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Nadal eyes French Open despite Rome exit as Djokovic laughs off bottle drama

Nadal eyes French Open despite Rome exit as Djokovic laughs off bottle drama

Rafael Nadal said Saturday that he is leaning towards playing at the French Open despite his second-round elimination in Rome, as Novak Djokovic laughed off being hit by a bottle which briefly cast doubt on his continued participation.

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Kolkata down Mumbai to confirm IPL play-off berth

Kolkata down Mumbai to confirm IPL play-off berth

Spinner Varun Chakravarthy returned bowling figures of 2-17 as Kolkata Knight Riders booked their play-off spot with an 18-run win over Mumbai Indians in a rain-reduced IPL match.

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Russia claims gains in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

Russia claims gains in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

Russia on Saturday said it had captured five villages in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region during a surprise ground offensive that prompted mass evacuations, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made an urgent call for military aid.

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Mainz crush Dortmund to edge to safety, Cologne stun Union Berlin

Mainz crush Dortmund to edge to safety, Cologne stun Union Berlin

Mainz hammered a second-string Borussia Dortmund 3-0 on Saturday to haul themselves out of the Bundesliga's bottom three, as Cologne came back to beat Union Berlin in a day of much importance for the relegation battle.

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Swaggering champions Madrid rout relegated Granada

Swaggering champions Madrid rout relegated Granada

Spanish champions Real Madrid romped to a 4-0 victory over relegated Granada to get their title celebrations started on Saturday.

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'Miracle' survivor found 5 days after S.Africa building collapse

'Miracle' survivor found 5 days after S.Africa building collapse

Rescuers and onlookers cheered and applauded Saturday as a survivor emerged after 116 hours from underneath the rubble of a collapsed building in South Africa, with the tragedy having killed at least 13.

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Thousands rally in Tbilisi against 'foreign influence' bill

Thousands rally in Tbilisi against 'foreign influence' bill

Thousands of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial "foreign influence" bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.

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Kane to miss Bayern's last home game with back injury

Kane to miss Bayern's last home game with back injury

Harry Kane will miss Bayern Munich's final home game of the season against Wolfsburg with the back problem that forced him off in the Champions League semi-final, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday.

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Hundreds protest outside German Tesla factory

Hundreds protest outside German Tesla factory

More than a thousand environmentalists protested outside Tesla's factory near Berlin Saturday, police said, a day after some of them tried to force their way into the plant.

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'Fine' Djokovic dons cycling crash helmet after Rome bottle drama

'Fine' Djokovic dons cycling crash helmet after Rome bottle drama

Novak Djokovic light-heartedly donned a cycling crash helmet on Saturday after being hit on the head by a water bottle at the Rome Open but insisted he was feeling "fine".

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