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Holders Barcelona into women's Champions League final

Holders Barcelona into women's Champions League final

Barcelona returned to the women's Champions League final despite having their 45-match winning run ended by a 2-0 loss at Wolfsburg in Saturday's semi-final second leg.

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Lightning seek third straight title as NHL playoffs open

Lightning seek third straight title as NHL playoffs open

Defending champion Tampa Bay will try to become the first team since 1983 to win three consecutive Stanley Cup titles when the NHL playoffs begin Monday.

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'Hotel Rwanda' hero files $400 million lawsuit against Kigali

'Hotel Rwanda' hero files $400 million lawsuit against Kigali

The family of "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina announced Saturday it has filed a $400 million lawsuit in the United States over his alleged abduction and torture.

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War unleashes flooding in Ukraine town

War unleashes flooding in Ukraine town

When the flood hit, Maria Didovets couldn't open the door to leave her house near Kyiv because it would have let in more water, so the 82-year-old had to climb out of a window.

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'Unbelievably beautiful' Dennis climbs closer to Tour de Romandie title

'Unbelievably beautiful' Dennis climbs closer to Tour de Romandie title

Australia's Rohan Dennis is on the verge of delivering his first title for Jumbo-Visma after emerging from a mammoth Swiss mountain slog with the overall lead in the Tour de Romandie on Saturday as diminutive Colombian climber Sergio Higuita won the stage.

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Injuries abound as NBA playoffs enter second round

Injuries abound as NBA playoffs enter second round

Philadelphia's Joel Embiid and Milwaukee's Khris Middleton are among the injured stars expected to be on the sidelines as the second round of the NBA playoffs begin on Sunday.

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Burnley bolster Premier League survival hopes as pressure mounts on Everton

Burnley bolster Premier League survival hopes as pressure mounts on Everton

Burnley came from a goal down in the final 10 minutes to move clear of the bottom three in the Premier League with a 2-1 win away to Watford on Saturday that piled pressure on faltering Everton.

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Bayern crash at Mainz, Haaland hits hat-trick in Dortmund defeat

Bayern crash at Mainz, Haaland hits hat-trick in Dortmund defeat

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered a title-party hangover Saturday in a shock 3-1 defeat at Mainz, while Erling Haaland claimed a hat-trick even though Borussia Dortmund also crashed 4-3 at home to Bochum.

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Perpignan beat Castres to relegate ex-Top 14 champions Biarritz

Perpignan beat Castres to relegate ex-Top 14 champions Biarritz

Samoa back-row Piula Faasalele scored twice as Perpignan beat Brive 27-10 to relegate bottom side Biarritz from the French Top 14.

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Liverpool pile pressure on City as Norwich are relegated

Liverpool pile pressure on City as Norwich are relegated

Liverpool beat Newcastle 1-0 to leapfrog Manchester City at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, heaping pressure on Pep Guardiola's men ahead of their evening kick-off against struggling Leeds.

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