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Mullins cries tears of joy, a last roar from Tiger Roll

Mullins cries tears of joy, a last roar from Tiger Roll

Trainer Willie Mullins finally added a glaring omission to his trophy cabinet landing the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday with Energumene whilst another Irish racing legend Tiger Roll bowed out with honour at the Cheltenham Festival.

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Late Witsel winner helps Dortmund cut Bayern's lead in Bundesliga

Late Witsel winner helps Dortmund cut Bayern's lead in Bundesliga

Axel Witsel fired in a late winner Wednesday as Borussia Dortmund ground out a 1-0 victory at Mainz to trim Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga to four points.

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LIV Golf unveils plans for eight-event series: reports

LIV Golf unveils plans for eight-event series: reports

A long-discussed rival for the US PGA Tour unveiled details for a 2022 season on Wednesday, with a June start in London and four US events, according to multiple media reports.

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Olympic champion Chen pulls out of world skating meet

Olympic champion Chen pulls out of world skating meet

Reigning men's Olympic and world champion Nathan Chen of the United States on Wednesday withdrew from next week's world figure skating championships in France.

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Assured Root puts England in strong position against West Indies

Assured Root puts England in strong position against West Indies

West Indies missed another opportunity to remove Joe Root and the England captain took advantage of the second reprieve in guiding his team to 136 for two at tea on the opening day of the second Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday.

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Zelensky urges US help against Russia -- and gets $1 bln more weaponry

Zelensky urges US help against Russia -- and gets $1 bln more weaponry

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invoked September 11 and Pearl Harbor in an impassioned address to the US Congress on Wednesday pleading for weapons to fight Russia -- and earning a promise from President Joe Biden just hours later for $1 billion in new arms.

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'Lost everything': Ukrainians sail to new lives in Sweden

'Lost everything': Ukrainians sail to new lives in Sweden

"We didn't even have time to get our things," says Ukrainian refugee Ludmila Nikiforova, one of hundreds fleeing the brutal conflict to Sweden on ferries from Poland every day.

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US Fed raises interest rate in battle against high inflation

US Fed raises interest rate in battle against high inflation

The Federal Reserve escalated its battle against the wave of prices increases battering the US economy on Wednesday by raising the benchmark interest even as it acknowledged the risk posed by the war in Ukraine.

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Ukraine leader entreats US as Putin claims invasion on course

Ukraine leader entreats US as Putin claims invasion on course

Ukraine's leader on Wednesday made an emotive appeal to US lawmakers for greater Western intervention against Russia, which insisted its invasion was going "successfully" despite the West rallying to Kyiv's aid with arms and sanctions.

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Powerful quake rattles Japan, tsunami advisory issued

Powerful quake rattles Japan, tsunami advisory issued

A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted eastern Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast.

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