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Antoine Semenyo, Ghana's man on the inside and England threat

Antoine Semenyo, Ghana's man on the inside and England threat

Antoine Semenyo knows better than most what to expect from England at the World Cup, as the Ghana forward seeks to lead the Black Stars to a surprise win over the country of his birth.

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Man Utd secure land for proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium

Man Utd secure land for proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium

Manchester United have secured the majority of the land needed to build their proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium.

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Two children found dead in car as France faces hottest day of heatwave

Two children found dead in car as France faces hottest day of heatwave

Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as the country experienced the hottest day yet in its latest heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach 43C.

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Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe

Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe

Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through an intense heatwave, with national authorities issuing danger warnings and taking special measures to reduce the impact of the high temperatures.

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Stokes and Atkinson cleared by Cricket Regulator after nightclub incident

Stokes and Atkinson cleared by Cricket Regulator after nightclub incident

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson will face no further action over the nightclub incident that prompted their exile from missing last week's second Test against New Zealand.

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Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova banned four years for refusing drugs test

Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova banned four years for refusing drugs test

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was handed a four-year suspension on Monday for refusing an anti-doping test.

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Veteran Le Roy named new coach of Congo

Veteran Le Roy named new coach of Congo

Claude Le Roy, 78, has been appointed the new coach of the Republic of Congo, the federation announced on Monday with a brief to take the team, which did not qualify for the World Cup, to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Milan-Cortina chief Malago elected new head of Italian FA

Milan-Cortina chief Malago elected new head of Italian FA

Giovanni Malago, who headed the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, became the man charged with revitalising Italian football on Monday after being elected head of the country's football federation (FIGC).

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Germany's Schlotterbeck out of World Cup with ankle injury

Germany's Schlotterbeck out of World Cup with ankle injury

Defender Nico Schlotterbeck is out of the World Cup after injuring a left-ankle ligament, the German Football association (DFB) announced on Monday.

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Alan Greenspan: longtime Fed chief with a divided legacy

Alan Greenspan: longtime Fed chief with a divided legacy

Alan Greenspan, the longtime US Federal Reserve chief who presided over an unprecedented period of American economic expansion but was later faulted for failing to rein in markets ahead of the 2008 global financial crisis, has died.

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