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Rookie Evenepoel wins crash-marred Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Rookie Evenepoel wins crash-marred Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Resurgent Remco Evenepoel won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling classic on Sunday after his Quick-Step team leader Julian Alaphilippe was rushed to hospital following a mass crash.

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Swiatek wins fourth consecutive title with Stuttgart triumph

Swiatek wins fourth consecutive title with Stuttgart triumph

World number one Iga Swiatek won her fourth consecutive WTA title this year as she swept aside Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to claim the Stuttgart final on Sunday.

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Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to rekindle title bid

Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to rekindle title bid

World champion Max Verstappen rekindled his title defence on Sunday with an accomplished victory ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez in a dominant one-two triumph for Red Bull at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

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Pulisic settles Chelsea's top four nerves, Burnley out of relegation zone

Pulisic settles Chelsea's top four nerves, Burnley out of relegation zone

Christian Pulisic settled Chelsea's top four nerves as his late goal sealed a dramatic 1-0 win against West Ham, while Burnley climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 1-0 victory against Wolves on Sunday.

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Israel says committed to status quo at Jerusalem holy site

Israel says committed to status quo at Jerusalem holy site

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday that Israel was "committed" to the status quo that prevents Jews praying at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the epicentre of repeated clashes.

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First commercial flight from rebel-held Yemen since 2016 postponed

First commercial flight from rebel-held Yemen since 2016 postponed

The first commercial flight out of Yemen's rebel-held capital in six years was indefinitely postponed Sunday, after failing to obtain permits from the Saudi-led coalition, the national carrier said.

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Alaphilippe rushed to hospital after Liège-Bastogne-Liège mass fall

Alaphilippe rushed to hospital after Liège-Bastogne-Liège mass fall

World champion Julian Alaphilippe hit a tree in a mass fall 60km from the finish line of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day cycling classic on Sunday before being rushed to hospital complaining of severe back pain.

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Potapova shrugs off Wimbledon ban to win maiden WTA title

Potapova shrugs off Wimbledon ban to win maiden WTA title

Anastasia Potapova defeated fellow Russian Veronika Kudermetova to win her maiden WTA title in Istanbul on Sunday, shrugging off her country's controversial ban from this year's Wimbledon.

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Alcaraz saves two match points to reach Barcelona final

Alcaraz saves two match points to reach Barcelona final

Carlos Alcaraz saved two match points in the second set to battle past Australian Alex De Minaur on Sunday to set up an all-Spanish final in the Barcelona Open against Pablo Carreno Busta later in the day.

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Almost 5.2 million Ukrainians flee war: UN

Almost 5.2 million Ukrainians flee war: UN

The number of Ukrainians who have fled the country since Russia's invasion two months ago is approaching 5.2 million, the UN refugee agency said Sunday.

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