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NBA legend LeBron James gets Le Mans underway

NBA legend LeBron James gets Le Mans underway

NBA legend LeBron James performed the starting honours to get the 24 Hours of Le Mans underway on Saturday.

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Vingegaard cruises to Dauphine penultimate stage win

Vingegaard cruises to Dauphine penultimate stage win

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard won the seventh and penultimate stage of the Criterium du Dauphine to consolidate his overall lead on Saturday.

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'Job done' as Bagnaia wins Italian MotoGP sprint race

'Job done' as Bagnaia wins Italian MotoGP sprint race

World champion Francesco Bagnaia shrugged off tricky Tuscan conditions to win his home Italian MotoGP sprint race at Mugello on Saturday.

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India set 444 to win World Test Championship final

India set 444 to win World Test Championship final

Alex Carey made an unbeaten 66 as Australia set India a daunting 444 to win the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Saturday.

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Top South Africa football coach Clive Barker dies aged 78

Top South Africa football coach Clive Barker dies aged 78

Clive Barker, the most successful post-isolation coach of South Africa, died on Saturday after a long battle with dementia, a family statement said. He was 78.

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Japan's Oda, 17, becomes youngest Grand Slam wheelchair champion

Japan's Oda, 17, becomes youngest Grand Slam wheelchair champion

Japan's Tokito Oda defeated top-ranked Alfie Hewett of Britain 6-1, 6-4 in the French Open wheelchair final to become the sport's youngest Grand Slam champion on Saturday.

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Row erupts in Germany over restitution of Benin bronzes

Row erupts in Germany over restitution of Benin bronzes

In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December returned 22 artefacts, looted during the colonial era, to what is now Nigeria.

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Messi gets superstar's welcome in China ahead of Australia friendly

Messi gets superstar's welcome in China ahead of Australia friendly

Hundreds of jubilant fans greeted Lionel Messi as he arrived on Saturday in Beijing, where his World Cup-winning Argentina will face Australia in a friendly match next week.

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Springboks want Munster lock Kleyn for Rugby Championship

Springboks want Munster lock Kleyn for Rugby Championship

Munster lock Jean Kleyn will be included in the South Africa squad for the Rugby Championship next month if an application for a change of national team status succeeds.

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Jadeja strikes again in WTC final but Australia still extend lead

Jadeja strikes again in WTC final but Australia still extend lead

Ravindra Jadeja took his third wicket of the innings but Australia remained in command of the World Test Championship final against India at The Oval on Saturday.

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