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Ohtani excites with pitching video as MLB Dodgers begin work

Ohtani excites with pitching video as MLB Dodgers begin work

Shohei Ohtani, who led the Los Angeles Dodgers to last year's World Series titles, appears set to make his return as a pitcher as well as a slugger.

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Crew open against Toluca, Miami with Atlas in Leagues Cup

Crew open against Toluca, Miami with Atlas in Leagues Cup

Defending champion Columbus Crew will open against Toluca while 2023 winner Inter Miami debuts against Atlas when the 2025 Leagues Cup kicks off in July, regional governing body CONCACAF announced Tuesday.

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Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 million

Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 million

Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers a cool $1 million by flooding a protected former army training site where a long-stalled dam was planned, a conservation official said on Tuesday.

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Rodgers hopes to make Bayern 'hurt' at Celtic

Rodgers hopes to make Bayern 'hurt' at Celtic

Brendan Rodgers said a glamour Champions League play-off tie against Bayern Munich is the stage he wanted for Celtic and is determined to make the German giants fight for a place in the last 16.

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Man Utd legends gather to pay final respects to 'one of the greatest' Law

Man Utd legends gather to pay final respects to 'one of the greatest' Law

Manchester United's former manager Alex Ferguson and current boss Ruben Amorim were among those in attendance for the funeral of the club's legendary striker Denis Law on Tuesday.

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Altman says OpenAI 'not for sale' after Musk's $97 bn bid

Altman says OpenAI 'not for sale' after Musk's $97 bn bid

Artificial intelligence developer OpenAI is "not for sale", chief executive Sam Altman said in Paris Tuesday in response to a reported $97.4 billion bid from competitor Elon Musk.

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Trump says US disaster relief agency should be 'terminated'

Trump says US disaster relief agency should be 'terminated'

President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Tuesday on the US federal disaster agency FEMA, calling for it to be shut down and its duties instead handed to individual states.

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Everton's Moyes aims to bridge gap to mighty Liverpool

Everton's Moyes aims to bridge gap to mighty Liverpool

David Moyes admits the gap between Everton and Liverpool is "as big as it's been for a long time" as he prepares for the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday.

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Fans snap up tickets for Black Sabbath reunion and Ozzy Osbourne's farewell gig

Fans snap up tickets for Black Sabbath reunion and Ozzy Osbourne's farewell gig

Fans of Black Sabbath on Tuesday snapped up the first tickets for the UK heavy-rock giants' one-off hometown gig, where the original line-up will perform for the first time in 20 years and frontman Ozzy Osbourne's will bow out.

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US star Vonn eyes Olympic hurrah after bowing out of world champs

US star Vonn eyes Olympic hurrah after bowing out of world champs

Twenty years on from her world championship debut, there was no fairytale ending for US star Lindsey Vonn in the women's team combined in Saalbach on Tuesday.

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