France's Bardet wins Tour de France opener as Cavendish suffers
French climber Romain Bardet of the DSM team claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey when he won the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday with a late escape on a 206km run from Florence to Rimini.
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Imperious Verstappen takes pole for Austrian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen continued his imperious form in Red Bull’s homeland on Saturday when, after winning the sprint race, he claimed a convincing pole position for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
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Top seed Fritz wins third Eastbourne ATP title
Taylor Fritz completed a hat-trick of Eastbourne International ATP titles on Saturday as the American became the first three-time men's singles champion in the tournament's history.
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Bagnaia turns the heat up on MotoGP leader Martin
Pole-sitter and two-time defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia won the Dutch MotoGP sprint at Assen on Saturday to pile the pressure on present series leader Jorge Martin.
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Cheers and prayers in India as T20 World Cup cricket final begins
Fans in blue India jerseys erupted into cheers at a sports bar in New Delhi on Saturday as Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the blockbuster T20 World Cup final in Barbados, hoping their long title drought was about to end.
Read moreClashes erupt as far-right AfD states aim to govern Germany
The far-right AfD declared its ambition to rise to power in Germany as its party congress kicked off Saturday with clashes between hooded demonstrators and police, just weeks after it scored record EU election results.
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Attacker with crossbow killed outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade, officer wounded
A Serbian police officer on Saturday killed a man who shot him in the neck with a crossbow in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, in what the prime minister called a "terrorist act".
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Haiti PM visits US, to meet with White House official
Haiti's new leader was in the United States on Saturday for a visit set to include meetings with international financial institutions as well as a White House official, his office and a National Security Council spokesperson said.
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India win toss and bat in T20 World Cup final
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat in the final of the T20 World Cup against South Africa at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.
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Second-time lucky for Kasatkina as she wins Eastbourne WTA final
Daria Kasatkina won her first grass-court title by defeating Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 to win the Eastbourne International on Saturday a year after losing in the final of the WTA Tour event.
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