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Chess king Khachanov seeks all right moves against Djokovic

Chess king Khachanov seeks all right moves against Djokovic

Karen Khachanov hopes he can translate his skills on the chessboard to checkmate Novak Djokovic at the French Open.

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Mercedes boss warns team to stay realistic after double podium

Mercedes boss warns team to stay realistic after double podium

Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff on Sunday thanked his engineers for a successful upgrades package -- but warned the team to stay realistic after a double podium finish at the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Hong Kong police detain over a dozen on Tiananmen anniversary

Hong Kong police detain over a dozen on Tiananmen anniversary

Hong Kong police on Sunday detained over a dozen people, including key pro-democracy figures trying to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, as hundreds in Taiwan mourned the dead with a vigil.

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Resurgent Pavlyuchenkova battles into French Open quarter-finals

Resurgent Pavlyuchenkova battles into French Open quarter-finals

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the 2021 French Open runner-up, reached the quarter-finals on Sunday after rallying to beat Belgian 28th seed Elise Mertens 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.

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Kremlin critic Navalny in 'good mood' on third birthday behind bars

Kremlin critic Navalny in 'good mood' on third birthday behind bars

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Sunday he was in good spirits on his third birthday behind bars, despite tougher prison conditions and yet another spell in solitary confinement.

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Tough talks as OPEC+ weighs fresh output cuts to boost oil price

Tough talks as OPEC+ weighs fresh output cuts to boost oil price

Tough negotiations between major oil producers led by Riyadh and Moscow were under way on Sunday to consider slashing output further in a bid to prop up prices.

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Laporte sprints to Dauphine opening stage win

Laporte sprints to Dauphine opening stage win

Frenchman Christophe Laporte pipped Belgian Rune Herregodts on the line in central France to win the first stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday.

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Djokovic into French Open quarters as Alcaraz faces Musetti

Djokovic into French Open quarters as Alcaraz faces Musetti

Novak Djokovic swept into the French Open quarter-finals for the 14th straight year on Sunday as world number one Carlos Alcaraz prepared for a tricky test against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti.

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Verstappen extends title lead with masterful Spanish win

Verstappen extends title lead with masterful Spanish win

Defending double world champion Max Verstappen extended his lead in this year’s title race to 53 points on Sunday when he completed a hat-trick by driving his Red Bull to a masterful victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Djokovic eases into record 17th French Open quarter-final and 55th at Slams

Djokovic eases into record 17th French Open quarter-final and 55th at Slams

Novak Djokovic reached his 55th Grand Slam quarter-final and record 17th at the French Open on Sunday with a straight-sets win over Juan Pablo Varillas.

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