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Rybakina, Andreeva race into Cincinnati third round

Rybakina, Andreeva race into Cincinnati third round

A pair of reigning Grand Slam champions set the pace on Sunday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters, with Australian Open winner Elena Rybakina and Roland Garros titleholder Mirra Andreeva reaching the third round.

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Barcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri

Barcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri

Barcelona have reached a deal with Manchester City to sign Spanish World Cup winner Rodri, a source from the Catalan club told AFP Sunday.

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Amy Hunt bags fourth Euro gold as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay

Amy Hunt bags fourth Euro gold as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay

Amy Hunt bagged a record fourth gold at the European championships on Sunday as part of the winning British quartet in the 4x100m mixed relay.

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Misery for Maresca as Man City make dismal start to life after Guardiola

Misery for Maresca as Man City make dismal start to life after Guardiola

Enzo Maresca urged Manchester City to learn from their chastening Community Shield defeat against Arsenal after the Italian made a dismal start to the daunting task of replacing Pep Guardiola.

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Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire: regional leader

Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire: regional leader

A Spanish soldier died on Sunday while helping efforts to extinguish a major wildfire in Aragon, the northeastern region's leader said, with local media reporting his truck had overturned.

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Belgium's Pocognoli appointed new Scotland manager

Belgium's Pocognoli appointed new Scotland manager

Former Monaco coach Sebastien Pocognoli was named as the new manager of the Scotland national team on Sunday, replacing Steve Clarke who stood down following the World Cup.

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Marchand storms to second gold of European championships

Marchand storms to second gold of European championships

French swimming star Leon Marchand powered to his second gold of the European championships in Paris on Sunday, easing to victory in the 400m freestyle, an event he rarely races.

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Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany

Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany

Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swathes of a hard-to-reach nature reserve near the German border.

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Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens

Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens

Two people died and hundreds of weekend bathers were hurriedly evacuated Sunday after two fires broke out on the Greek island of Salamis near Athens in less than half an hour, the fire department said.

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Villarreal battle back to earn draw at promoted Racing

Villarreal battle back to earn draw at promoted Racing

Villarreal needed two goals in just over a minute to snatch a 2-2 draw at promoted side Racing Santander on Sunday in their opening La Liga clash.

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