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World Cup winners India slump to Zimbabwe loss in first T20

World Cup winners India slump to Zimbabwe loss in first T20

India captain Shubman Gill said his much-changed team let themselves down in the field and with the bat when they crashed to a shock 13-run defeat to Zimbabwe on Saturday in their first T20 international since winning the World Cup just a week ago.

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Duplantis headlines Paris Diamond League with all eyes on Olympics

Duplantis headlines Paris Diamond League with all eyes on Olympics

Pole vault star Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis headlines a host of global track and field stars who will get a taste of elite competition in Paris at Sunday's Diamond League, just three weeks out from the Olympic Games in the French capital.

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Wimbledon 'cow on ice' Zverev tells Guardiola 'come and coach me'

Wimbledon 'cow on ice' Zverev tells Guardiola 'come and coach me'

Alexander Zverev likened his Wimbledon skills to a "cow on ice" on Saturday before telling Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola he could be his next coach.

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Girmay wins again as Tour de France remembers de Gaulle

Girmay wins again as Tour de France remembers de Gaulle

Eritrean sprinter Biniam Girmay won stage eight of the Tour de France on Saturday at a finish line in the village where former French president Charles de Gaulle lived and is buried.

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Russell takes 'mega' pole as Mercedes lockout British Grand Prix front row

Russell takes 'mega' pole as Mercedes lockout British Grand Prix front row

George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton to secure pole as their Mercedes team reeled off a front row lockout in Saturday's tense qualifying session for Sunday's British Grand Prix.

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Zverev overcomes injury scare and marathon tiebreak at Wimbledon

Zverev overcomes injury scare and marathon tiebreak at Wimbledon

World number four Alexander Zverev overcame an injury scare and a marathon tiebreak to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday with a straight-sets win over Britain's Cameron Norrie.

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New UK PM declares Rwanda migrant plan 'dead and buried'

New UK PM declares Rwanda migrant plan 'dead and buried'

Newly elected UK prime minister Keir Starmer on Saturday began his first full day in charge declaring the ousted Tories' plan to deport migrants to Rwanda "dead and buried" and pledging growth as his government's "number one mission".

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Spain's Pedri to miss rest of Euro 2024 due to knee injury

Spain's Pedri to miss rest of Euro 2024 due to knee injury

Spain midfielder Pedri is set to miss the rest of Euro 2024 after suffering a knee ligament sprain in Friday's quarter-final victory over Germany.

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Iran vote winner could ease, but won't end, nuclear tensions: analysts

Iran vote winner could ease, but won't end, nuclear tensions: analysts

Masoud Pezeshkian's victory in Iran's presidential elections has given a rare boost to efforts for scaling down years of tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme, even with no indication of any upcoming breakthrough in the crisis.

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Djokovic eyes sweet 16 as Murray's Wimbledon career ends with whimper

Djokovic eyes sweet 16 as Murray's Wimbledon career ends with whimper

Novak Djokovic will target the Wimbledon fourth round for the 16th time on Saturday as old rival Andy Murray's All England Club career ended on a low note when Emma Raducanu pulled the plug on their mixed doubles plans.

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