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Toulouse eye Top 14 history after 'difficult' summer

Toulouse eye Top 14 history after 'difficult' summer

Toulouse remain favourites for a record fifth straight title despite a turbulent few months, as the new Top 14 season kicks off this weekend.

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Arsenal brace for Chelsea test as Spurs seek spark

Arsenal brace for Chelsea test as Spurs seek spark

Something has to give when Arsenal host Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend, with both teams putting their 100 percent records on the line, while Tottenham are desperate to stop the rot.

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Springboks and All Blacks seek series lead after war of words

Springboks and All Blacks seek series lead after war of words

South Africa and New Zealand will seek a 2-1 series lead with one Test to play when they clash in Johannesburg on Saturday, after days of verbal sparring over scrums.

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Efficient Rybakina reaches US Open third round

Efficient Rybakina reaches US Open third round

Second-seeded Elena Rybakina advanced to the third round of the US Open Thursday, seeing off Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2, 6-4.

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Bundesliga brings the band back together in Premier League's shadow

Bundesliga brings the band back together in Premier League's shadow

As the cashed-up Premier League spent billions in another record-breaking transfer window, many Bundesliga clubs were forced to improvise, bringing back former players on cut-price deals.

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Taiwan boxer Lin considered 'graceful exit' after Paris Games gold

Taiwan boxer Lin considered 'graceful exit' after Paris Games gold

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting told AFP she considered retiring after winning gold at the Paris Olympics but wanted to carry on fighting in part to defy those who questioned her eligibility.

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Ailing Auger-Aliassime falls at US Open as Swiatek,  Osaka and Gauff advance

Ailing Auger-Aliassime falls at US Open as Swiatek, Osaka and Gauff advance

Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime tumbled out of the US Open on Thursday as former champions Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff reached the third round.

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Gauff downs Badosa to reach US Open third round

Gauff downs Badosa to reach US Open third round

Coco Gauff battled into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a straight sets victory over Spain's Paula Badosa.

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Tesla launches self-driving 'Cybercab' in Texas

Tesla launches self-driving 'Cybercab' in Texas

Electric-vehicle maker Tesla announced the debut of its self-driving robotaxi, dubbed "Cybercab," on Thursday in a bid to compete with the likes of Uber and Waymo.

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New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

Two psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to sufferers of severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

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