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France's Ballon D'Or winner Benzema ruled out of World Cup

France's Ballon D'Or winner Benzema ruled out of World Cup

Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup with a left thigh injury on Saturday dealing a serious blow to defending champions France's hopes of retaining the trophy.

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Aki try on return helps Ireland edge Australia to equal home record

Aki try on return helps Ireland edge Australia to equal home record

Bundee Aki scored a try on his return from suspension to help Ireland beat Australia 13-10 and secure a record-equalling 12th home Test success at Lansdowne Road on Saturday despite missing talismanic captain Johnny Sexton.

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Despair, elation, confusion: Climate talks go to wire

Despair, elation, confusion: Climate talks go to wire

COP27 host Egypt scrambled to salvage UN climate talks Saturday with crunch negotiations hanging on tussles over driving forward action to fight global warming in a world facing an onslaught of deadly weather extremes.

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Morant 'week-to-week' for NBA Grizzlies with ankle sprain

Morant 'week-to-week' for NBA Grizzlies with ankle sprain

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has suffered a sprained left ankle and will be sidelined indefinitely, the NBA club announced Saturday.

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Jones puts his faith in Smith as England snatch All Blacks draw

Jones puts his faith in Smith as England snatch All Blacks draw

Eddie Jones had no complaints over Marcus Smith's decision to settle for a draw after England produced an astonishing fightback from 25-6 down with nine minutes left against New Zealand to finish all square at 25-25 in a remarkable encounter at Twickenham.

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Brazil the last team to arrive in Qatar

Brazil the last team to arrive in Qatar

Neymar and the rest of the Brazil World Cup squad arrived in Doha late Saturday.

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Djokovic downs Fritz to face Ruud for ATP Finals title

Djokovic downs Fritz to face Ruud for ATP Finals title

Novak Djokovic remained on course for a record-equalling sixth ATP Tour Finals title after a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) win over Taylor Fritz in Turin on Saturday.

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Malaysia's Anwar claims majority after vote, but rival does not concede

Malaysia's Anwar claims majority after vote, but rival does not concede

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday his coalition had mustered enough seats to form the country's next government after a hotly contested general election, potentially paving the way for him to become prime minister.

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Twitter turmoil, staff exodus aggravate security concerns

Twitter turmoil, staff exodus aggravate security concerns

Twitter's owner Elon Musk has pledged the platform will not become a "hellscape," but experts fear a staff exodus following mass layoffs may have devastated its ability to combat misinformation, impersonation and data theft.

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Americans Martin and Rodgers share lead at PGA RSM Classic

Americans Martin and Rodgers share lead at PGA RSM Classic

Ben Martin, chasing his first PGA title since 2014, and fellow American Patrick Rodgers, seeking his first tour victory, shared the lead after Saturday's third round of the RSM Classic.

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