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Theegala clings to one-shot lead over Koepka at Phoenix Open

Theegala clings to one-shot lead over Koepka at Phoenix Open

Rookie Sahith Theegala closed with a stunning par save to fire a two-under par 69 and seize a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA Phoenix Open.

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Broad says 'sleep affected' by 'five-minute' Test axe call

Broad says 'sleep affected' by 'five-minute' Test axe call

England fast bowler Stuart Broad on Sunday said his controversial axing from the team to tour the West Indies was delivered in a "five-minute phone call" which has "affected my sleep".

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Latest talks yield little progress in baseball's economic impasse

Latest talks yield little progress in baseball's economic impasse

A brief meeting between Major League Baseball officials and players union representatives on Saturday did little to allay fears the 2022 season could be delayed over economic issues.

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Tuchel revels in 'incomparable' joy of Club World Cup triumph

Tuchel revels in 'incomparable' joy of Club World Cup triumph

Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel described winning the Club World Cup as an "incomparable feeling" as the European champions got their hands on the last major trophy missing from their cabinet.

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Canada police work to clear key border bridge as Ottawa protest again grows

Canada police work to clear key border bridge as Ottawa protest again grows

Canadian police on Saturday worked to clear a key bridge of truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions, even as authorities in Ottawa braced for renewed demonstrations expected to bring thousands to the federal capital.

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Tsitsipas to face Auger-Aliassime for Rotterdam title

Tsitsipas to face Auger-Aliassime for Rotterdam title

Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his first final since last year's French Open when he came back from a set down to defeat Czech qualifier Jiri Lehecka in the Rotterdam semi-finals on Saturday.

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Chilean truck drivers block roads to protest death of colleague

Chilean truck drivers block roads to protest death of colleague

Chilean truck drivers angry over the death of a colleague in a roadside fight with hitchhikers blocked highways Saturday to demand more workplace safety.

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Nicaragua dissident jailed under Ortega dies in prison: family

Nicaragua dissident jailed under Ortega dies in prison: family

Former guerrilla Hugo Torres Jimenez, one of 46 opposition figures jailed since last year by the Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega, died on Saturday, his family said in a statement.

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Biden warns Putin Ukraine attack will bring 'severe costs'

Biden warns Putin Ukraine attack will bring 'severe costs'

Efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine via a frenzy of telephone diplomacy failed to ease tensions Saturday, with the White House insisting that Russia faces "swift and severe costs" if its troops carry out an invasion.

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Farrell praises Irish character and spirit in gallant French defeat

Farrell praises Irish character and spirit in gallant French defeat

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell praised the "spirit" and "character" of his side after they came from 22-7 down early in the second-half to agonisingly lose 30-24 to France in a thrilling Six Nations clash on Saturday.

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