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Sabalenka squeezes out a win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office

Duplantis dominant, Hunt hits four and Asher-Smith makes history

Eagle and late birdie lift Jeeno to LPGA Portland Classic win

Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire

Duplantis masterclass for fourth Euro pole vault title

PSG beaten by Lens in French Champions' Trophy

Records for Asher-Smith, Hunt as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay

Rybakina, Andreeva race into Cincinnati third round

Barcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri

Amy Hunt bags fourth Euro gold as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay

Misery for Maresca as Man City make dismal start to life after Guardiola

Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire: regional leader

Belgium's Pocognoli appointed new Scotland manager

Marchand storms to second gold of European championships

French swimming star Leon Marchand powered to his second gold of the European championships in Paris on Sunday, easing to victory in the 400m freestyle, an event he rarely races.

Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany

Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swathes of a hard-to-reach nature reserve near the German border.

Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens

Two people died and hundreds of weekend bathers were hurriedly evacuated Sunday after two fires broke out on the Greek island of Salamis near Athens in less than half an hour, the fire department said.

Villarreal battle back to earn draw at promoted Racing

Villarreal needed two goals in just over a minute to snatch a 2-2 draw at promoted side Racing Santander on Sunday in their opening La Liga clash.

Real Madrid crush Schalke in friendly as Diomande debuts

Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid eased to a 3-0 win at Schalke on Sunday in their final friendly, with Kylian Mbappe on the scoresheet and record signing Yan Diomande playing for the first time.

Odegaard says Arsenal 'want to win everything' after Community Shield success

Martin Odegaard warned Arsenal's rivals that the Premier League champions want to "win everything" after starting their season by sweeping aside Manchester City in the Community Shield.

Calls for UK inquiry into 'hounding' of ex-Cambridge academic

More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition urging UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late academic Jason Arday, the organisers said Sunday.

Arsenal rout Man City in Community Shield masterclass

Arsenal powered to a 3-0 win against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, delivering a swaggering statement of intent ahead of their Premier League title defence.

Southampton mocked over Spygate during Watford defeat

Southampton got a taste of what to expect during the rest of the season as they were taunted about the Spygate scandal during a 2-1 loss away to Watford in their Championship opener on Sunday.

Marchand tries for European swim gold in unfamiliar event

France's four-time Olympic champion Leon Marchand will later Sunday aim for a first medal in an event he swims rarely, the 400m freestyle, at the European championships.

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