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Monaco win to deepen woes of Sampaoli's Rennes

Monaco win to deepen woes of Sampaoli's Rennes

Aleksandr Golovin scored the decisive goal in an entertaining contest as Monaco beat Rennes 3-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday, boosting their push for Champions League qualification and deepening the woes of their struggling opponents.

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Arteta wants FA to overturn Lewis-Skelly's red card in Arsenal win

Arteta wants FA to overturn Lewis-Skelly's red card in Arsenal win

Mikel Arteta urged the Football Association to overturn Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly's controversial red card in Saturday's 1-0 win at Wolves.

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Tearful reunions as Hamas, Israel complete second swap under Gaza truce

Tearful reunions as Hamas, Israel complete second swap under Gaza truce

Applause and cheers filled a Tel Aviv square on Saturday as Gaza militants released four Israeli hostages, followed by celebrations in the occupied West Bank when Israel freed 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

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Varma powers India home in T20 thriller against England

Varma powers India home in T20 thriller against England

Tilak Varma anchored India's chase with an unbeaten 72 to lead the hosts to a thrilling two-wicket victory over England in the second T20 international on Saturday.

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Hogg's blunder hands depleted Toulouse Top 14 summit

Hogg's blunder hands depleted Toulouse Top 14 summit

Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg's avoidable error helped Toulouse to a 27-17 home win over Montpellier as the hosts moved to the French Top 14 summit.

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Elon Musk addresses German far-right rally by video link

Elon Musk addresses German far-right rally by video link

US tech billionaire Elon Musk gave a video address to a campaign rally of Germany's anti-immigration AfD party Saturday, his latest show of support ahead of the country's election next month.

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Atletico held by Villarreal in Liga draw

Atletico held by Villarreal in Liga draw

Atletico Madrid dropped two more points in the La Liga title race in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Villarreal on Saturday.

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Gakpo double helps Liverpool thrash struggling Ipswich

Gakpo double helps Liverpool thrash struggling Ipswich

Cody Gakpo scored twice as Liverpool took another step towards the Premier League title with a 4-1 demolition of Ipswich at Anfield on Saturday.

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Gakpo stars as Liverpool rout Ipswich, Arsenal survive red card drama to beat Wolves

Gakpo stars as Liverpool rout Ipswich, Arsenal survive red card drama to beat Wolves

Cody Gakpo struck twice as Premier League leaders Liverpool thrashed Ipswich 4-1 to maintain their six-point lead over Arsenal, who survived Myles Lewis-Skelly's controversial red card to snatch a 1-0 win at Wolves on Saturday.

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Kane scores as Bayern Munich go six points clear

Kane scores as Bayern Munich go six points clear

Harry Kane scored as Bayern Munich won 2-1 at Freiburg on Saturday to move six points clear of Bayer Leverkusen, who threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at RB Leipzig.

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