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Jepchirchir, Munyao secure Kenyan double in the London marathon

Jepchirchir, Munyao secure Kenyan double in the London marathon

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the London marathon in a women's-only world record on Sunday as Alexander Mutiso Munyao's victory in the men's race made it a Kenyan double.

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Rybakina beats Kostyuk to win Stuttgart Open

Rybakina beats Kostyuk to win Stuttgart Open

Kazakh fourth seed Elena Rybakina defeated Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in straight sets to win the WTA event in Stuttgart on Sunday.

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Serb-majority North Kosovo towns vote on ethnic Albanian mayors

Serb-majority North Kosovo towns vote on ethnic Albanian mayors

Polling stations opened Sunday in four towns in Kosovo's Serb-majority north holding an extraordinary local vote on whether to oust their ethnic Albanian mayors in a territory riddled with deadly tensions.

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Israel pounds Gaza as West Bank violence surges

Israel pounds Gaza as West Bank violence surges

Israel carried out deadly strikes in Gaza, first responders in the war-battered Palestinian territory said on Sunday, as violence flared in the occupied West Bank.

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Left-wing separatist Bildu eyes historic win in Basque vote

Left-wing separatist Bildu eyes historic win in Basque vote

Spain's northern Basque Country votes Sunday in a regional election that polls suggest will be won by the left-wing separatist Bildu, seen as the heir of the political wing of the defunct armed separatist group ETA.

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Russia claims advances near Chasiv Yar as Ukraine hails new aid

Russia claims advances near Chasiv Yar as Ukraine hails new aid

Russia said Sunday its forces had gained territory near the key battleground town of Chasiv Yar in east Ukraine, highlighting the pressure facing Kyiv as it gears up to receive $61 billion in new US aid.

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'Not good enough' fumes Mercedes boss Wolff after China flop

'Not good enough' fumes Mercedes boss Wolff after China flop

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff fumed that his team's performance "was not good enough" on Sunday after George Russell and Lewis Hamilton laboured to sixth and ninth respectively at the Chinese Grand Prix.

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Kenya's Munyao gets better of Bekele to win London marathon

Kenya's Munyao gets better of Bekele to win London marathon

Alexander Mutiso Munyao beat three-time Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele to win the London marathon on Sunday.

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Verstappen wins Chinese Grand Prix to increase title grip

Verstappen wins Chinese Grand Prix to increase title grip

Max Verstappen rounded off a dominant weekend with victory in the first Chinese Grand Prix for five years on Sunday to extend his world championship lead, a day after romping to sprint victory.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro to hold Rio rally against 'threat' to free expression

Brazil's Bolsonaro to hold Rio rally against 'threat' to free expression

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is set to rally supporters in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in defense of freedom of expression, which he says is under threat in the country, as tech tycoon Elon Musk faces a legal showdown there over claims of censorship and disinformation.

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