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WNBA feeling 'Caitlin Clark effect' as season tips off

WNBA feeling 'Caitlin Clark effect' as season tips off

A new era for women's basketball gets under way on Tuesday when Caitlin Clark makes her full professional debut for the Indiana Fever as the new WNBA season tips off.

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Hawks win NBA draft lottery, will pick first in draft

Hawks win NBA draft lottery, will pick first in draft

The Atlanta Hawks will have the top selection in the 2024 NBA draft next month after beating the odds to come out on top in the draft lottery in Chicago on Sunday.

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Thousands of Georgians join night-time protest despite warnings

Thousands of Georgians join night-time protest despite warnings

Several thousand Georgians gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi Sunday night in a fresh protest against a Russian-styled "foreign agent" bill, despite government officials warning of arrests.

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Brilliant Leverkusen stretch unbeaten run to 50, Bayern go second without Kane

Brilliant Leverkusen stretch unbeaten run to 50, Bayern go second without Kane

Bayer Leverkusen stretched their season-long unbeaten run to 50 games with a 5-0 win at 10-man Bochum on Sunday.

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Third time could prove lucky for aurora viewers around the world

Third time could prove lucky for aurora viewers around the world

Anyone who missed the dazzling auroras dancing across night skies earlier this weekend will get another chance Sunday evening, as the powerful geomagnetic storm hitting the Earth is expected to intensify yet again.

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Russia's Shoigu: Political survivor blamed for Ukraine setbacks

Russia's Shoigu: Political survivor blamed for Ukraine setbacks

Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and has been the country's longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends.

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Arsenal's Havertz to become 'biggest Spurs fan' in hope of title twist

Arsenal's Havertz to become 'biggest Spurs fan' in hope of title twist

Arsenal forward Kai Havertz said he will become the "biggest fan" of north London rivals Tottenham when they host Manchester City on Tuesday as the Gunners hope for a twist in the Premier League title race.

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Arsenal down Man Utd to take Premier League title race to the wire

Arsenal down Man Utd to take Premier League title race to the wire

Arsenal kept their Premier League title dreams alive by ending an Old Trafford hoodoo to grind out a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday, moving back top of the table and taking the championship battle down to the last weekend.

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Protesting students walk out on Seinfeld graduation speech

Protesting students walk out on Seinfeld graduation speech

Dozens of students walked out of Duke University's graduation ceremony Sunday as comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who has vocally supported Israel over its war in Gaza, received an honorary doctorate, videos posted on social media showed.

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'Live a bit more': Kharkiv region residents flee Russian attacks

'Live a bit more': Kharkiv region residents flee Russian attacks

Lyuda Zelenskaya and Liuba Konovalova, both in their 70s, held each other through "terrifying" Russian attacks on their village near Vovchansk in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, where Russia launched a surprise ground offensive.

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