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Chelsea appoint Enzo Maresca as new manager

Chelsea appoint Enzo Maresca as new manager

Chelsea on Monday appointed Leicester boss Enzo Maresca as their new manager on a five-year deal to replace the departed Mauricio Pochettino.

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Sabalenka 'to keep pushing' after powering into French Open quarters

Sabalenka 'to keep pushing' after powering into French Open quarters

Aryna Sabalenka powered into a seventh consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final at the French Open on Monday with an impressive 6-2, 6-3 victory over American 22nd seed Emma Navarro.

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Gatland adamant Wales 'building' towards 2027 World Cup

Gatland adamant Wales 'building' towards 2027 World Cup

Wales coach Warren Gatland insisted Monday his side were "building towards" the 2027 Rugby World Cup as he unveiled a training squad ahead of Tests against South Africa and Australia.

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Oil prices fall as OPEC+ plans to unwind cuts

Oil prices fall as OPEC+ plans to unwind cuts

Oil prices fell Monday as the OPEC+ group of major crude producers signalled they would start to unwind output cuts later this year.

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Biden's son Hunter stands trial on gun charge

Biden's son Hunter stands trial on gun charge

Hunter Biden, the long-troubled son of Joe Biden, went on trial Monday on gun charges in a historic first prosecution of a sitting president's child -- and potential threat to his father's reelection.

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Tottenham's Yves Bissouma teargassed in hold-up outside Cannes hotel

Tottenham's Yves Bissouma teargassed in hold-up outside Cannes hotel

Tottenham Hotspur's Yves Bissouma was teargassed in a violent hold-up outside his hotel in the French city of Cannes, a police source told AFP on Monday.

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Family of late rugby league great Burrow say 'his strength is keeping us going'

Family of late rugby league great Burrow say 'his strength is keeping us going'

The family of late rugby league great Rob Burrow said "his strength is keeping us going" as they attended an emotional groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for the motor neurone disease (MND) centre bearing his name, a day after his death.

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Ethiopia's Selemon Barega aiming for second Olympic gold

Ethiopia's Selemon Barega aiming for second Olympic gold

Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega hopes to make it two in a row at the Paris Olympics but acknowledged he faced strong competition from Ethiopian and Ugandan rivals.

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Microsoft to invest $3.2 bn in AI in Sweden

Microsoft to invest $3.2 bn in AI in Sweden

Microsoft said Monday that it would invest 33.7 billion kronor ($3.2 billion) over two years in cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden, its biggest investment in the country.

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Ocon to leave Alpine at end of 2024 Formula One season

Ocon to leave Alpine at end of 2024 Formula One season

Formula One driver Esteban Ocon and constructor Alpine have agreed to part ways at the end of the 2024 season, the French constructor announced Monday in a statement.

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