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Fisk outlasts Pendrith in playoff to win PGA Tour Louisville title
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US strikes Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz
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Massive fire in Bangkok bar kills at least 27
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Zverev vows to chase down Wimbledon champion Sinner in trophy charge
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Five classic France v Spain clashes before World Cup semi-final
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World Cup gets set for pair of blockbuster semi-finals
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Venezuela quake death toll rises to 4,490
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England open door to Flower return after McCullum axed as Test coach
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South Korea's Tom Kim wins Scottish Open to end three-year title drought
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Irrepressible Sinner outlasts Zverev to win second straight Wimbledon title
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Ryu defeats Henderson in play-off to win back-to-back majors in Evian
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Argentina football great Rattin dies at 89
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Spain ex-PM draws criticism with 'xenophobic' remark on French team
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Argentina great Rattin dies at 89
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Israel elections to be held on October 27: parliament
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Bellingham drags England into World Cup semis but Tuchel demands more
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Zelensky orders new PM in major government reshuffle
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Van der Poel wins shortened Tour de France ninth stage
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Iran declares Hormuz strait closed, US military insists traffic flowing
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McCullum sacked as England Test coach but retains white-ball role
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Bhatia first woman to score Lord's Test century as India run riot
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Mladenovic and Guo win Wimbledon women's doubles title
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McCullum stands down as England Test cricket coach
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McCullum stand downs as England Test cricket coach
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Marc Marquez cruises to Germany MotoGP Grand Prix victory
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India's Bhatia becomes first woman to score Lord's Test century
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S. Korea summons Russian ambassador over Pyongyang deal
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India's Modi leads yoga day celebration in Muslim-majority Kashmir
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Israel-Hezbollah hostilities fan fears of widening Gaza war
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Iraqi Kurds mourn loved ones lost on Mediterranean migrant route
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Drones: new terror tool for Colombian guerrillas
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US's Gaza aid pier effort hit by repeated setbacks
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Haiti PM touts new police chief in fight against violent gangs
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UK PM Sunak 'angry' after party figures ensnared in election betting scandal
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