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Ings on the spot as Villa beat Leeds 1-0 with Gray carried off

Ings on the spot as Villa beat Leeds 1-0 with Gray carried off

Danny Ings scored a penalty, but Philippe Coutinho missed another, as Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa edged Leeds United 1-0 in a high-intensity clash of English Premier League teams marred by 16-year-old Archie Gray being stretchered off on Sunday.

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French hopes flagging on Tour de 'Lose'

French hopes flagging on Tour de 'Lose'

Regional newspaper Le Progres groaned over the long wait for a home Tour de France stage winner this weekend with the scathing headline "Blue, Blanc, Lose", a play on the French tri-colour using lose instead of Rouge.

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Jayasuriya puts Pakistan in trouble with latest five-wicket haul

Jayasuriya puts Pakistan in trouble with latest five-wicket haul

Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya claimed his third successive haul of five or more wickets to put Pakistan in deep trouble on the second day of the opening Test on Sunday.

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IS ex-bastion in Syria hosts Jackie Chan film shoot

IS ex-bastion in Syria hosts Jackie Chan film shoot

A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out jihadists, Hajar al-Aswad near the Syrian capital has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie.

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EU mulls sanctions as Russia accused of shelling Ukraine from nuclear plant

EU mulls sanctions as Russia accused of shelling Ukraine from nuclear plant

The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest nuclear power plant to store weapons and launch missiles on the surrounding regions of southern Ukraine.

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Sprint king Kerley devotes win to selfless Aunt

Sprint king Kerley devotes win to selfless Aunt

Newly-crowned world 100m champion Fred Kerley is a rare physical specimen able to compete in different sprint events.

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Foster in peril as New Zealand launch snap review of Ireland loss

Foster in peril as New Zealand launch snap review of Ireland loss

Ian Foster's future as All Blacks head coach looks in doubt after New Zealand Rugby on Sunday launched an urgent review into the Ireland series defeat, which chief executive Mark Robinson deemed "not acceptable".

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Kerley wins world 100m gold in US cleansweep

Kerley wins world 100m gold in US cleansweep

American Fred Kerley led a US cleansweep as he stormed to victory in the men's 100m at the World Championships in Oregon on Saturday.

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History-makers: Five talking points from Ireland, England triumphs

History-makers: Five talking points from Ireland, England triumphs

Ireland stunned the All Blacks to make history with their series-clinching third Test victory in Wellington on Saturday.

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France's Macron to mark 80th anniversary of WWII round-up of Jews

France's Macron to mark 80th anniversary of WWII round-up of Jews

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday mark the 80th anniversary of the wartime round-up of Jews in France at a former railway station used to deport them to Auschwitz.

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