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Barca fans win right to wave pro-independence flags after threatening to use Scottish ones instead

Barcelona football fans have won the right to wave Estelada flags in Madrid

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Nieve gets Giro consolation win for Team Sky

Mikel Nieve won the Friday stage of the Giro d’Italia, a balm on the wounds of Team Sky for whom this is proving to be a disappointing Giro, after the withdrawal of rider Mikel Landa crippled the…

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Sevilla strike back to beat Liverpool for record third straight Europa League title

Sevilla survived a first-half battering before hitting back with three second-half goals, two from Coke, to beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Europa League final on Wednesday and win the trophy for the third

Jordan

Soccer star Mesut Ozil has kickabout with young Syrian refugees

Young Syrian refugees in Jordan have been having a kickabout with Germany and Arsenal soccer star Mesut Ozil.

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Europa Truck Trail season gets underway

With the tyres pumped and the engines firing on all cylinders the 20th season of the Europa Truck Trial got under in Montalieu-Vercieu in southeast

United Kingdom

European Aquatics Championships: Italy's Detti takes freestyle gold, Hosszu defends title

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Axel Clerget and French leave Almaty Grand Prix on a high

The Almaty Grand Prix 2016 came to a highly-charged finale on Sunday. Kazakhstan’s annual leg of the IJF World Judo Tour featured the women’s

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Eight hours of planking for a new world record

The Chinese policeman Mao Weidong has set a new Guinness World Record by planking for over eight hours, beating the previous international world

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Saracens lift first European Champions Cup

English side Saracens have become the champions of Europe for the first time, after beating Racing 92 of France. They lifted the cup after a 21-9

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Barcelona clinch their 24th la Liga title

A convincing 3-0 win over Granada preceded Barcelona’s la Liga title celebrations as Luis Enrique’s men secured their 24th crown at the Nuevo Estadio

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Giro d'Italia: Brambilla solos into pink in stage eight victory

Home favourite Gianluca Brambilla has seized the Giro d’Italia leader’s jersey from a struggling Tom Dumoulin, after a stunning ride on stage eight

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FIFA audit and compliance chief quits over reforms

FIFA’s new president Gianni Infantino is facing his first major test. The global football body’s audit and compliance chief has quit in protest at

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Samoura becomes first female FIFA secretary general

Senegal’s Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura has been appointed as Fifa’s first female secretary general. The 54-year-old succeeds former secretary general

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Miami force Game 7 with Raptors

The Miami Heat produced a stunning performance to claim their 10th straight playoff elimination game at home, defeating the Toronto Raptors 103-91 at

Russia

Russia slams top-level doping claims as 'treacherous slander'

Fresh allegations of doping at the highest level rock Russian sports, but Moscow calls the claims treacherous slander.

France

Ibrahimovic announces departure from PSG

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he will be leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season. The Swedish striker whose contract with the French

World News

Russia's anti-doping chief alleges Olympic cheat programme

The former head of Russia's anti-doping lab has alleged that dozens of Sochi athletes including 15 medal winners were part of a secret state-run doping programme.

Spain

Spanish football club CD Palencia unveil 'inside out' kit

It was intended to produce a reaction, and it worked. Spanish third division (fourth tier) side CDPalencia have unveiled a new ‘anatomical’ kit. The

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Russia batters Ukraine in a medieval dust up in Prague

Armour, weapons, men and women from all over the world fight in Prague in the Battle of Nations. The aim to recreate the drama of medieval combat

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Cavaliers sweep Hawks to reach Eastern Conference finals

The Cavaliers remain the NBA’s only undefeated team this post-season as Kevin Love’s team-mates swept the Hawks in their Eastern Conference playoff