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'No hope' for Arsenal in title race: Odegaard

'No hope' for Arsenal in title race: Odegaard

Martin Odegaard admitted Arsenal's Premier League title dreams are over after Sunday's 3-0 defeat against Brighton put Manchester City on the verge of being crowned champions.

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Grizzlies suspend Morant after new video with gun

Grizzlies suspend Morant after new video with gun

The Memphis Grizzlies suspended Ja Morant from all team activities on Sunday pending an NBA review after a new video appearing to show the star guard flashing a gun surfaced on social media.

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All-round Kolkata down Chennai to keep play-off hopes alive

All-round Kolkata down Chennai to keep play-off hopes alive

Fifties from skipper Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh led Kolkata Knight Riders to a six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings and stay alive in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

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'Guardians' enjoys galactic box office earnings for 2nd week in row

'Guardians' enjoys galactic box office earnings for 2nd week in row

Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" trounced the competition for the second straight weekend in North American theaters, earning $60.5 million for a global haul topping half a billion dollars, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

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Man City on brink of title after Arsenal rocked by Brighton

Man City on brink of title after Arsenal rocked by Brighton

Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Brighton on Sunday.

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Ford drives Sale into Premiership final as Tigers' tamed

Ford drives Sale into Premiership final as Tigers' tamed

George Ford guided Sale into the English Premiership final as they defeated his former club Leicester 21-13 on Sunday to end the reigning champions' hopes of successive titles.

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Erdogan takes early lead in crucial Turkish election

Erdogan takes early lead in crucial Turkish election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took an early lead on Sunday in a landmark election that could extend his two-decade grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course.

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Dutch game abandoned after nine minutes as smoke bombs thrown

Dutch game abandoned after nine minutes as smoke bombs thrown

A Dutch league match between Groningen and Ajax was abandoned after just nine minutes on Sunday after fireworks and smoke bombs were thrown onto the pitch.

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Gaza truce largely holds as Palestinians, Israelis count deadly cost

Gaza truce largely holds as Palestinians, Israelis count deadly cost

Calm returned to Gaza Sunday as a fragile ceasefire largely held, leaving Palestinians and Israelis to count the cost of five days of cross-border fire that killed dozens.

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Thai opposition parties dominate elections, eye coalition

Thai opposition parties dominate elections, eye coalition

Thailand's two major opposition parties dominated Sunday's national elections, with voters rejecting nearly a decade of military-backed government.

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