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Shops looted, woman dead in France after Algeria football win
Two stores near the Champs-Elysees in Paris were looted, including a Ducati motorcycle shop where people took helmets, gloves and even bikes, an AFP journalist said.
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Success pays for Nigeria as Dangote promises big goal bonus
The continent’s richest man Aliko Dangote has promised to pay the Super Eagles $50,000 for each goal they score against the Algerians.
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‘A tragic loss’: Teen dies during rugby match in WC
The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon after the boy apparently suffered a neck injury.
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AB de Villiers: I made no demands to be in Proteas World Cup squad
De Villiers was responding to earlier reports that he had made himself available for selection just 24 hours before the Proteas squad for the tournament was announced.
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SA's Binder excited to move up to MotoGP class
Binder will link up with Red Bull KTM Tech3 in 2020 after spending three seasons in Moto2.
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Morgan wants England to relish World Cup final pressure
The England captain's side will face New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday, with both sides bidding to win the title for the first time.
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Cane to lead All Blacks against Pumas in Championship opener
Regular captain Kieran Read and his deputy Sam Whitelock are both staying back in New Zealand to prepare for the 27 July clash with the Springboks in Wellington after they helped the Crusaders to a 10th Super Rugby title last week.
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Madagascar fairytale ends as Tunisia sweep into semifinals
Madagascar coach Nicolas Dupuis, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the competition, admitted Tunisia were simply too strong.
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Springboks to 'split resources' for Australia, New Zealand
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus denied that he was considering fielding a 'B' team against Australia at Ellis Park in the opening round.
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Thomas silences doubters as breakaway duo share mountain spoils
Defending Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas defied his doubters Thursday as Belgian Dylan Teuns won stage six and his breakaway partner Giulio Ciccone snatched the yellow jersey by just a few seconds on an iconic mountain stage.
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Mthethwa remembers rugby legend James Small as 'one of the greatest'
Small was part of the team that lifted South Africa's first Rugby World Cup trophy 24 years ago.
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Roy of the Rovers hitting sees England cruise to WC final
In a batting lineup containing Jos Buttler and Joe Root, with Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes lower down, Roy was simply the biffer at the top who did little more than give the ball a good wallop.
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Van Straaten joins Kings coaching staff
Van Straaten was previously the kicking coach of the Australian national team and was recently the defence and kicking coach of Super Rugby side, for the Sharks.
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Australia's Starc sets record for most wickets at a single World Cup
That gave the left-arm quick his 27th wicket of the 2019 tournament, breaking the record of 26 for a single edition he had previously shared with retired Australia paceman Glenn McGrath.
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Serena to face Halep in Wimbledon final
The 37-year-old American, seeded 11, eased past over-matched Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-finals.
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Two Currie Cup debutants for WP against the Bulls
Jean-Luc Du Plessis will form a half back partnership with Justin Phillips, with Dan Kriel and Ruhan Nel in midfield alongside him.
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Cronje to lead the Lions young side
Lions team include two debutants with stalwart Ross Cronje leading a talented young side.
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Cheetahs confirm Ruan Pienaar signing
In a statement, Cheetahs says Ruan experience in Guinness PRO14 will be valuable for the Bloemfontein outfit as he represented the Irish side from Belfast in 141 matches between 2010 and 2017.
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England draw first blood in World Cup semi against Australia
The winners of the match in Birmingham will face New Zealand, who shocked mighty India at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
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Debutants Madagascar bring romance to Cup of Nations
According to coach Nicolas Dupuis, a number of players, such as Abel and Ibrahim Amada, had given on up the national side because “they did not think it was taken seriously”.
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'The sun will still rise' - India mourns World Cup shocker
The unexpected defeat to New Zealand in Wednesday's semifinal came after a top-order batting collapse had left them teetering at 24-4.
