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Pogacar, like Jordan, Bolt or Djokovic?

Pogacar, like Jordan, Bolt or Djokovic?

Tour de France patron Tadej Pogacar is like basketball great Michael Jordan, according to his team principal Mauro Gianetti.

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UK sets record for number of days over 34C

UK sets record for number of days over 34C

The UK on Thursday experienced its eighth day in 2026 with the mercury climbing above 34C, the Met Office said, breaking the previous record by one day.

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Ex-Puma Urdapilleta shuns retirement to play on at 40

Ex-Puma Urdapilleta shuns retirement to play on at 40

Veteran former Argentina fly-half Benjamin Urdapilleta will come out of a retirement for a second time after signing a one-year contract extension with Perpignan, a source close to the French Top 14 club told AFP on Thursday.

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Haaland relishing 'special' World Cup showdown with England

Haaland relishing 'special' World Cup showdown with England

Erling Haaland said facing England, the land of his birth, in the World Cup quarter-finals is extra special as the aims to extend Norway's historic run into the last four.

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Keep me away from the pool, Kipyegon tells triathlete Beaugrand

Keep me away from the pool, Kipyegon tells triathlete Beaugrand

Faith Kipyegon will have the unlikely figure of French triathlete Cassandre Beaugrand in the field for the women's 3,000m at Monaco's Diamond League meet on Friday.

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FIFA lashes 'unfounded allegations' after Argentina-Egypt clash

FIFA lashes 'unfounded allegations' after Argentina-Egypt clash

FIFA referees chief Pierluigi Collina has hit out at "unfounded allegations" against World Cup match officials in the wake of Argentina's controversial last 16 victory over Egypt.

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Stars pay tribute to 'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler, who has died at 75

Stars pay tribute to 'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler, who has died at 75

Tributes flooded in Thursday to Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, best known for her powerful, haunting love song "Total Eclipse of the Heart", after she died in hospital in Portugal. She was 75.

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Pogacar reclaims Tour de France yellow jersey with stage six win

Pogacar reclaims Tour de France yellow jersey with stage six win

Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar stamped his authority on the Tour de France on Thursday, winning the mountainous sixth stage and reclaiming the race leader's yellow jersey.

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'I'm ready to roll' - hungry Duplantis still motivated

'I'm ready to roll' - hungry Duplantis still motivated

Serial world record setter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis has spent countless hours batting away questions about how he stays motivated in the men's pole vault.

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US existing home sales dip in June as cost worries persist

US existing home sales dip in June as cost worries persist

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States dropped in June, according to industry data released Thursday, as affordability worries continued to weigh on property buyers.

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