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Study launched to investigate ACL injuries in women's football

Study launched to investigate ACL injuries in women's football

A groundbreaking project was launched Tuesday in the English Women's Super League to study anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention.

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'We're here to enjoy it', says PSG boss Luis Enrique

'We're here to enjoy it', says PSG boss Luis Enrique

Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique on Tuesday dismissed talk his side were feeling the heat before their midweek Champions League semi-final, first leg game against Borussia Dortmund, saying "we're here to enjoy it".

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Brazil's Gabigol free to play as CAS suspend two-year ban

Brazil's Gabigol free to play as CAS suspend two-year ban

Brazilian international Gabriel Barbosa can return to play for Flamengo after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday suspended a two-year ban against him in a doping case.

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Two charged in UK over 'Robin Hood tree' cut down

Two charged in UK over 'Robin Hood tree' cut down

Two men have been charged with criminal damage over the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, one of the country's most photographed trees that used to stand next to the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage site in northeast England, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s

G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s

G7 ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting as a goal the mid-2030s, in a move hailed as significant by some environmentalists but slammed as "too late" by others.

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No more dirty diesel for Paris Olympic sites

No more dirty diesel for Paris Olympic sites

French sports venues preparing for this year's Paris Olympics are set to ditch their diesel generators in favour of power grid connections as part of efforts to cut the carbon emissions linked to the Games.

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US panel recommends all women receive breast cancer screening from 40

US panel recommends all women receive breast cancer screening from 40

Women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting from the age of 40 to reduce their risk of dying from the disease, an influential US body recommended on Tuesday.

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Iconic French painting to make comeback in true colours

Iconic French painting to make comeback in true colours

A world-famous painting of a bare-chested woman leading French revolutionaries is this week to reveal its true colours after restorers cleansed it from decades of varnish and grime.

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Judge holds Trump in contempt for gag order violations

Judge holds Trump in contempt for gag order violations

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined the former president on Tuesday for defying a gag order and warned that further violations could result in jail time.

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Kenya's Ruto orders evacuations after deadly floods

Kenya's Ruto orders evacuations after deadly floods

Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday deployed the military to evacuate everyone living in flood-prone areas after 171 people were killed due to heavier than usual rainfall since March.

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