Serena to face Kovinic in US Open start as retirement looms
Serena Williams will face Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in her first round match at the US Open following the draw for the tournament made on Thursday.
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Bayern to play Barcelona in Champions League group stage, Man City to meet Dortmund
Bayern Munich were placed in the same section as Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona in Thursday's draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage in Istanbul, while Erling Haaland will face his former club as Manchester City were paired with Borussia Dortmund.
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'I still believe': Leclerc refuses to give up on F1 title dream
A defiant Charles Leclerc on Thursday said he still believes he can beat Max Verstappen and win this year's world title for Ferrari, starting with a perfect result at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
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Global monkeypox cases dropped last week: WHO
Monkeypox cases fell by a fifth last week as infections in Europe dropped but the outbreak is going through "intense transmission" in the Americas, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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'Dangerous' heatwaves likely to grip the tropics daily by 2100: study
Many millions of people in the tropics could be exposed to dangerous heat for half the year by 2100 even if humanity manages to meet climate goals, researchers warned Thursday.
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Rookie Evenepoel soars through fog into Vuelta lead
Belgian tyro Remco Evenepoel left his Vuelta a Espana title rivals trailing on a foggy climb in the Cantabrian mountains on Thursday on a stage won by Australian Jay Vine of Alpecin.
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Nadal eyes 23rd major as Djokovic gives up on US Open
Rafael Nadal targets a fifth US Open and 23rd Grand Slam title in New York from next week with his path to the title no longer blocked by Novak Djokovic whose refusal to get vaccinated has ruled him out of a second major this year.
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Russian-held nuclear plant cut from Ukraine grid as Putin orders troop boost
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under occupation by Moscow's troops was disconnected from the national power supply on Thursday, the state energy operator said, as President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to swell the ranks of Russia's military.
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Thunder lose rookie center Holmgren for NBA season
Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren, the second pick in this year's NBA Draft, will miss the entire 2022-23 season with a right foot injury, the team said Thursday.
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La Liga's surprise pacesetters meet on shifting ground
La Liga's third round, the last before the transfer window shuts, kicks off on Friday with a showdown of perfect teams as fourth-place Osasuna visit third-place Betis.
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