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Messi rested by Miami for MLS game at Houston

Messi rested by Miami for MLS game at Houston

Lionel Messi will sit out Inter Miami's Major League Soccer game at the Houston Dynamo on Sunday as the club look to manage his minutes.

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Alvarez takes Atletico top with narrow Bilbao win

Alvarez takes Atletico top with narrow Bilbao win

Atletico Madrid scraped a nervy 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao to move provisionally top of La Liga on Saturday.

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'Steadfast' Gazans begin second Ramadan amongst rubble

'Steadfast' Gazans begin second Ramadan amongst rubble

A red-covered table stretching several hundred metres carved a path through mounds of rubble in southern Gaza on Saturday, as families gathered to break their fast during the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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Orsi takes office, returning Uruguay to leftist rule

Orsi takes office, returning Uruguay to leftist rule

Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as president of Uruguay, returning the South American country of 3.4 million to leftist governance after five years of predecessor Luis Lacalle Pou's center-right leadership.

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Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky faces backlash in Canada over Trump support

Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky faces backlash in Canada over Trump support

Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is facing backlash at home over his support for US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to use economic force to make Canada the 51st state.

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Ukraine's Zelensky gets warm welcome from UK's Starmer

Ukraine's Zelensky gets warm welcome from UK's Starmer

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday gave Volodymyr Zelensky a warm welcome in London, a day after the Ukrainian leader's clash with US President Donald Trump.

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Leverkusen stay in sight of Bayern before Champions League showdown

Leverkusen stay in sight of Bayern before Champions League showdown

Bayer Leverkusen cut Bayern Munich's lead in the Bundesliga back to eight points ahead of the sides' Champions League last 16 clash, with a 4-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

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Man City survive Plymouth scare, Palace's Mateta hospitalised in Millwall win

Man City survive Plymouth scare, Palace's Mateta hospitalised in Millwall win

Manchester City survived a scare to beat giant killers Plymouth 3-1 and progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday, after Crystal Palace striker Jean Philippe-Mateta was hospitalised in the Eagles' 3-1 win over Millwall.

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Man City survive FA Cup scare as O'Reilly sinks Plymouth

Man City survive FA Cup scare as O'Reilly sinks Plymouth

Nico O'Reilly spared Manchester City's blushes as the teenager's double inspired a comeback 3-1 win over giant-killers Plymouth in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday.

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Isco's Betis upset Liga champions Real Madrid

Isco's Betis upset Liga champions Real Madrid

La Liga champions Real Madrid suffered a dent to their title defence with a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday.

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