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Saka sends Arsenal closer to Champions League return

Saka sends Arsenal closer to Champions League return

Arsenal took another big step towards ending a five-year exile from the Champions League as Bukayo Saka's strike beat Aston Villa 1-0 to open up a four-point lead in fourth in the Premier League.

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Slokar grabs final slalom with Vlhova third

Slokar grabs final slalom with Vlhova third

Andreja Slokar won the slalom at the World Cup finals on Saturday in Meribel, leaping up into first with a strong second run.

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Japan PM presses Modi for Indian 'action' on Ukraine

Japan PM presses Modi for Indian 'action' on Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began talks with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi Saturday, with the visiting leader saying he would be urging Modi to adopt a tougher line and "take action" over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Mahuchikh strikes gold for Ukraine after fleeing Russian invasion

Mahuchikh strikes gold for Ukraine after fleeing Russian invasion

Yaroslava Mahuchikh overcame the "total panic" of armed conflict in her native Ukraine to win gold in the high jump at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday.

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Verstappen tops final Bahrain practice with Hamilton sixth

Verstappen tops final Bahrain practice with Hamilton sixth

World champion Max Verstappen clocked the fastest lap in the third and final practice session Saturday at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton over half a second behind in sixth place.

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Egypt unveils five ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis

Egypt unveils five ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis

Egypt unveiled Saturday five ancient Pharaonic tombs at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, the latest in a series of landmark discoveries in the area.

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US says 'troubled' by Assad visit to ally UAE

US says 'troubled' by Assad visit to ally UAE

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's visit to the United Arab Emirates left the US "profoundly disappointed", it said Saturday, urging allies to avoid normalising ties with a regime accused of "horrific atrocities".

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Injured Benzema to miss Clasico and France friendlies

Injured Benzema to miss Clasico and France friendlies

Real Madrid's top scorer Karim Benzema will miss the Clasico against Barcelona and the upcoming France internationals with a calf injury, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday.

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Mahuchikh wins for Ukraine, Coleman v Jacobs set up

Mahuchikh wins for Ukraine, Coleman v Jacobs set up

Yaroslava Mahuchikh won a dramatic high jump gold for war-torn Ukraine at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday as Christian Coleman and Lamont Marcell Jacobs remained on course for a showdown in the 60m.

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Ukraine's Mahuchikh defies odds to win world indoor high jump gold

Ukraine's Mahuchikh defies odds to win world indoor high jump gold

Yaroslava Mahuchikh overcame the "total panic" of armed conflict in her native Ukraine to win gold in the high jump at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday.

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