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Scheffler grabs two-shot lead at low-scoring Players

Scheffler grabs two-shot lead at low-scoring Players

American Scottie Scheffler birdied the final hole to complete a seven-underpar 65 and take a two-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the Players Championship.

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Bruins become fastest team to 50 wins in NHL history

Bruins become fastest team to 50 wins in NHL history

The Boston Bruins became the fastest team in NHL history to reach the 50-win mark in a season by defeating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Saturday.

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French Senate approves pensions reform as protests appear to lose steam

French Senate approves pensions reform as protests appear to lose steam

France's Senate voted late Saturday to approve a deeply unpopular reform to the country's pension system, hours after demonstrators took to the streets to oppose the cornerstone policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term in office.

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BBC boss will not step down as Lineker removal sparks sports coverage chaos

BBC boss will not step down as Lineker removal sparks sports coverage chaos

The BBC's director general Tim Davie said he will not resign after the publicly-funded broadcaster's sport service was decimated on Saturday by a backlash to Gary Lineker's removal as Match of the Day host.

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Defending champion Swiatek off to fast start at Indian Wells

Defending champion Swiatek off to fast start at Indian Wells

World number one Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a rare Indian Wells repeat with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 victory over 56th-ranked American Claire Liu on Saturday.

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Former NFL, NBA champion Grant dead at 95

Former NFL, NBA champion Grant dead at 95

Bud Grant, who won NFL and NBA titles and coached the Minnesota Vikings into four Super Bowls, died Saturday, the club announced. He was 95.

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Match of the Day shortened and silenced in wake of Lineker row

Match of the Day shortened and silenced in wake of Lineker row

The BBC's flagship football highlights show Match of the Day was cut short on Saturday as pundits and commentators pulled out after presenter Gary Lineker was taken off air by the corporation.

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McIlroy says he needs to switch focus back to golf

McIlroy says he needs to switch focus back to golf

World number three Rory McIlroy vowed to turn his focus away from sports politics and back to the game after he missed the cut at the Players Championship on Saturday.

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Mbappe scores last-minute winner as PSG bounce back from European exit

Mbappe scores last-minute winner as PSG bounce back from European exit

Kylian Mbappe broke away to score a last-minute winner as Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest 2-1 on Saturday, a result that will go a small way towards healing the wound of their midweek Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich.

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Sundowns hammer African giants Ahly to secure last-eight place

Sundowns hammer African giants Ahly to secure last-eight place

South African club Mamelodi Sundowns became the second qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals after hammering mighty Egyptian visitors Al Ahly 5-2 in Pretoria on Saturday.

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