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Solskjaer vows to stay as Man Utd boss despite Liverpool thrashing
The Red Devils have now taken one point from a possible 12 in the league to fall to seventh, eight points off leaders Chelsea.
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Verstappen holds off Hamilton to win US Grand Prix thriller
Mercedes star Hamilton, the reigning world champion, had cut the deficit in the race to under a second on the penultimate lap but could not find a way through the Dutchman's impressive defence.
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Babar, Rizwan star as Pakistan break India jinx with 10-wicket rout
Chasing 152 for victory, Babar (68) and Rizwan (79) took apart the Indian bowling as they steered their team home with 13 balls to spare in Dubai.
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Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez shot dead
Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez has been shot dead, sparking an outpouring of grief in a country struggling to contain a surge in violence.
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Pele celebrates 81st birthday as tributes roll in
Pele has worried his fans often with his fragile health and has been admitted to hospital several times for various health problems.
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Australia survive scare to beat South Africa in low-scoring World Cup clash
Chasing a modest 119 for victory, Australia were in trouble at 81-5 after Steve Smith, who scored 35, and Glenn Maxwell, who made 18, departed.
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Kohli says Pakistan 'very strong' ahead of T20 blockbuster
India skipper Virat Kohli says they will take on a "very strong" Pakistan team in their Twenty20 World Cup opener and downplayed their unbeaten record against their opponents.
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'Completely overwhelming' as Namibia make history at T20 World Cup
World number 19 Namibia, the lowest-ranked side in the tournament, chased down their modest target of 126 with skipper Gerhard Erasmus making an unbeaten 53.
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Bavuma wants support from demanding SA fans in T20 World Cup
The South Africans have never won the tournament and they could not have asked for a tougher start than against the 2010 runners-up in a match to be played in Abu Dhabi - and Temba Bavuma admitted his side had "some butterflies".
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Olympian's murder highlights pressures faced by Kenya's female athletes
The country's female athletes pay a huge - and often tragic - price for their spectacular success in a male-dominated society.
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Pakistan look to break World Cup jinx against favourites India
India have beaten Pakistan in all of their 12 matches at the T20 and 50-over World Cups.
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Barcelona, Real Madrid combine present and future in Clasico of fallen giants
With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo gone, La Liga is trying to harness the image of Spanish football as the world's new talent factory and the Clasico – its most marketable fixture - as a window into the future.
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England put T20 World Cup pursuit on bucket list
England's bowlers have opted for a decidedly low-tech approach to winning the T20 World Cup by training with a humble bucket to counter the crushing humidity of the Gulf.
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Revived Man Utd face Liverpool, Chelsea battle injury woes
United are already four points behind second-placed Liverpool after failing to win their last three league games and another slip against Jurgen Klopp's in-form side would be a major blow to their bid for a first English title since 2013.
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Hamilton cheerful but realistic ahead of Texan test
The Mercedes driver, who is seeking a record-increasing sixth win at the Circuit of the Americas to overhaul Dutch rival Max Verstappen's six-point lead with six races to go, said he was taking the title run-in one race at a time.
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SA's Darryn Binder joins older sibling Brad in MotoGP
Darryn Binder has been competing in Moto3 since 2015 - Brad was crowned world champion in that category in 2016 - and finished on the podium six times, with the pinnacle victory in the Catalan GP last year.
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Proteas ICC T20 World Cup Super 12s schedule
The ICC T20 World Cup proper starts on 23 October when the Proteas take on Australia. Follow the Proteas' progress at the tournament with our fixture list.
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'Batting allrounder' Hasaranga helps Sri Lanka reach Super 12s
Hasaranga, who smashed 71, and Pathum Nissanka, who made 61, put on a key stand of 123 to guide Sri Lanka to 171 for seven after being in trouble at 8-3 in the first round match in Abu Dhabi.
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Ronaldo saves Man Utd again as Chelsea and Bayern cruise
Manchester United are now top of Group F, two points clear of Atalanta and Villarreal, who won 4-1 away to Young Boys in Bern.
