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Deschamps says France 'devastated' by defeat, questions referee

Deschamps says France 'devastated' by defeat, questions referee

France coach Didier Deschamps said his players were left "devastated" by their World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain on Tuesday before aiming a barb at match referee Ivan Barton from El Salvador.

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NFL Texans co-founder McNair dead at 89

NFL Texans co-founder McNair dead at 89

Janice McNair, who co-founded the NFL's Houston Texans in 2002, died on Tuesday at age 89, the team announced.

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IBM shares plunge 25% as AI spending boom disrupts business

IBM shares plunge 25% as AI spending boom disrupts business

IBM shares plunged 25 percent Tuesday after the US tech giant released disappointing preliminary second-quarter results, blaming a shift in spending by customers due to expected higher prices for memory chips and other AI-related infrastructure.

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Spain deliver World Cup masterclass against France to reach final

Spain deliver World Cup masterclass against France to reach final

Spain snuffed out France's dream of a third World Cup triumph on Tuesday, taming their galaxy of forwards to win 2-0 and progress to a final against England or Argentina.

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Majestic Spain stun France to reach World Cup final

Majestic Spain stun France to reach World Cup final

Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday, producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus' dreams of winning the title for the third time.

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Brook upbeat about England ODI form amid Test captaincy uncertainty

Brook upbeat about England ODI form amid Test captaincy uncertainty

Harry Brook was adamant England's white-ball cricket was "heading in the right direction" after another chastening one-day international loss saw India enjoy a six-wicket success at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

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Nasdaq rebounds as cooling US inflation weighs on dollar

Nasdaq rebounds as cooling US inflation weighs on dollar

Wall Street stocks rose following strong earnings from large US banks and an unexpectedly benign inflation report that weighed on the dollar.

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Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada

Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada

A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the Mountain West toward the eastern United States and Canada, placing more than 100 million people under heat alerts.

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Hurdles record holder Tharp claims first win as professional in Budapest

Hurdles record holder Tharp claims first win as professional in Budapest

New world record holder Ja’Kobe Tharp impressed on Tuesday by blazing to a 12.85sec clocking in the 110m hurdles at the Budapest meet, even though he eased up in the final metres.

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Wildfires that ravaged historic forest outside Paris contained

Wildfires that ravaged historic forest outside Paris contained

Hundreds of French firefighters on Tuesday managed to contain two fires that have burned over 2,000 hectares of the historic Fontainebleau forest near Paris over the last two days.

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