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Chelsea's Mudryk fails drugs test: Premier League club

Chelsea's Mudryk fails drugs test: Premier League club

Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, as reports stated the Ukraine international has been provisionally suspended.

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Chelsea notified by FA of 'adverse finding' in Mudryk doping test

Chelsea notified by FA of 'adverse finding' in Mudryk doping test

Chelsea said Tuesday they had been notified by the Football Association of an "adverse finding" in a urine sample provided by Ukrainian forward Mykhailo Mudryk.

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Syria's new rulers step up engagement with the world

Syria's new rulers step up engagement with the world

Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah, with the French flag raised at the embassy for the first time in over a decade.

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Dogged India avoid follow-on as third Australia Test heads for draw

Dogged India avoid follow-on as third Australia Test heads for draw

India's Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep pulled off an unlikely 10th-wicket partnership on Tuesday to avoid the follow-on and put the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on course for a draw.

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Spain handed kind Women's Euro 2025 draw but holders England get tough group

Spain handed kind Women's Euro 2025 draw but holders England get tough group

World Cup winners Spain will play Italy, Belgium and Portugal at Women's Euro 2025, while England face a tough path to defending their title at the tournament in Switzerland.

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Murakami tells alma mater he was a 'terrible student'

Murakami tells alma mater he was a 'terrible student'

Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance.

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Injured Hazlewood likely to miss rest of Australia-India series

Injured Hazlewood likely to miss rest of Australia-India series

Australia pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood is likely to miss the rest of the Test series against India after injuring his right calf during his warm-up before play in Brisbane on Tuesday.

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Spanish actor and Almodovar favourite Marisa Paredes dies at 78

Spanish actor and Almodovar favourite Marisa Paredes dies at 78

Marisa Paredes, an acclaimed Spanish actor who achieved international fame by starring in many films by director Pedro Almodovar, has died at 78, the Spanish film academy said on Tuesday.

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China says spying claims involving UK's Prince Andrew 'preposterous'

China says spying claims involving UK's Prince Andrew 'preposterous'

China on Tuesday said claims that a businessman had used his links with Britain's Prince Andrew to spy for Beijing were "preposterous", after the UK government voiced mounting concerns over the allegations.

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Markets mostly down as Fed gears up for interest rate decision

Markets mostly down as Fed gears up for interest rate decision

Most markets fell Tuesday as attention turned to the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy decision, with traders hoping for guidance on its interest rate plans as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

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