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'Play until I'm 50?' Venus won't rule it out

'Play until I'm 50?' Venus won't rule it out

Venus Williams insists she's not ready to call time on her career, claiming on Saturday she is probably the only player able to keep competing until she's 50.

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London Pride marchers defy climate protest

London Pride marchers defy climate protest

Revellers massed in central London Saturday for the annual Pride festival amid warnings that gay rights are under threat worldwide after decades of progress.

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Kenya in shock as road crash toll hits 52

Kenya in shock as road crash toll hits 52

The death toll from a grisly road crash in western Kenya rose to 52 on Saturday, police said, as rescuers worked to clear the wreckage from one of the deadliest traffic accidents in the country in recent years.

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Disgraced France prop Haouas signs for Biarritz

Disgraced France prop Haouas signs for Biarritz

Disgraced French prop Mohamed Haouas will play for second tier Biarritz next season after he and Top 14 outfit Clermont came to a severance agreement, according to French media on Saturday.

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Iniesta plays last game for Japan's Vissel Kobe

Iniesta plays last game for Japan's Vissel Kobe

Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta played his last game for Japanese club Vissel Kobe on Saturday, as he prepares to continue his illustrious career elsewhere.

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Khawaja and Smith fall as England rally in 2nd Ashes Test

Khawaja and Smith fall as England rally in 2nd Ashes Test

Australia's Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith became the latest batsmen at Lord's to fall to the short ball as England bounced back in the second Test on Saturday.

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'Wanted to make it': Nahel, the youth killed by French police

'Wanted to make it': Nahel, the youth killed by French police

He was "everything" to his mother, a quiet boy in his Paris neighbourhood, struck down by a policeman's bullet that has sparked riots and soul searching in a country where police have long faced accusations of singling out minorities.

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Stay calm, London 2012 organiser advises Paris Olympics chiefs amid riots

Stay calm, London 2012 organiser advises Paris Olympics chiefs amid riots

Paris 2024 Olympics organisers should "stay calm and focused" despite riots sweeping France just over a year before the games, Hugh Robertson, a British former minister responsible for London 2012, told AFP.

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Schooled for success: Munich academy recalls 'extraordinary' Djokovic

Schooled for success: Munich academy recalls 'extraordinary' Djokovic

Even when Novak Djokovic was a teenager, his coaches were sure that there was "just one objective in his head -- to become world number one".

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Swiatek ready to play 'wherever WTA decides' in Saudi link

Swiatek ready to play 'wherever WTA decides' in Saudi link

World number one Iga Swiatek said Saturday she is ready to "play wherever the WTA decides" after Saudi Arabia emerged as a controversial potential host on the women's tour.

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