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Madonna wows Rio with 'Celebration Tour' finale

Madonna wows Rio with 'Celebration Tour' finale

Pop idol Madonna gave it all in Rio de Janeiro as she looked back on her four-decade career in a historic show before throngs of joyful fans jammed onto Brazil's famed Copacabana beach on Saturday night.

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Koepka warms up for PGA defence with LIV Singapore victory

Koepka warms up for PGA defence with LIV Singapore victory

Brooks Koepka fired a warning ahead of his PGA Championship defence in two weeks' time by carding a three-under par 68 Sunday to win LIV Singapore by two strokes from Australian pair Cam Smith and Marc Leishman.

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Undisputed champion 'Canelo' Alvarez hands Munguia first defeat

Undisputed champion 'Canelo' Alvarez hands Munguia first defeat

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez retained his undiputed super-middleweight world title with a convincing unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia on Saturday.

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Inoue, Nery make weight for Tokyo Dome world title fight

Inoue, Nery make weight for Tokyo Dome world title fight

Japan's undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya 'Monster' Inoue and Mexican challenger Luis Nery both made weight Sunday for their title showdown at the 45,000-plus seater Tokyo Dome.

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Rescuers brave Indonesia volcano eruptions to save pets

Rescuers brave Indonesia volcano eruptions to save pets

An Indonesian volunteer returns from a dangerous rescue mission to a remote island where a volcano recently unleashed huge eruptions, cradling an abandoned, emaciated dog covered in burn blisters.

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Alvarez retains undisputed super-middleweight title with decision over Munguia

Alvarez retains undisputed super-middleweight title with decision over Munguia

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez retained his undisputed super-middleweight world title with a convincing unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia on Saturday.

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Investigators say bodies in Mexico likely those of missing surfers

Investigators say bodies in Mexico likely those of missing surfers

Three bodies recovered from a cliff-top shaft in Mexico's crime-hit Baja California state are very likely those of two Australian brothers and an American who disappeared on a surfing trip, local investigators said Saturday.

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Latest round of Gaza truce talks expected in Egypt

Latest round of Gaza truce talks expected in Egypt

Talks to strike a Gaza truce were expected to resume Sunday after Hamas rejected any deal that failed to end the war in the Palestinian territory and accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of "personally hindering" an agreement.

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Five assists and goal for Messi, hat-trick for Suarez as Miami hit six

Five assists and goal for Messi, hat-trick for Suarez as Miami hit six

Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick and Lionel Messi had an incredible five assists and a goal in the second half as a rampant Inter Miami crushed the New York Red Bulls 6-2 in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

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Madonna kicks off huge show before giddy fans in Rio

Madonna kicks off huge show before giddy fans in Rio

Dressed all in black, pop idol Madonna broke into her hit "Nothing Really Matters" Saturday night before throngs of joyful fans jammed onto Brazil's famed Copacabana beach in Rio.

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