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Gasly to replace Alonso at Alpine, De Vries to join Alpha Tauri

Gasly to replace Alonso at Alpine, De Vries to join Alpha Tauri

French driver Pierre Gasly will leave Alpha Tauri to replace two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso at Alpine next season, the team announced Saturday.

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NFLPA approves concussion rule change, league calls it 'likely'

NFLPA approves concussion rule change, league calls it 'likely'

The NFL Players Association announced Friday it has agreed to changes in concussion protocol rules and hoped the league would make the alterations before Sunday's games.

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Guardians, Mariners, Phillies win in MLB playoff openers

Guardians, Mariners, Phillies win in MLB playoff openers

Jose Ramirez smacked a two-run home run in the sixth inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 2-1 victory over Tampa Bay in Friday's Major League Baseball playoff opener.

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Predators power past Sharks in NHL season opener

Predators power past Sharks in NHL season opener

Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 in the NHL season opener in Prague on Friday.

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England Women feed off Wembley energy to beat US

England Women feed off Wembley energy to beat US

England Women rode a wave of euphoria to beat world champions the United States 2-1 on Friday in their first match at Wembley since they were crowned European champions in July.

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Scientists reach tallest tree ever found in Amazon

Scientists reach tallest tree ever found in Amazon

After three years of planning, five expeditions and a two-week trek through dense jungle, scientists have reached the tallest tree ever found in the Amazon rainforest, a towering specimen the size of a 25-storey building.

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France's Mbappe tops football earnings list at $128 mn: Forbes

France's Mbappe tops football earnings list at $128 mn: Forbes

French superstar striker Kylian Mbappe will earn a record $128 million in annual earnings to top the list of the world's highest-paid football players, according to a Friday Forbes magazine report.

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Veil protests present Iran with its 'Berlin Wall' moment, activist says

Veil protests present Iran with its 'Berlin Wall' moment, activist says

Iran may use the Islamic veil as a tool of oppression, but the hijab is also the weakest pillar of an embattled regime trying to forestall its own "Berlin Wall" moment, an Iranian-American activist based in New York tells AFP.

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Beatles' home city Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision song contest

Beatles' home city Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision song contest

The Beatles' home city of Liverpool will hold the 2023 Eurovision song contest next May, the BBC announced on Friday, after Britain stepped in to host the event due to the war in Ukraine.

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English city of Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision song contest

English city of Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision song contest

The English city of Liverpool, will hold the 2023 Eurovision song contest, the BBC announced on Friday, after Britain stepped in to host the event due to the war in Ukraine.

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