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Lyon and holders Barcelona set up Women's Champions League final clash

Lyon and holders Barcelona set up Women's Champions League final clash

Record seven-time winners Lyon saw off French rivals Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday to join holders Barcelona in the final of this season's Women's Champions League.

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Look! A polar bear meanders way down south in Canada

Look! A polar bear meanders way down south in Canada

A polar bear was spotted Saturday in the Quebec region of Canada, prompting wildlife officials to warn residents of a small town stunned by this very rare appearance.

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India's Pujara and Pakistan's Rizwan share Sussex century stand

India's Pujara and Pakistan's Rizwan share Sussex century stand

India's Cheteshwar Pujara scored his second double hundred in three matches on Saturday as he shared a century stand with Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan for English county Sussex.

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Lyon see off PSG to join Barcelona in Women's Champions League final

Lyon see off PSG to join Barcelona in Women's Champions League final

Ada Hegerberg was on target as record seven-time winners Lyon saw off French rivals Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday to set up a Women's Champions League final showdown with holders Barcelona.

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Olympic champs Parchment, Muhammad, Crouser win at Drake

Olympic champs Parchment, Muhammad, Crouser win at Drake

Olympic champions Dalilah Muhammad, Hansle Parchment and Ryan Crouser won titles on Saturday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, in a tuneup meet for July's World Championships.

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Country star Naomi Judd dies at age 76

Country star Naomi Judd dies at age 76

US country music star Naomi Judd, half of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds, has died at age 76, her family announced Saturday, the day before her group was due to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Twenty civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol plant: reports

Twenty civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol plant: reports

At least 20 civilians, including several children, were able to leave a badly battered steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday in what could be the start of a long-awaited, larger evacuation of the last holdout in the Russian-held city.

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Olympic champs McLaughlin, Mu win titles at Penn Relays

Olympic champs McLaughlin, Mu win titles at Penn Relays

Reigning Olympic champions Sydney McLaughlin and Athing Mu won titles and two-time Olympian turned NFL receiver Devon Allen set a meet record on Saturday at the Penn Relays.

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Peru's president races home by car to avoid impeachment motion

Peru's president races home by car to avoid impeachment motion

President Pedro Castillo rushed back to Peru by car from a visit to Ecuador to avoid being impeached, after bad weather grounded his plane.

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O'Sullivan to face Trump in snooker World Championship final

O'Sullivan to face Trump in snooker World Championship final

Ronnie O'Sullivan will play Judd Trump in this year's World Snooker Championship final after the English pair reached the showpiece match in contrasting styles on Saturday.

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