'Problem solving on grass': Swiatek looks ahead to Wimbledon with opening win
With one eye on Wimbledon next month, world number one Iga Swiatek came from behind to win her first grass court match of the season at Bad Homburg on Monday.
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Troubled Guatemala headed for runoff after inconclusive election
A former first lady and the son of an ex-president -- both social democrats -- will go head-to-head in Guatemala's August runoff after no candidate secured enough votes to win Sunday's first round of presidential elections.
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Swiatek wins in three sets at Wimbledon warm-up Bad Homburg
World number one Iga Swiatek came from behind to win her first grass court match of the season in the Wimbledon warm-up at Bad Homburg on Monday.
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Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett to receive honorary Oscars
Veteran US comic Mel Brooks, who turns 97 this week, will receive an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement, more than half a century after he won for best original screenplay for "The Producers," the Academy said Monday.
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Rybakina withdraws from Eastbourne ahead of Wimbledon defence
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the Eastbourne International on Monday due to a viral illness, raising doubts over her defence of the title at the All England Club next week.
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New balls please: Wimbledon hopefuls do battle in qualifying event
Pristine grass courts and trademark white kit -- Wimbledon starts a week early for 256 players battling it out in the qualifying tournament in southwest London.
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Clermont blow as contract of disgraced Haouas upheld
A request by Top 14 club Clermont to cancel the employment contract of Mohamed Haouas, who was last month convicted of hitting his wife, was dismissed by a French industrial tribunal on Monday.
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Springbok World Cup winner Nkosi quits Bulls after troubled season
Springbok 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Sibusiso Nkosi quit the Bulls on Monday after a troubled season with the Pretoria franchise.
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Jacquemus turns Versailles lake into fashion front row
One of the canniest rising stars of fashion, the French house Jacquemus put on perhaps the most luxurious show of the season in Paris on Monday, putting stars such as Victoria and David Beckham on boats on the lake of the Palace of Versailles to watch the catwalk along the water's edge.
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Wagner chief defends 'protest' as Russia claims return to normal
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin defended his aborted mutiny Monday as a bid to save his mercenary outfit and expose the failures of Russia's military leadership, not to challenge the Kremlin.
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