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Referees chief Webb wants clamp-down on Premier League set-piece grappling

Robinson makes history as Pakistan collapse against England

Alvarez can win back Atletico fans in two games: club chief

France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths

Oldest human brain cells grown in lab 'recorded passage of time'

Arsenal agree to sign Villa defender Konsa: reports

7,300 excess deaths and counting in France's historically hot summer

Evacuation orders lifted in Belgian wildfire zone

UK media skewered for 'hounding' black academic

More than 7,300 excess deaths in France's historically hot summer so far

Sainz signs new contract with F1 team Williams

Playing at Real Madrid 'not for everyone': Bernardo Silva

Senior FIFA official withdraws support from embattled Infantino

Lawson replaces injured Hadjar for Red Bull at Dutch GP

Kane sends Spurs into the top four

Harry Kane's penalty moved Tottenham into the Premier League top four as Antonio Conte's men held their nerve to beat Burnley 1-0 on Sunday.

Swiatek retains Italian Open to claim a fifth straight title

Iga Swiatek swept to victory at the Italian Open on Sunday, beating Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-2 to retain the title and claim her fifth tournament crown in a row.

Swiatek wins Italian Open to claim a fifth straight title

Iga Swiatek swept to victory at the Italian Open on Sunday, beating Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-2 to claim her fifth tournament crown in a row.

Ton-up Mathews steers Sri Lanka to 258-4 in Bangladesh Test

Former captain Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten 114 to help Sri Lanka finish strongly on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

'Nation elated' as ruthless India win first Thomas Cup crown

India made history by winning the Thomas Cup for the first time with a ruthless 3-0 upset of reigning champions Indonesia in Bangkok on Sunday.

New UAE president meets Macron as world leaders stream in

The UAE's new president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held talks Sunday with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron as world leaders streamed in to the oil-rich Gulf state to pay tribute to his late predecessor.

Ruthless India make history with first Thomas Cup crown

India made history on Sunday by winning the Thomas Cup for the first time with a ruthless 3-0 upset of reigning champions Indonesia in Bangkok.

Ukraine folk rappers boost war morale with Eurovision triumph

Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest Sunday with an infectious hip-hop folk melody, as the embattled nation rides a wave of public support across Europe.

Pope canonises hermit, martyr and journalist

Pope Francis on Sunday canonised a Frenchman murdered in the desert, a Dutch priest killed in a Nazi concentration camp and an Indian lay convert among 10 new saints officially proclaimed on Sunday.

Saudi Aramco says Q1 profits jump 82% as oil prices surge

Saudi Aramco on Sunday posted an 82-percent jump in first quarter profits, buoyed by a global surge in oil prices that has made it the world's most valuable company.

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