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Paolini ends Eala run to reach Wimbledon quarters

Paolini ends Eala run to reach Wimbledon quarters

Jasmine Paolini reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final for two years, edging out rising Filipina star Alexandra Eala in a tense last 16 match at Wimbledon on Monday.

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Folarin Balogun affair -- Who said what

Folarin Balogun affair -- Who said what

The decision to defer US star Folarin Balogun's one match World Cup suspension following President Donald Trump's phone call to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has sparked comment from far and wide.

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Cobolli makes second successive Wimbledon quarter-final

Cobolli makes second successive Wimbledon quarter-final

Italy's Flavio Cobolli reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for a second successive year, defeating Australian fifth seed Alex De Minaur 7-5, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Monday.

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Clooney to get lifetime award at Venice film festival

Clooney to get lifetime award at Venice film festival

US actor, director and producer George Clooney will receive a lifetime achievement award at this year's Venice film festival, organisers said on Monday.

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UK's Farage under the cosh over undeclared finances

UK's Farage under the cosh over undeclared finances

British politician Nigel Farage is facing mounting pressure over alleged undeclared financial support, an uncomfortable moment for his anti-immigration Reform UK party whose soaring rise appears to have stalled.

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Three things we learned from the British Grand Prix

Three things we learned from the British Grand Prix

Not for the first time a Formula One race director decided, controversially it seemed, to end a Grand Prix with a slow procession rather than a thrilling high-speed contest.

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Microsoft cuts 4,800 job as it revamps Xbox

Microsoft cuts 4,800 job as it revamps Xbox

Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs -- roughly two percent of its global workforce -- in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.

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Stock markets meander as tech recovery stutters

Stock markets meander as tech recovery stutters

Major stock markets struggled for momentum Monday as a recovery for technology share prices petered out and quarterly earnings season kicks into gear.

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Mertens reaches Wimbledon last eight for first time

Mertens reaches Wimbledon last eight for first time

Belgium's Elise Mertens reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Czech 21st seed Marie Bouzkova on Monday.

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Britain sanctions Russian scientists behind chemical attacks

Britain sanctions Russian scientists behind chemical attacks

Britain on Monday unveiled sanctions against seven Russian scientists and two research labs said to have helped develop chemical weapons used in two attacks.

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