of 10 bouts, including a title fight between WBF Intercontinental bantamweight champion Akani…

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De Bruyne strike hands Man City win over Wolves

Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring their first goal with Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku 3 minutes Captain Kevin De Bruyne scored in his penultimate game at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 on Friday to climb to third in the Premier League and boost their chances of Champions League qualification. Pep Guardiola’s men, who are unbeaten in…

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Wallabies’ Gordon ready to re-commit to Australia

File image: Wallabies scrum-half Jake Gordon . 2 minutes Wallabies scrumhalf Jake Gordon is ready to re-commit to Australian rugby after a planned move overseas was blocked by the sport’s national federation. The New South Wales Waratahs captain was refused an early release from his Rugby Australia contract last year, foiling his bid to play…

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Riveiro and Nabi confident ahead of Soweto derby

Orlando Pirates will play against Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday. 2 minutes Orlando Pirates coach, Jose Riverio says despite losing two of their last games, his players are looking forward to Saturday’s Soweto Derby against Kaizer Chiefs and want to end the season on a high note. His opposite number at Chiefs, Nasreddine Nabi, says they…

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Arsenal need something special in Paris, says hopeful Arteta

Paris St Germain’s Nuno Mendes celebrates after the match 2 minutes Mikel Arteta said his Arsenal side must do something special next week to reach the Champions League final after a 1-0 defeat by Paris St Germain in the semi-final first leg at home on Tuesday. Arsenal were outplayed in the opening 25 minutes after Ousmane Dembele struck…

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