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Britain's Boulter to face Ukraine's Kostyuk in San Diego WTA final

Britain's Boulter to face Ukraine's Kostyuk in San Diego WTA final

Britain's Katie Boulter and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk advanced to the WTA San Diego Open final with powerful semi-final triumphs on Saturday, ousting two of the top three seeds.

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James becomes first NBA player with 40,000 points but Lakers lose

James becomes first NBA player with 40,000 points but Lakers lose

LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, the 39-year-old superstar scoring nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone.

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Kipchoge struggles to 10th place as Kipruto wins Tokyo Marathon

Kipchoge struggles to 10th place as Kipruto wins Tokyo Marathon

Kenya's double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge said "not every day is Christmas" after his Paris Games preparations hit a snag with a 10th-place finish at Sunday's Tokyo Marathon behind winner Benson Kipruto.

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Canada scrape past Costa Rica into Women's Gold Cup semis

Canada scrape past Costa Rica into Women's Gold Cup semis

Olympic champions Canada moved into the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup but needed extra-time before beating Costa Rica 1-0 on Saturday.

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Britain's Boulter powers past third-seeded Navarro into San Diego WTA final

Britain's Boulter powers past third-seeded Navarro into San Diego WTA final

Britain's Katie Boulter punched her ticket to the WTA final in San Diego on Saturday with a dominant 6-3, 6-1 victory over third-seeded American Emma Navarro.

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Kipchoge struggles as Kipruto wins Tokyo Marathon

Kipchoge struggles as Kipruto wins Tokyo Marathon

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge hit a snag in his preparations to challenge for a third straight Olympic gold at this year's Paris Games when finished 10th in Sunday's Tokyo Marathon behind winner Benson Kipruto.

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LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 40,000 career points

LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 40,000 career points

LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, the 39-year-old superstar scoring nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone.

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SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather

SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather

A planned launch on Saturday of a mission to take three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station was scrubbed due to poor weather.

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Cummins hails Lyon, Green after victory in first New Zealand Test

Cummins hails Lyon, Green after victory in first New Zealand Test

Australia captain Pat Cummins heaped praise on team-mates Nathan Lyon and Cameron Green on Sunday for match-winning performances his side secured a 172-run triumph over New Zealand in the first Test.

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Oscar-nominated makeup genius Kazu Hiro comes full circle with 'Maestro'

Oscar-nominated makeup genius Kazu Hiro comes full circle with 'Maestro'

When Kazu Hiro first started experimenting with makeup as a teenager in the 1980s, one face leapt out at him from books and magazines he saw in shops: legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein.

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