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Fleetwood sets pace at British Open alongside amateur Lamprecht

Fleetwood sets pace at British Open alongside amateur Lamprecht

Home favourite Tommy Fleetwood joined South African amateur Christo Lamprecht at the top of the leaderboard after hitting a five-under-par 66 on the opening day of the British Open at Hoylake.

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Hamilton sorry for sacked De Vries

Hamilton sorry for sacked De Vries

Lewis Hamilton expressed sympathy on Thursday for rookie Nyck de Vries, sacked by Alpha Tauri after only 10 races, and said it demonstrated the way in which Red Bull, not Formula One as a whole, operated.

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Sunak's ruling Conservatives brace for defeat in UK by-elections

Sunak's ruling Conservatives brace for defeat in UK by-elections

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives braced for defeat in three by-elections across England on Thursday, as the ruling party looked set to suffer an electoral backlash over the UK's ailing economy.

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Perez concedes Red Bull future is in his hands

Perez accepts Red Bull future is in his own hands

Perez concedes Red Bull future is in his hands Perez accepts Red Bull future is in his own hands

Under-pressure Red Bull driver Sergio Perez admitted on Thursday that his future is in his own hands following Alpha Tauri's abrupt sacking of Dutch rookie Nyck de Vries.

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Asgreen hails escape quartet as Tour de France sprinters miss a beat

Asgreen hails escape quartet as Tour de France sprinters miss a beat

Dane Kasper Asgreen won stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday as a long range escape edged a fast-closing peloton to the line at Bourg-en-Bresse.

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A roundup of the extreme heat hitting the globe

A roundup of the extreme heat hitting the globe

The world has been buffeted by fires, dire health warnings and broken temperature records in the past week.

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Ukraine warns Black Sea ships as Russia pummels ports

Ukraine warns Black Sea ships as Russia pummels ports

Kyiv on Thursday put ships in the Black Sea headed for Russian-controlled ports on alert, as Moscow hit the Ukrainian ports of Mykolaiv and Odesa with drones and missiles in another night of "hellish" strikes.

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Asgreen escapes to stage victory as Vingegaard retains Tour lead

Asgreen escapes to stage victory as Vingegaard retains Tour lead

Kasper Asgreen of the Soudal-Quick-Step team won stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday as a long range escape edged a fast-closing peloton to the line at Bourg-en-Bresse.

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Asteroid-smashing NASA probe sent boulders into space

Asteroid-smashing NASA probe sent boulders into space

When a NASA spacecraft successfully knocked an asteroid off course last year it sent dozens of boulders skittering into space, images from the Hubble telescope showed on Thursday.

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Wolves re-sign Doherty after Atletico Madrid exit

Wolves re-sign Doherty after Atletico Madrid exit

Wolves re-signed Matt Doherty on a free transfer on Thursday after the Republic of Ireland defender's exit from Atletico Madrid.

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