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Zverev wins in four sets to reach Wimbledon round two

Zverev wins in four sets to reach Wimbledon round two

French Open champion Alexander Zverev came through a testing four-set battle with Belgian debutant Alexander Blockx to reach the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday.

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Lampard extends Coventry stay after promotion to Premier League

Lampard extends Coventry stay after promotion to Premier League

Frank Lampard has signed a new deal with Coventry that is set to keep him with the Premier League side until 2029, it was announced Tuesday.

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Grimaldo realises goal of Atletico Madrid move from Leverkusen

Grimaldo realises goal of Atletico Madrid move from Leverkusen

Alejandro Grimaldo said he had realised a long-term ambition to play for one of Spain's biggest clubs after joining Atletico Madrid on Tuesday for a reported fee of 20 million euros ($23 million) from Bayer Leverkusen.

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Djokovic, Sinner aim to step up Wimbledon title chase

Djokovic, Sinner aim to step up Wimbledon title chase

Wimbledon title rivals Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner must dust themselves down after bruising scares that exposed chinks in their armour.

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Brook ready for "great honour" of succeeding Stokes as Test skipper

Brook ready for "great honour" of succeeding Stokes as Test skipper

Harry Brook said Tuesday it would be a "great honour" to succeed Ben Stokes as England's Test captain even if that meant he was responsible for leading the side in all three international formats.

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LeBron James to leave Lakers to play 24th NBA career

LeBron James to leave Lakers to play 24th NBA career

LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, will return for an unprecedented 24th season but not with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Taps run dry in Hungarian village as heatwave bites

Taps run dry in Hungarian village as heatwave bites

In a hilly village northwest of Budapest, siblings Andras and Blanka Arki have brought a bag of plastic containers and bottles to fill up at a roadside water cart in scorching 41C heat.

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Tens of millions swelter as heat wave blasts US

Tens of millions swelter as heat wave blasts US

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.

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Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter amid risk of disease outbreaks

Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter amid risk of disease outbreaks

Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela after the two devastating earthquakes that killed more than 1,700, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of potential outbreaks of disease with survivors sleeping in the streets.

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US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship

US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives.

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