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Harlequins into Premiership play-offs with latest comeback

Harlequins into Premiership play-offs with latest comeback

England centre Joe Marchant scored two tries as reigning champions Harlequins booked their place in the Premiership play-offs by staging yet another remarkable rally to beat Gloucester 28-24 at Twickenham on Saturday.

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Rangers lift Scottish Cup trophy after Europa League heartache

Rangers lift Scottish Cup trophy after Europa League heartache

Rangers won the Scottish Cup for the first time since 2009 as Saturday's 2-0 victory against Hearts erased the pain of their Europa League final defeat.

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Albanese claims victory as Australian right falls to climate backlash

Albanese claims victory as Australian right falls to climate backlash

Centre-left leader Anthony Albanese claimed victory in Australia's general election Saturday, as voters angered by climate inaction pulled the plug on a decade of conservative rule.

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Rangers win Scottish Cup to erase Europa League heartache

Rangers win Scottish Cup to erase Europa League heartache

Rangers won the Scottish Cup for the first time since 2009 as Saturday's 2-0 victory against Hearts erased the pain of their Europa League final defeat.

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Mbappe set to snub Real Madrid and stay at PSG

Mbappe set to snub Real Madrid and stay at PSG

Kylian Mbappe has agreed in principle to turn down Real Madrid and stay at Paris Saint-Germain for another three years, AFP learned from a source close to the negotiations on Saturday.

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Kill Japan's elderly? Cannes film probes chilling idea

Kill Japan's elderly? Cannes film probes chilling idea

A Japanese film-maker is shaking Cannes film audiences to the core with a dystopian vision of her country in which old people agree to be euthanised to solve the challenge of a rapidly ageing population.

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Kaizer Chiefs draw and miss out on Africa next season

Kaizer Chiefs draw and miss out on Africa next season

Kaizer Chiefs will miss out on African football next season after only drawing 2-2 with lowly Swallows in the South African Premiership on Saturday in Johannesburg.

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One killed in Germany storm

One killed in Germany storm

A storm that swept through western Germany on Friday has killed at least one person and injured dozens, local authorities said Saturday.

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Turkey's Erdogan conditions support for Nordic nations' NATO bids

Turkey's Erdogan conditions support for Nordic nations' NATO bids

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would not look "positively" on Sweden and Finland's NATO bids unless its terror-related concerns were addressed, despite broad support from other allies including the United States.

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Leclerc looks to Sainz to help fend off Verstappen in Spain

Leclerc looks to Sainz to help fend off Verstappen in Spain

Series leader and pole-sitter Charles Leclerc is hoping Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz can help him beat Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen to stay in control of the title race in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.

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