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Slalom master Kristoffersen secures 30th World Cup victory

Slalom master Kristoffersen secures 30th World Cup victory

Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen posted his second victory of the season and the 30th of his career winning the men's World Cup slalom at Wengen on Sunday in very challenging conditions.

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Tector top scores with 47 as Ireland make 141-9 in Zimbabwe T20

Tector top scores with 47 as Ireland make 141-9 in Zimbabwe T20

Harry Tector top scored with 47 as Ireland made 141-9 on Sunday in the series-deciding third Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe in Harare.

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Badminton king Axelsen secures Malaysia Open title

Badminton king Axelsen secures Malaysia Open title

Danish ace Viktor Axelsen stormed to victory in the final of badminton's Malaysia Open on Sunday, successfully defending his title by outgunning Japan's Kodai Naraoka.

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Gunmen shoot dead 'fearless' Afghan woman ex-lawmaker

Gunmen shoot dead 'fearless' Afghan woman ex-lawmaker

Gunmen shot dead an Afghan former lawmaker and one of her bodyguards in the capital Kabul in a night-time attack at her home, police said on Sunday.

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Gut-Behrami denies Brignone super-G double at St Anton

Gut-Behrami denies Brignone super-G double at St Anton

Swiss Olympic champion Lara Gut-Behrami denied Federica Brignone a quick-fire World Cup super-G double at St Anton on Sunday.

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Boom time for menswear as Paris Fashion Week returns

Boom time for menswear as Paris Fashion Week returns

The fashion juggernaut returns to Paris this week, with Saint Laurent rejoining the line-up and menswear on a hot streak, even if the industry remains wary of economic headwinds.

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Gill, Kohli smash tons to power India to 390-5 in 3rd ODI

Gill, Kohli smash tons to power India to 390-5 in 3rd ODI

Opener Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli hit fluent centuries as India posted 390-5 against Sri Lanka in their bid to sweep the series in the third one-day international on Sunday.

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Napoli's title dream fuelled by 'goal twins' Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia

Napoli's title dream fuelled by 'goal twins' Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia

Dazzling duo Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have Napoli dreaming after starring in a five-goal massacre of Juventus which made them clear favourites to claim a first Serie A title in over three decades.

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Former cyclist Lieuwe Westra dies at 40 after battling depression

Former cyclist Lieuwe Westra dies at 40 after battling depression

Former Dutch cyclist Lieuwe Westra, runner-up to Bradley Wiggins in the 2012 Paris-Nice, has died aged 40 after a life-long battle with depression, his biographer and Dutch media announced on Sunday.

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Five-star Al-Attiyah and Benavides take honours at Dakar Rally

Five-star Al-Attiyah and Benavides take honours at Dakar Rally

Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah on Sunday won his fifth Dakar Rally driver's title and second in a row, with Argentina's Kevin Benavides securing his second motorbike crown.

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