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Crash ends Vonn's Olympic dream as Johnson wins downhill gold

Crash ends Vonn's Olympic dream as Johnson wins downhill gold

Lindsey Vonn's Winter Olympic dream ended with a broken leg after she dramatically crashed out of Sunday's downhill won by her American teammate Breezy Johnson.

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Diaz treble helps Bayern crush Hoffenheim and go six clear

Diaz treble helps Bayern crush Hoffenheim and go six clear

Luis Diaz hit a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed 10-man Hoffenheim 5-1 on Sunday to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.

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US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space

US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space

When the next mission to the International Space Station blasts off from Florida next week, a special keepsake will be hitching a ride: a small stuffed rabbit.

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Apologetic Turkish center Sengun replaces Shai as NBA All-Star

Apologetic Turkish center Sengun replaces Shai as NBA All-Star

Turkish center Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets was named to replace injured Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the World Team for next week's NBA All-Star tournament, the league announced on Sunday.

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Kamindu heroics steer Sri Lanka past Ireland in T20 World Cup

Kamindu heroics steer Sri Lanka past Ireland in T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka's 11th-hour call to draft in Kamindu Mendis proved a masterstroke as the all-rounder produced a match turning cameo to set up a 20-run win over Ireland in their T20 World Cup opener at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

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Age just a number for veteran Olympic snowboard champion Karl

Age just a number for veteran Olympic snowboard champion Karl

Veteran Austrian snowboard star Benjamin Karl said thoughts of retirement can wait after he retained his Olympic men's parallel giant slalom title before throwing himself half-naked onto the snow.

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England's Feyi-Waboso out of Scotland Six Nations clash

England's Feyi-Waboso out of Scotland Six Nations clash

England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of next weekend's Calcutta Cup clash away to Scotland and could now miss the whole of the Six Nations.

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Sarr strikes as Palace end winless run at Brighton

Sarr strikes as Palace end winless run at Brighton

Ismaila Sarr's second-half goal helped Crystal Palace end a woeful 12-match winless run with a 1-0 Premier League victory away to bitter rivals Brighton on Sunday.

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Olympic star Ledecka says athletes ignored in debate over future of snowboard event

Olympic star Ledecka says athletes ignored in debate over future of snowboard event

Czech snowboard star Ester Ledecka took aim at Olympic chiefs on Sunday amid fears that parallel giant slalom could be axed, saying athletes' voices were considered secondary to "politics and money".

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French police arrest six over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping

French police arrest six over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping

French authorities have arrested six suspects, including a minor, after a magistrate and her mother were held captive last week for around 30 hours in a cryptocurrency ransom plot, prosecutors said on Sunday.

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