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'Proud' Jabeur avenges Wimbledon final defeat

'Proud' Jabeur avenges Wimbledon final defeat

Ons Jabeur says she still cannot bring herself to watch her painful defeat to Elena Rybakina in last year's Wimbledon final after avenging the loss in Wednesday's last-eight clash.

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'Succession' tops nominations for strike-threatened Emmys

'Succession' tops nominations for strike-threatened Emmys

"Succession," the HBO drama about an ultra-wealthy family fighting for control of a sinister media empire, led the nominations Wednesday for the Emmys -- television's version of the Oscars.

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Ashwin's double strike puts West Indies in trouble

Ashwin's double strike puts West Indies in trouble

Ravichandran Ashwin made an immediate impact with two wickets on his return to Test cricket as India reduced the West Indies to 68 for four at lunch on the first day of the opening Test in Dominica on Wednesday.

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McIlroy bullish on British Open chances despite major drought

McIlroy bullish on British Open chances despite major drought

Rory McIlroy is confident he bears no mental scars from his latest near-miss in a major championship as he prepares to return to the scene of his British Open triumph at Hoylake.

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Etzebeth's father dies  four days before he is due to lead Springboks

Etzebeth's father dies four days before he is due to lead Springboks

The father of stand-in Springboks captain Eben Etzebeth has died, four days before his son is due to lead his country in a Rugby Championship match in New Zealand.

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Black women face 'systemic racism' in health care across Americas: UN

Black women face 'systemic racism' in health care across Americas: UN

Black women throughout the Americas -- and in particular the United States -- face health care mistreatment due to "systemic racism," leading to high death rates during childbirth, the United Nations warned Wednesday.

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Death toll rises to 66 in India's monsoon mayhem

Death toll rises to 66 in India's monsoon mayhem

Days of relentless monsoon rains have killed at least 66 people in India, government officials said Wednesday, with dozens of foreign tourists stranded in the Himalayas after floods severed road connections.

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'Succession' tops Emmy nominations with 27

'Succession' tops Emmy nominations with 27

"Succession," the HBO drama about an ultra-wealthy family fighting for control of a sinister media empire, led the nominations Wednesday for the Emmys -- television's version of the Oscars.

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Philipsen bags fourth stage win of Tour de France

Philipsen bags fourth stage win of Tour de France

Belgian Jasper Philipsen sprinted to his fourth stage win on this year's Tour de France with a powerful last burst on stage 11 from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins.

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Ukrainian women fight for uniforms that fit

Ukrainian women fight for uniforms that fit

At a training ground on the edge of Kyiv, a group of women ran through an obstacle course and fired Kalashnikovs, putting the new uniforms finally designed for them through a stress test.

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