Dutch boost as striker Miedema returns for Euro 2022 last eight
The Netherlands' star striker Vivianne Miedema is back with the Oranje's Euro 2022 squad after her positive Covid-19 test in time for their quarter-final against France, the champions announced Wednesday.
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Messi scores as PSG labour past Japanese champions
Lionel Messi scored but Paris Saint-Germain were made to work hard for a 2-1 win over Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday in the first match of their pre-season Japanese tour.
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In eastern Ukraine, volunteers recover bodies of war dead
Returning to his refrigerated white truck with a red cross on its side, Oleksiy Yukov ends another tough day of collecting bodies from the frontline in eastern Ukraine.
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Lacking motivation, Carlsen not to defend title at 2023 World Chess Championship
Citing a lack of motivation, chess world number one Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday announced that he would not defend his world championship title in 2023, but stressed that he was not retiring from chess.
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Bayern boss Nagelsmann says Barcelona transfer activity 'crazy'
Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said it is "crazy" that Barcelona have been able to make multiple signings in the transfer window, including Robert Lewandowski from the Bundesliga champions.
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European stocks retreat, euro edges higher
European stocks retreated Wednesday as the EU took precautionary measures in the face of reduced Russian gas supplies.
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AC Milan's Bakayoko says Italy police stop could have ended badly
AC Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko said Wednesday that Italian police who pulled him from his car at gunpoint this month after mistaking him for a shooting suspect "clearly put our lives in danger".
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Firefighters gain upper hand in Athens suburbs wildfire
Greek firefighters on Wednesday gained the upper hand in a battle against a wildfire raging for a second day in mountainside suburbs north of Athens that had earlier forced hundreds of people to flee, an official said.
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Russia says military aims expanding in Ukraine, pummels Kharkiv
Russia said Monday that its military aims in Ukraine have expanded beyond the industrial Donbas region as its forces launched deadly barrages over the east and the south of the country.
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Stenson stripped of Ryder Cup captaincy as LIV rumours swirl
Henrik Stenson was Wednesday stripped of the captaincy of the European Ryder Cup team, with the Swede understood to be on the verge of joining the Saudi-funded rebel LIV Golf series.
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