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'We're ready', say Paris Olympics organisers

'We're ready', say Paris Olympics organisers

Paris Olympics supremo Tony Estanguet said Sunday that the city was "ready" for the Games as he played down complaints from some residents and businesses about the impact of the event.

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Berrettini brushes Halys aside to win Gstaad title

Berrettini brushes Halys aside to win Gstaad title

Matteo Berrettini breezed to a 6-3, 6-1 win against France's Quentin Halys in the Gstaad final on Sunday, earning the Italian his second clay-court title of the year.

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Brook and Root in the runs before West Indies hit back in second Test

Brook and Root in the runs before West Indies hit back in second Test

Harry Brook scored his first Test hundred in England and Joe Root made an unbeaten fifty before the West Indies fought back at Trent Bridge on Sunday.

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London Diamond League: five stand-out events ahead of Paris Olympics

London Diamond League: five stand-out events ahead of Paris Olympics

The London Athletics Meet, the final Diamond League meeting before the start of the Paris Olympics, produced some outstanding performances.

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Bangladesh court winds back job quotas that sparked unrest

Bangladesh court winds back job quotas that sparked unrest

Bangladesh's top court on Sunday pared back, but fell short of public demands to abolish, contentious civil service hiring rules that sparked nationwide clashes between police and university students that have killed 151 people.

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Savea signs for Moana Pasifika to 'give back' to Samoan heritage

Savea signs for Moana Pasifika to 'give back' to Samoan heritage

World player of the year Ardie Savea on Sunday announced he will play for Moana Pasifika next season in a major coup for the Super Rugby side.

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Unregistered Senegal youth struggle for legal status

Unregistered Senegal youth struggle for legal status

It was only when 12-year-old Senegalese schoolboy Lassou Samb prepared to sit his end-of-year exams that his lack of any legal documentation finally caught up with him.

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Pogacar on brink of third Tour de France triumph ahead of Riviera finale

Pogacar on brink of third Tour de France triumph ahead of Riviera finale

Tadej Pogacar will be firmly in the spotlight as he goes down the ramp last on Sunday's final day individual time trial in his adopted home of Monaco, with a third Tour de France title all but secured.

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Dupont leads French charge for Holy Grail of Olympic rugby Sevens gold

Dupont leads French charge for Holy Grail of Olympic rugby Sevens gold

France rugby captain Antoine Dupont defied critics to miss the Six Nations tournament and focus on making the Olympic Sevens team.

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Peaty slays demons to chase swimming history at Paris Olympics

Peaty slays demons to chase swimming history at Paris Olympics

Britain's Adam Peaty has history in his sights as the Olympic swimming champion heads to the Paris Games after slaying the demons that threatened to sink his glittering career.

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