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Snowboard champion Karl '99 percent' sure parallel giant slalom will stay in Olympics

Snowboard champion Karl '99 percent' sure parallel giant slalom will stay in Olympics

Snowboard gold medallist Benjamin Karl says he is "99 percent" sure that parallel giant slalom will remain on the Winter Olympics programme despite fears it will be axed.

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Ka Ying Rising makes Hong Kong racing history with 18th win

Ka Ying Rising makes Hong Kong racing history with 18th win

Ka Ying Rising, ridden by Zac Purton, stormed to his 18th win in a row on Sunday to break the long-standing Hong Kong record of Silent Witness.

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St Francis relics go on public show for first time in Italy

St Francis relics go on public show for first time in Italy

Saint Francis of Assisi's skeleton is going on public display from Sunday for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15 percent

Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15 percent

President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy a day after the Supreme Court ruled much of it illegal.

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Deflated Australia face tough questions after T20 World Cup flop

Deflated Australia face tough questions after T20 World Cup flop

Australia coach Andrew McDonald is adamant the players he took to the Twenty20 World Cup were good enough, but the evidence suggests otherwise with a rebuild looming before they co-host the next tournament with New Zealand in 2028.

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Brazil's Lula urges Trump to treat all countries equally

Brazil's Lula urges Trump to treat all countries equally

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday urged Donald Trump to treat all countries equally after the US leader imposed a 15 percent tariff on imports following an adverse Supreme Court ruling.

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Knicks rally to down Rockets as Pistons, Spurs roll on

Knicks rally to down Rockets as Pistons, Spurs roll on

New York's Jalen Brunson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and the Knicks erased an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 108-106 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

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Brumbies end 26-year jinx with thrashing of Crusaders

Brumbies end 26-year jinx with thrashing of Crusaders

James Slipper scored a try in his 200th Super Rugby match as the ACT Brumbies broke a 26-year hoodoo on Sunday with a 50-24 hammering of the Canterbury Crusaders.

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Son's LAFC defeats Messi and Miami in MLS season opener

Son's LAFC defeats Messi and Miami in MLS season opener

Son Heung-min bested Lionel Messi in the battle of Major League Soccer's global superstars, setting up a 3-0 win for Los Angeles FC over Inter Miami on the US league's opening weekend.

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Korda to face Paul in all-American Delray Beach final

Korda to face Paul in all-American Delray Beach final

Sebastian Korda reached his first ATP final in more than a year on Saturday, toppling third-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 to book a title showdown with Tommy Paul in Delray Beach, Florida.

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