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France fired up by chance to retain Six Nations

France fired up by chance to retain Six Nations

Head coach Fabien Galthie says France have a Six Nations to win and that is motivation enough for their clash with fierce rivals England in the tournament finale on Saturday.

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Cool 'cat' Irish wing Baloucoune making up for lost time

Cool 'cat' Irish wing Baloucoune making up for lost time

Robert Baloucoune is nicknamed the 'Cat' and the Ireland wing thought he had used up his nine lives with regard to Test rugby until Andy Farrell gave him another chance in this season's Six Nations match with Italy.

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Election draws spotlight as Barca host Sevilla

Election draws spotlight as Barca host Sevilla

Barcelona welcome Sevilla on Sunday aiming to maintain their La Liga lead on Real Madrid, but the stakes are even higher off the field with the club's next president to be named that night.

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Wales seek end to Six Nations woe against resurgent Italy

Wales seek end to Six Nations woe against resurgent Italy

Wales may be on a 15-game losing streak in the Six Nations but it would sum up an unpredictable 2026 Championship were they to beat Italy in their tournament finale.

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Lens eye top spot in Ligue 1 as they take title fight to PSG

Lens eye top spot in Ligue 1 as they take title fight to PSG

Lens are enjoying a remarkable season in France and can seize top spot in Ligue 1 this weekend as they look to take the title fight to a Paris Saint-Germain side whose main focus is the Champions League.

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Leverkusen wrestle with inconsistency as brilliant Bayern await

Leverkusen wrestle with inconsistency as brilliant Bayern await

Unpredictable Bayer Leverkusen host Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday, still battling the inconsistency which threatens to derail their top-four hopes.

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Svitolina topples Swiatek at Indian Wells as Sabalenka, Rybakina advance

Svitolina topples Swiatek at Indian Wells as Sabalenka, Rybakina advance

Elina Svitolina sent two-time champion Iga Swiatek spinning out at Indian Wells on Thursday to line up a semi-final meeting with Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina.

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Spurs search for salvation, Arsenal ready for title charge

Spurs search for salvation, Arsenal ready for title charge

Troubled Tottenham head to Liverpool on Sunday searching for salvation in their increasingly desperate fight against relegation.

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'Ticket to Tehran': Iranian Jews in Israel still long for Iran

'Ticket to Tehran': Iranian Jews in Israel still long for Iran

For Sahar Saidian, past and present collide every day on the airwaves as she hosts a Persian-language show on Israeli public radio for listeners in Israel and in Iran, the country she left behind years ago.

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With new ships, Canada aims to be 'icebreaking superpower'

With new ships, Canada aims to be 'icebreaking superpower'

At a massive shipyard in North Vancouver, Canadian workers grind metal beams for a powerful new icebreaker crucial to cementing the country's presence in the increasingly contested Arctic.

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