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US skater Glenn stuns Sakamoto to win Grand Prix Final gold

US skater Glenn stuns Sakamoto to win Grand Prix Final gold

US national champion Amber Glenn stunned three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto to win women's gold ahead of five Japanese figure skaters at the ISU Grand Prix final on Saturday.

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Power cuts and train cancellations as Storm Darragh batters UK

Power cuts and train cancellations as Storm Darragh batters UK

Tens of thousands of people across the UK were left without power on Saturday morning after Storm Darragh hit the country with strong winds and caused pre-Christmas travel disruption.

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'Dazzling' Notre Dame re-opens five years after fire

'Dazzling' Notre Dame re-opens five years after fire

France on Saturday prepared to throw open the doors of the capital's Notre Dame cathedral after a half-decade closure, in a ceremony attended by dozens of world leaders celebrating the rebirth of the Paris landmark ravaged by a devastating fire.

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With Trump in Paris, Notre Dame reopening becomes hub for diplomacy

With Trump in Paris, Notre Dame reopening becomes hub for diplomacy

With Donald Trump, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and dozens of other world leaders in town Saturday for the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral, Emmanuel Macron has succeeded in making Paris the capital of international diplomacy for the day.

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World chess championship tied with four games to go

World chess championship tied with four games to go

Defending champion Ding Liren and his teenage challenger Gukesh Dommaraju of India remained even Saturday with only four games to go in their World Chess Championship match.

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McLaren duo dominate final practice for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

McLaren duo dominate final practice for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri beat Lando Norris to top the times in a convincing McLaren one-two ahead of Lewis Hamilton in Saturday’s final practice ahead of the teams’ title-deciding season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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'Cursed' Evenepoel needs months to recover after latest crash

'Cursed' Evenepoel needs months to recover after latest crash

Double Olympic road cycling champion Remco Evenepoel could spend "eight weeks without a bicycle" after suffering multiple fractures in his latest crash, his Soudal-Quick Step team manager said on Saturday.

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Australia zero in on victory over India after Head crunches 140

Australia zero in on victory over India after Head crunches 140

Travis Head blazed a sparkling 140 before Australia demolished India's top order to close in on victory in the day-night second Test on Saturday.

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Australian sprinter, 16, betters Bolt to smash record

Australian sprinter, 16, betters Bolt to smash record

Australian sprinting prodigy Gout Gout clocked the fastest time ever by a 16-year-old to smash the national 200m record on Saturday and do something even Usain Bolt never achieved.

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Dozens arrested in overnight crackdown on Georgia pro-EU protests

Dozens arrested in overnight crackdown on Georgia pro-EU protests

Georgian police said on Saturday they arrested dozens of people during a crackdown on pro-EU protesters who rallied Friday for a ninth consecutive day against the government decision to shelve talks on joining the bloc.

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