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LIV Golf trio denied chance to play in PGA playoffs

LIV Golf trio denied chance to play in PGA playoffs

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by three LIV Golf players for a temporary restraining order allowing them to play in this week's US PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs.

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Kyrgios lifts his mental game for seventh straight win

Kyrgios lifts his mental game for seventh straight win

Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios let an early lead slip but regrouped on Tuesday for a 6-4, 6-4 first-round victory over Sebastian Baez at the ATP Montreal Masters.

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Jury finds ex-Twitter worker spied for Saudi royals

Jury finds ex-Twitter worker spied for Saudi royals

A former Twitter worker was found guilty on Tuesday of spying for Saudi officials keen to unmask critics on the platform.

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Teen stars hail Serena as inspirational game changer

Teen stars hail Serena as inspirational game changer

Teen stars Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu hailed Serena Williams as an inspiration and a game-changing tennis legend on Tuesday, hours after the 23-time Grand Slam champion revealed impending retirement plans.

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New US strategy to make monkeypox vaccine go further

New US strategy to make monkeypox vaccine go further

US health authorities on Tuesday authorized a new procedure for injecting the monkeypox vaccine that should make it possible to inoculate more people with the same amount of the drug, at a time when doses are running short in the country.

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Osaka retires in Toronto opener with back pain

Osaka retires in Toronto opener with back pain

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka retired from her opening match on Tuesday at the WTA Toronto Masters with lower back pain, raising injury concerns with the US Open looming.

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Benfica, Kyiv, Eindhoven and Rangers into Champions League play-offs

Benfica, Kyiv, Eindhoven and Rangers into Champions League play-offs

Two-time former champions Benfica will play Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv while Ruud van Nistelrooy's PSV Eindhoven will face Glasgow Rangers after they all qualified for the final Champions League qualifying play-off round on Tuesday.

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US teen Gauff says Serena 'can inspire many more generations'

US teen Gauff says Serena 'can inspire many more generations'

US teen star Coco Gauff, inspired to play tennis by Serena Williams, said Tuesday she was shocked to hear about the impending retirement plans of the 23-time Grand Slam champion.

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Russia says Crimea airbase blast was ammo detonation, not attack

Russia says Crimea airbase blast was ammo detonation, not attack

Moscow insisted Tuesday that major blasts at a key military airbase on the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula were caused by exploding ammunition rather than Ukrainian fire.

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Global stock markets retreat on eve of US inflation data

Global stock markets retreat on eve of US inflation data

Stock markets were mostly lower and the dollar fell on Tuesday as investors nervously await the release of key US inflation data later this week.

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