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Returning Shiffrin buoyant after 'miraculous' fifth in slalom

Returning Shiffrin buoyant after 'miraculous' fifth in slalom

Mikaela Shiffrin might have missed out on a medal that would have made her the most decorated alpine skier ever, but the US star was buoyant after what she dubbed her "miraculous" fifth place in the slalom on Saturday.

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Merino's Arsenal double a belated Valentine's gift for wife

Merino's Arsenal double a belated Valentine's gift for wife

Mikel Merino said his vital double in Arsenal's 2-0 win at Leicester on Saturday was a belated Valentine's Day present for his wife after he forgot to buy her a proper gift.

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Zelensky calls for European army as US backing questioned

Zelensky calls for European army as US backing questioned

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Saturday for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers on the continent must be listened to in peace talks with Russia.

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Super-sub Merino strikes late as Arsenal sink Leicester

Super-sub Merino strikes late as Arsenal sink Leicester

Arsenal ignored their injury woes to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points as Mikel Merino came off the bench to clinch a 2-0 win against Leicester on Saturday.

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British couple detained in Iran named

British couple detained in Iran named

The UK government on Saturday named two Britons detained in Iran as Craig and Lindsay Foreman, with their family saying they are determined to ensure the pair's "safe return".

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Shiffrin misses historic world medal as Rast wins women's slalom

Shiffrin misses historic world medal as Rast wins women's slalom

US star Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth to miss out on a historic world medal as Switzerland's Camille Rast won the women's slalom in Saalbach on Saturday.

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Bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners arrives in Ramallah

Bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners arrives in Ramallah

A bus carrying a group of Palestinian prisoners released Saturday by Israel under the Gaza ceasefire deal arrived to a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to an AFP journalist.

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Stony Sinner defied doping worry to dominate men's tennis

Stony Sinner defied doping worry to dominate men's tennis

Jannik Sinner's reserved public persona belies a mature and steely 23-year-old who showed supreme mental strength to put aside his doping scandal and win the last two tennis majors.

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Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza truce

Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza truce

Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse.

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World no.1 Sinner accepts three-month ban to end doping drama

World no.1 Sinner accepts three-month ban to end doping drama

Jannik Sinner's long doping saga came to an end on Saturday after he agreed to a three-month ban from tennis, the world number one admitting "partial responsibility" for team mistakes which led to him twice testing positive for traces of clostebol in March last year.

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