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Super Suarez strike gives Atletico win ahead of Man Utd showdown

Super Suarez strike gives Atletico win ahead of Man Utd showdown

Luis Suarez's phenomenal long-range strike lifted the mood at Atletico Madrid on Saturday as they beat Osasuna 3-0 ahead of Wednesday's Champions League game against Manchester United.

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Bernal says he'll be back despite 18 broken bones

Bernal says he'll be back despite 18 broken bones

Egan Bernal said he believed he could rebound from a crash that broke 18 bones and caused "the most intense pain of my life" and contend again in the Tour de France.

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Bautista Agut captures 10th career title in Qatar

Bautista Agut captures 10th career title in Qatar

Roberto Bautista Agut captured his 10th career title on Saturday by defeating reigning champion Nikoloz Basilashvili in the Qatar Open final.

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Liverpool survive Norwich scare, Chelsea strike late to down Palace

Liverpool survive Norwich scare, Chelsea strike late to down Palace

Mohamed Salah's 150th Liverpool goal and Luis Diaz's first kept the Reds in the hunt for the Premier League title as they came from behind to beat Norwich 3-1, while Chelsea snatched a late win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

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Pole vault king Duplantis misses out on new world record

Pole vault king Duplantis misses out on new world record

Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis just fell short in his bid to set a new world record at the Birmingham Grand Prix on Saturday.

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Ireland bounce back in T20 World Cup qualifying with Bahrain win

Ireland bounce back in T20 World Cup qualifying with Bahrain win

Ireland kept their hopes of qualifying for a seventh straight T20 World Cup alive on Saturday with a 21-run victory over Bahrain in Oman, while the United Arab Emirates and Nepal made it two wins from two.

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Police close in to dislodge Canada capital protesters

Police close in to dislodge Canada capital protesters

Police pushed into downtown Ottawa Saturday in a bid to dislodge several hundred dug-in protesters and big rigs that have choked the Canadian capital for weeks, after a night marked by clashes and more than 100 arrests.

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US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

American figure skaters failed Saturday in an 11th-hour court bid to receive their Beijing Olympics team event silver medals after they were held back because of the Kamila Valieva doping scandal.

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14 dead as Storm Eunice hits power, transport in Europe

14 dead as Storm Eunice hits power, transport in Europe

Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses a day after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across Europe and left transport networks in disarray.

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Olympic champion Thompson-Herah wins Birmingham 60m

Olympic champion Thompson-Herah wins Birmingham 60m

Five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women's 60 metres at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday.

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