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Sri Lankan teenager in line for Test debut against Pakistan

Sri Lankan teenager in line for Test debut against Pakistan

Sri Lanka's teenage spinner Dunith Wellalage has been included in the final 12 for the second Test against Pakistan in Galle, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne said on Saturday.

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Ronaldo in limbo as Europe's elite turn their backs on Man Utd star

Ronaldo in limbo as Europe's elite turn their backs on Man Utd star

Cristiano Ronaldo faces an uncertain future after the Manchester United striker's attempt to force his way out of Old Trafford failed to spark the expected rush for his signature.

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Berrettini stops Thiem to reach Gstaad final

Berrettini stops Thiem to reach Gstaad final

Matteo Berrettini put the brakes on Dominic Thiem's impressive return to the courts on Saturday crushing him 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-finals in Gstaad.

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Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odessa port, key to grain deal

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odessa port, key to grain deal

Russian missiles struck Ukraine's key Black Sea port of Odessa Saturday, officials said, in an attack Kyiv described as a "spit in the face" of a deal signed by the warring neighbours a day earlier to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict.

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'My best should be enough,' says Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France triumph

'My best should be enough,' says Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France triumph

Jonas Vingegaard insists he will not take any risks and that his "best should be enough" on Saturday's key time-trial as he stands on the verge of being crowned Tour de France champion.

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More than 20 killed in south Iran floods: state media

More than 20 killed in south Iran floods: state media

Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least 21 people and left others missing following heavy rainfall in the largely arid country, state media reported on Saturday.

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Russia, Ukraine seal landmark grain deal to ease shortages

Russia, Ukraine seal landmark grain deal to ease shortages

Ukraine and Russia on Friday signed a landmark deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries, ending months of negotiations and sending wheat prices tumbling to levels last seen before Moscow's invasion.

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Neglected forests at the mercy of wildfires in Spain, Portugal

Neglected forests at the mercy of wildfires in Spain, Portugal

With climate change making devastating wildfires more likely, experts warn Spain and Portugal need to better manage their forests to stop vast swathes of land from being torched every year.

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WHO to say if it will trigger highest alert on monkeypox

WHO to say if it will trigger highest alert on monkeypox

Faced with a surge in monkeypox cases, the head of the World Health Organization is Saturday expected to declare if the agency has decided to classify the outbreak as a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound.

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Italy's famous Po Valley rice paddies decimated by drought

Italy's famous Po Valley rice paddies decimated by drought

The roar of Dario Vicini's motorcycle cuts through the silence as he drives across his rice paddy to survey the destruction wrought by Italy's worst drought in 70 years.

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