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Arsenal held by Everton, Wolves push Ipswich closer to relegation

Arsenal held by Everton, Wolves push Ipswich closer to relegation

Arsenal's faint hopes of catching Premier League leaders Liverpool are almost over after their 1-1 draw at Everton, while Wolves pushed Ipswich closer to relegation with a 2-1 win on Saturday.

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Lions contender Prendergast fires Leinster to Champions Cup quarters

Lions contender Prendergast fires Leinster to Champions Cup quarters

Ireland fly-half Sam Prendergast scored 11 points as Leinster cruised past Harlequins 62-0 on Saturday to join Northampton, Toulon and Castres in the Champions Cup last eight.

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Nick Rockett wins the 'Mullins' Grand National for father and son

Nick Rockett wins the 'Mullins' Grand National for father and son

Nick Rockett won the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday to cap a remarkable day for the Mullins family with father Willie training five of the first seven horses home and his son Patrick on board the 33-1 winner of the world's most famous steeplechase.

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Last-gasp Buendia goal keeps Leverkusen's Bundesliga title hopes alive

Last-gasp Buendia goal keeps Leverkusen's Bundesliga title hopes alive

Emiliano Buendia snatched a stoppage-time winner to take Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, keeping their slim hopes of defending their league title alive.

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Zverev 'mentally' affected by Australian Open defeat

Zverev 'mentally' affected by Australian Open defeat

World No.2 Alexander Zverev, who has struggled for any kind of form since losing the Australian Open final at the end of January, admitted on Saturday that the defeat in Melbourne had affected him a lot mentally.

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Rahul guides Delhi to third straight IPL victory

Rahul guides Delhi to third straight IPL victory

India's KL Rahul struck 77 on his return as opening batsman to help Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 25 runs for their third successive victory in the IPL On Saturday.

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Arsenal draw at Everton to edge Liverpool closer to Premier League title

Arsenal draw at Everton to edge Liverpool closer to Premier League title

Arsenal's small remaining hope of a first Premier League title for 21 years was further diminished after a 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday.

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Sinner regrets 'unfair' doping ban as he prepares return to courts

Sinner regrets 'unfair' doping ban as he prepares return to courts

Jannik Sinner believes his three-month doping ban to be "unfair" as the world number one awaits his return to tennis in time to contest the French Open and put nearly a year of controversy behind him.

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Isa hat-trick powers Toulon into Champions Cup quarters in Saracens thriller

Isa hat-trick powers Toulon into Champions Cup quarters in Saracens thriller

Argentina No 8 Facundo Isa scored three times on his 150th club appearance as Toulon fought back to beat a much-changed Saracens 72-42 in an open encounter on Saturday to reach the Champions Cup quarter-finals.

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Zelensky slams 'weak' US reply to Russian strike on his hometown

Zelensky slams 'weak' US reply to Russian strike on his hometown

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday slammed the US embassy for what he called a "weak" statement that did not blame Russia for a missile strike on his home town which killed 18 people, including nine children.

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