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Key senator urges Biden to step aside as polls show Trump rise

Key senator urges Biden to step aside as polls show Trump rise

An influential US senator on Sunday joined calls for President Joe Biden to end his candidacy in favor of a younger Democrat, while a shock poll from the swing state of Michigan illustrated the growing sense that he will lose to Donald Trump if he stays in the race.

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Root and Brook tons leave West Indies with tough chase against England

Root and Brook tons leave West Indies with tough chase against England

Joe Root and Harry Brook hit hundreds to leave the West Indies needing an imposing 385 to win the second Test against England at Trent Bridge on Sunday.

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Nadal defeated in first tour final in two years

Nadal defeated in first tour final in two years

Rafael Nadal lost his first final in two years on Sunday as the Spaniard went down 6-3, 6-2 to Portugal's Nuno Borges at the clay-court Bastad Open.

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Horschel eyes British Open glory as Scheffler lurks

Horschel eyes British Open glory as Scheffler lurks

Leader Billy Horschel prepared to tee off in his final round at the British Open on Sunday with world number one Scottie Scheffler just two shots behind as calmer weather returned to Royal Troon.

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'We're ready', say Paris Olympics organisers

'We're ready', say Paris Olympics organisers

Paris Olympics supremo Tony Estanguet said Sunday that the city was "ready" for the Games as he played down complaints from some residents and businesses about the impact of the event.

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Berrettini brushes Halys aside to win Gstaad title

Berrettini brushes Halys aside to win Gstaad title

Matteo Berrettini breezed to a 6-3, 6-1 win against France's Quentin Halys in the Gstaad final on Sunday, earning the Italian his second clay-court title of the year.

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Brook and Root in the runs before West Indies hit back in second Test

Brook and Root in the runs before West Indies hit back in second Test

Harry Brook scored his first Test hundred in England and Joe Root made an unbeaten fifty before the West Indies fought back at Trent Bridge on Sunday.

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Yemen's Huthis pledge 'huge' response to Israel strike as Gaza violence spreads

Yemen's Huthis pledge 'huge' response to Israel strike as Gaza violence spreads

Yemen's Huthi rebels promised a "huge" retaliation against Israel on Sunday following a deadly strike on the port of Hodeida, as violence sparked by the Gaza war gripped the region.

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London Diamond League: five stand-out events ahead of Paris Olympics

London Diamond League: five stand-out events ahead of Paris Olympics

The London Athletics Meet, the final Diamond League meeting before the start of the Paris Olympics, produced some outstanding performances.

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Bangladesh court winds back job quotas that sparked unrest

Bangladesh court winds back job quotas that sparked unrest

Bangladesh's top court on Sunday pared back, but fell short of public demands to abolish, contentious civil service hiring rules that sparked nationwide clashes between police and university students that have killed 151 people.

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