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Lowry leads as McIlroy, Woods suffer nightmare start at the British Open

Shane Lowry shot to the top of the leaderboard at five under par as Rory McIlroy was among the big names to struggle on day one of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon.

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Marseille sign forward Greenwood from Man Utd

Marseille signed striker Mason Greenwood from Manchester United, the Ligue 1 side announced on social media on Thursday, despite the objection of some of the French club's fans.

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Ton-up Pope leads England to 416 all out against West Indies in second Test

Ollie Pope rode his luck to a hundred as England ended the first day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday in a commanding position at 416 all out.

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Man City sign Savinho from feeder club Troyes

Manchester City announced the signing of Brazilian winger Savinho on Thursday from French side Troyes, who are owned by the same parent company as the English champions.

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Pogacar primed for finale as Campenaerts and baby steal Tour de France show

Belgian Victor Campenaerts wept with joy after winning stage 18 of the Tour de France as overall leader Tadej Pogacar and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard saved their thunder for a trilogy of harsh stages over the final weekend.

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'It's game on,' says Hamilton as Mercedes seek more wins

Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate George Russell will be fighting to win and hope to deliver a sustained 'silver arrows' resurgence through the second half of the season, the seven-time champion said on Thursday.

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Magnussen aiming to stay in F1 after Haas exit

Kevin Magnussen said he was "disappointed" to lose his seat at Haas but insisted that he was aiming to stay in Formula One next year with a rival team.

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Campenaerts wins stage 18, Pogacar retains Tour de France lead

Belgian Victor Campenaerts won stage 18 of the Tour de France as an escape dominated a race around the spectacular lake Serre-Poncon in the Alps on Thursday.

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Gasly tries to lure Sainz to Alpine

Pierre Gasly confirmed on Thursday that he has spoken to Carlos Sainz in a bid to persuade him to join him at Alpine next season, after leaving Ferrari.

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Vieira quits as Strasbourg coach, linked to vacant USA manager post

Patrick Vieira stood down as manager Strasbourg, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Thursday, as his name was linked to the vacant United States men's team coaching job.

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McIlroy focused on making British Open cut after disastrous start

Rory McIlroy said he can only focus on trying to make the cut at the British Open after a disastrous opening round of seven over par at Royal Troon on Thursday.

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Suryakumar takes over as India's new T20 skipper

Suryakumar Yadav has been named India's T20 captain, the country's cricket board announced Thursday, after Rohit Sharma quit the shortest format following last month's World Cup triumph.

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Dortmund sign striker Guirassy from Stuttgart

Borussia Dortmund on Thursday said they had signed Serhou Guirassy from Bundesliga rivals Stuttgart, ending their long pursuit of the Guinean striker.

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Pleasantly tired Krejcikova counts post-Wimbledon blessings

Tired but elated, Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova said Thursday the post-tournament duties were an enjoyable experience as she looked back on encounters with Pink, Tom Cruise and the royal family.

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Greenwood poised to replace Aubameyang at Marseille

Controversial English forward Mason Greenwood was poised on Thursday to sign for Ligue 1 side Marseille for a reported 30 million euros ($33 million) and fill the vacuum left by veteran Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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McIlroy, DeChambeau suffer nightmare starts at the British Open

Rory McIlroy's bid to end a 10-year wait to win a major was blown off course on the opening round of the 152nd British Open as Bryson DeChambeau also struggled in the blustery and wet conditions in Troon.

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Dynamic Duckett gets England off to fast start against West Indies

Ben Duckett's quick-fire 71 ensured England made a rapid start to the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, with the hosts racing to 134-2 at lunch on Thursday's first day.

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Postecoglou focused on Spurs after England link

Ange Postecoglou insists he has "no idea" about reports claiming the Tottenham boss is a contender to take charge of England.

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Kevin Magnussen to leave F1 team Haas at season end

Danish Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen will leave Haas at the end of the current season, the US constructor announced Thursday ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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McIlroy, Scheffler eye Claret Jug as 152nd British Open gets underway

Former champion Justin Leonard hit the opening tee shot as the British Open got under way at Royal Troon on Thursday with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler among those with eyes on the Claret Jug.

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Paris: The ultimate challenge for marathon legend Kipchoge

When he started out running in the early 2000s, a young Eliud Kipchoge simply wanted to get on a plane and go to Europe.

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Buoyant Hamilton seeking to keep momentum and more records

A buoyant Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix on the crest of a wave, seeking a record-increasing ninth Hungaroring victory and Mercedes' third consecutive win of the season.

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Australia swim team has 'strike power' to challenge US Olympic dominance

Australian head swim coach Rohan Taylor admits it will be a big task to topple the United States from the top of the Olympic medal table in Paris, but says his team have the "strike power" to give it a go.

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Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive

French security forces began locking down large parts of central Paris on Thursday ahead of the hugely complex Olympics opening ceremony next week on the river Seine.

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Olympic swim star Titmus warns she is better now than Tokyo

Swim star Ariarne Titmus says she has never prepared as well for a major event and is in better shape now than when she won Olympic 200m and 400m freestyle gold in Tokyo.

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Alaalatoa to captain Wallabies in new-look side for Georgia

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt named his third captain in as many Tests Thursday with Allan Alaalatoa in charge against Georgia, while winger Darby Lancaster will make his debut among 10 changes to the starting side.

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Barrett starts as All Blacks ring changes for Fiji Test in US

New Zealand on Thursday made 11 changes to the team to face Fiji in San Diego, with Beauden Barrett starting at fullback, a debut for centre Billy Proctor and five uncapped players on the bench.

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French rugby players accused of rape granted house arrest for now

Two French international rugby players accused of raping a woman while on tour in Argentina were temporarily granted house arrest Wednesday after a week in detention, the prosecutor's office said.

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LeBron sees 'much to improve' before Olympics despite Serbia win

LeBron James was pleased with the progress made by the USA in their 105-79 victory over Serbia in a friendly in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, but insists there is "so much room to improve" in the hunt for Olympic gold.

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Nadal, Ruud save match point to make doubles semi-finals

Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud saved a match point in the deciding set tie-break to reach the semi-finals of the doubles in Bastad on Wednesday, hours after the Norwegian was knocked out of the singles.

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R&A chief 'doesn't care' about British Open prize money gap

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has said he "doesn't care" that the British Open's prize fund is not among the top 25 in men's golf.

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Carapaz ticks off Tour win as Evenepoel edges Pogacar, Vingegaard

Ecuador's Richard Carapaz won stage 17 of the Tour de France after the remnants of a breakaway finished ahead of the main pretenders in the High Alps on Wednesday.

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