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Spain, Argentina 'Finalissima' clash cancelled: UEFA

Spain, Argentina 'Finalissima' clash cancelled: UEFA

The 'Finalissima' clash between Euro 2024 winners Spain and world champions Argentina set to take place on March 27 in Qatar has been cancelled, UEFA said on Sunday.

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England players back Borthwick '100 per cent' despite turgid Six Nations

England players back Borthwick '100 per cent' despite turgid Six Nations

England ended a sluggish Six Nations campaign with a thrilling 48-46 loss to champions France in Paris after a record-breaking campaign, for the wrong reasons.

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Shiffrin claims Are World Cup slalom victory

Shiffrin claims Are World Cup slalom victory

Three-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin secured her 109th World Cup victory after winning the slalom event in Are, Sweden on Sunday.

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Iran women's football captain withdraws Australia asylum bid: state media

Iran women's football captain withdraws Australia asylum bid: state media

The captain of the Iranian women's football team which played in the Asian Cup in Australia has withdrawn her bid for asylum, state media said Sunday, making her the fifth member of the delegation to change her mind.

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Wainwright confident of better days ahead for Wales after Italy win

Wainwright confident of better days ahead for Wales after Italy win

Aaron Wainwright believes the future is bright for Wales after they finally ended a long wait to win a Six Nations match by beating Italy in their 2026 tournament finale in Cardiff.

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Iran warns against wider war as Trump asks allies to escort ships

Iran warns against wider war as Trump asks allies to escort ships

Iran warned more countries against getting involved in its war with the United States and Israel on Sunday, after President Donald Trump urged world powers to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint in the Gulf.

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Verstappen downbeat after 'particularly bad' Red Bull weekend

Verstappen downbeat after 'particularly bad' Red Bull weekend

Red Bull's Max Verstappen bemoaned Sunday a "particularly bad" weekend where the four-time world champion retired from the Chinese Grand Prix and failed to score a point in the sprint.

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Kazakhstan votes on constitution overhaul

Kazakhstan votes on constitution overhaul

Kazakhs began voting Sunday in a constitutional referendum that authorities brand as democratising -- though several proposed amendments appear to strengthen presidential powers in Central Asia's richest country.

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Zelensky: EU pressure to open Russian oil pipeline is 'blackmail'

Zelensky: EU pressure to open Russian oil pipeline is 'blackmail'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his European allies that pressure to re-open the Druzhba oil pipeline carrying Russian supplies was like "blackmail", he said in remarks released Sunday.

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South Africa tear through New Zealand to win first T20

South Africa tear through New Zealand to win first T20

A new-look South Africa scythed through New Zealand's batting lineup to comfortably win Sunday's first Twenty20 international by seven wickets, with 20 balls to spare.

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