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Peaty suffers shock breaststroke loss at Commonwealths

Adam Peaty was beaten in the men's 100m breaststroke for the first time since 2015 at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday as England team-mate James Wilby took gold.

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Neymar, Messi secure Champions Trophy for PSG on Galtier debut

Neymar scored twice with Lionel Messi also on target as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Nantes 4-0 in the Champions Trophy in Tel Aviv on Sunday in new coach Christophe Galtier's first match in charge.

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'Happy to be back': Ronaldo plays 45 minutes in Man Utd friendly

Cristiano Ronaldo played 45 minutes as he made his first Manchester United appearance in 12 weeks during a 1-1 pre-season draw with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday and later proclaimed: "Happy to be back".

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McKeon wins record 11th Australian Commonwealth gold

Emma McKeon set a new Australian record of 11 Commonwealth gold medals by storming to victory in the women's 50m freestyle in Birmingham on Sunday.

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Shamsi tops wife's request as South Africa seal T20 series win over England

Tabraiz Shamsi went one better than his wife's request by taking a maiden five-wicket haul as South Africa thrashed England by 90 runs on Sunday to complete a 2-1 Twenty20 series win.

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Swim star Chad le Clos equals Commonwealths medals record

South African swimming star Chad le Clos won his 18th Commonwealth Games medal on Sunday to equal the all-time record after taking silver in the men's 200m butterfly.

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England women beat Germany to end major tournament wait at Euro 2022

England won a major women's tournament for the first time as Chloe Kelly's extra-time goal secured a 2-1 victory over Germany at a sold out Wembley on Sunday.

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Bill Russell: NBA's first Black superstar and civil rights activist

Bill Russell, a dominating center who won a record 11 NBA crowns as cornerstone of a Boston Celtics dynasty, overcame racism to become the league's first Black superstar and civil rights activist.

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Jota strikes as Celtic launch title defence with Aberdeen win

Jota produced a moment of class as Celtic launched the defence of their Scottish Premiership title with a 2-0 win at home to Aberdeen on Sunday.

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Horror smash mars Commonwealth track cycling

English cyclist Matt Walls was involved in a horror crash at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday when he was catapulted over the barriers and into the crowds at the Lee Valley VeloPark.

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Ronaldo returns in Man Utd's friendly draw with Rayo Vallecano

Cristiano Ronaldo played for 45 minutes as he made his first Manchester United appearance in 12 weeks during a 1-1 pre-season draw with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday.

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Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88

NBA great Bill Russell, the cornerstone of a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles and a powerful voice for social justice, has died at the age of 88, a statement posted on social media said Sunday.

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Women's Euro 2022 final crowd of 87,000 sets new record

England's Euro 2022 final against Germany at Wembley set a new record of 87,192 for the highest attended match at either a men's or women's European Championship on Sunday.

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Five-star Shamsi seals South Africa T20 series win over England

Tabraiz Shamsi's maiden five-wicket Twenty20 international haul sealed South Africa's 90-run thrashing of England on Sunday as the Proteas completed a 2-1 series win.

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'Always something going wrong': Leclerc demands Ferrari answers

Charles Leclerc said he pleaded with Ferrari to stay out on medium compound tyres while leading Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix before a pit-stop for hard tyres wrecked his victory hopes and claimed "there's always something going wrong."

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'Proud' van Vleuten wins women's Tour de France

An ecstatic Annemiek van Vleuten said she was "very proud" to be the winner of the inaugural women's Tour de France after her perfectly judged ride secured her victory in Sunday's eighth and final stage.

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Verstappen exploits Ferrari flop to hammer home title advantage

World champion Max Verstappen fully exploited another Ferrari flop to pull 80 points clear of Charles Leclerc in this year's title race with an emphatic Red Bull triumph in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

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Colourful London catches final fever as women bid for glory

London was awash with colour, youthful excitement and pre-match optimism on Sunday as England's footballing Lionesses stood on the cusp of history ahead of their Euro 2022 final against Germany at Wembley.

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Germany captain Popp out of Euro 2022 final with injury

Germany suffered a huge blow just moments before Sunday's Euro 2022 final against England as captain and top goalscorer Alexandra Popp was ruled out by an injury in the warm-up.

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Annemiek van Vleuten wins women's Tour de France

Dutch veteran Annemiek van Vleuten produced the perfect ride on Sunday to win the women's Tour de France with a resounding victory in the eighth and final stage from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles.

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Hendricks and Markram take South Africa to 191-5 in England T20 decider

The in-form Reeza Hendricks hit his third fifty of the series and Aiden Markram also scored a half-century as South Africa set England a target of 192 to win the third and deciding Twenty20 international on Sunday.

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Verstappen wins in Hungary to extend title lead as Ferrari slip up

World champion Max Verstappen took full advantage of another Ferrari implosion on Sunday to increase his lead in this year's title race with a measured victory for Red Bull at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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USA's Crocker denies Pepperell to win first DP World Tour title

Sean Crocker of the United States repelled a last-round charge from Eddie Pepperell on Sunday to win his first DP World (European) Tour title in the Hero Open.

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Liton, Mosaddek star as Bangladesh win to level Zimbabwe T20 series

Liton Das and Mosaddek Hossain played key roles on Sunday as Bangladesh levelled a three-match Twenty20 international series in Zimbabwe with a seven-wicket victory.

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Verstappen wins Hungarian Grand Prix to extend title lead

Max Verstappen produced a calculated and blemish-free performance to win the Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the grid on Sunday and tighten his grip on the Formula One world championship.

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India and Pakistan cricket fans find common ground at 'Friendly Games'

Pakistan and India fans mingled at Edgbaston on Sunday during the much-anticipated Commonwealth Games clash between the South Asian rivals, with supporters hailing the occasion as a chance to increase harmony.

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England and South Africa ring changes for T20 decider

Both England and South Africa made changes to their teams for the third and deciding Twenty20 international at Southampton on Sunday.

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Gyokeres rescues a point for Coventry in Championship

Viktor Gyokeres equalised six minutes from time as Coventry denied Sunderland a win in a 1-1 Championship draw on Sunday.

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Cyclists and spectators hurt in horror crash at Commonwealth Games

English cyclist Matt Walls was involved in a horror crash at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday when he was catapulted over the barriers and into the crowds at the Lee Valley VeloPark.

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Hossain stars for Bangladesh before Raza boosts Zimbabwe

Bangladesh bowler Mosaddek Hossain wreaked havoc before Zimbabwe batsman Sikandar Raza came to the rescue in Harare on Sunday in the second of a three-match Twenty20 international series.

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Debinha gives holders Brazil Copa America Femenina win

Debinha scored the only goal of the game as favorites Brazil retained their Copa America Feminina title with a 1-0 win over hosts Colombia in Bucaramanga on Saturday night.

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South Africa swim star Chad le Clos targets Commonwealth history

South African swimming star Chad le Clos set himself up for a shot at Commonwealth Games history on Sunday as breaststroke world record holder Adam Peaty prepares to go for gold.

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