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Limp Champions League exit rounds off miserable Man Utd season

Limp Champions League exit rounds off miserable Man Utd season

"We are not good enough," admitted Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea when faced with the fact the Red Devils will now go five years without winning a trophy.

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Swiatek rallies  past Kerber to book Indian Wells quarter-final berth

Swiatek rallies past Kerber to book Indian Wells quarter-final berth

World number four Iga Swiatek rallied for a third straight match to book her quarter-final berth at the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters on Tuesday with a hard-fought win over Angelique Kerber.

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European leaders in defiant Kyiv trip as Russia presses in

European leaders in defiant Kyiv trip as Russia presses in

A trio of eastern European leaders met Ukraine's president in his besieged capital Tuesday, in a defiant act of solidarity as Russian forces pressed in and air strikes claimed yet more lives in the city under curfew.

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Benfica stun Ajax with Nunez goal to reach Champions League quarter-finals

Benfica stun Ajax with Nunez goal to reach Champions League quarter-finals

Darwin Nunez headed home in the 77th minute as Benfica stunned Ajax to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, winning the second leg of their last-16 tie 1-0 in Amsterdam to advance 3-2 on aggregate.

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Atletico blunt toothless Man Utd to make Champions League quarters

Atletico blunt toothless Man Utd to make Champions League quarters

Atletico Madrid drove the final nail in the coffin of a miserable season for Manchester United as Renan Lodi's header sent the Spanish champions into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford to progress 2-1 on aggregate.

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Barcelona agree sponsorship deal with Spotify

Barcelona agree sponsorship deal with Spotify

Barcelona announced on Tuesday that Spotify will become their main sponsor from next season, with the club's stadium to be rebranded as Spotify Camp Nou from July.

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Rams veteran Whitworth retiring after 16 years

Rams veteran Whitworth retiring after 16 years

Veteran Los Angeles Rams tackle Andrew Whitworth announced his retirement on Tuesday, one month after crowning his 16-year NFL career with victory in the Super Bowl.

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'We've got our man': arrest in US shootings of homeless men

'We've got our man': arrest in US shootings of homeless men

A 30-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record and a history of mental illness was arrested on Tuesday for a string of shootings of homeless men in Washington and New York, police said.

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Mahmood to debut as England, Windies reset for second Test

Mahmood to debut as England, Windies reset for second Test

West Indies and England square off in the second Test of a three-match series on Wednesday at Kensington Oval in Barbados, with expectations of a repeat of the batsman-friendly conditions which resulted in a drawn first Test in Antigua.

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'Happiest man' Kere first African to win Pritzker architecture prize

'Happiest man' Kere first African to win Pritzker architecture prize

The Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award, was awarded Tuesday to Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere -- the first African to win the honor in its more than 40-year history.

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