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Badosa beats Gauff in Berlin to end losing run

Badosa beats Gauff in Berlin to end losing run

Paula Badosa fought back tears after recording her first victory since April as she fought back to beat Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Berlin Open on Wednesday.

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Marseille dodge European expulsion but hit with UEFA fine

Marseille dodge European expulsion but hit with UEFA fine

Marseille were fined 10 million euros on Wednesday for again failing to meet UEFA break-even targets but escaped expulsion from European competition.

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Blundell, Phillips lead New Zealand recovery against England

Blundell, Phillips lead New Zealand recovery against England

Tom Blundell hit New Zealand's first fifty of the series and Glenn Phillips posted an unbeaten 49 as the tourists fought back against England on an intriguing opening day of the second Test at the Oval on Wednesday.

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'Elegant' Ombudsman's princely performance lights up Royal Ascot

'Elegant' Ombudsman's princely performance lights up Royal Ascot

Ombudsman produced a superb performance to become the first horse in over 30 years to win successive Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.

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Golf groups delay ball distance limit rollback to 2030

Golf groups delay ball distance limit rollback to 2030

The US Golf Association, R&A and the PGA and DP World tours said Wednesday in a joint statement they will take until 2030 to examine expanded options to limit driving distance among elite players.

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Military salutes and K-pop madness shake up Colombia campaigning

Military salutes and K-pop madness shake up Colombia campaigning

Colombia's hard-right presidential candidate's bombastic campaigning methods have included adopting a military salute, comparing himself to a tiger and co-opting the national football jersey as his own symbol.

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Ex-OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke cleared of bribery in UK trial

Ex-OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke cleared of bribery in UK trial

The first woman president of OPEC and Nigeria's former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was cleared of bribery charges in a UK trial Wednesday, her defence lawyers said in a statement.

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Mandhana stars in India rout of Netherlands at Women's T20 World Cup

Mandhana stars in India rout of Netherlands at Women's T20 World Cup

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma ran riot as India thrashed the Netherlands by 95 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

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Recovery of ship traffic in Hormuz limited, but signs emerge

Recovery of ship traffic in Hormuz limited, but signs emerge

Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before the Iran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening.

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England's World Cup opener puts Spanish resort on beer alert

England's World Cup opener puts Spanish resort on beer alert

The outcome of England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday remains uncertain but one result appears far more predictable in Benidorm: a sharp decline in local beer stocks.

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