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FA Women's Super League: Chelsea clinch title for second season running to keep quadruple bid alive
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FA Women's Super League: Chelsea clinch title for second season running to keep quadruple bid alive

Chelsea were 5-0 winners at home to Reading and finished two points ahead of City, who won their final game — 1-0 at West Ham — but also needed Chelsea to lose to stand a chance of jumping into first.

Giro d'Italia: Belgian Tim Merlier wins second stage, Filippo Ganna retains leader's jersey
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Giro d'Italia: Belgian Tim Merlier wins second stage, Filippo Ganna retains leader's jersey

Merlier, 28, riding for Alpecin, finished ahead of two Italians, European champion Giacomo Nizzolo and Elia Viviani, to claim his fourth win of the season.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Despite 86-hour travel, missed World Cup, hard quarantines, Atanu Das focussed on bulls-eye
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Despite 86-hour travel, missed World Cup, hard quarantines, Atanu Das focussed on bulls-eye

After their medal haul at Stage I World Cup, Indian archers returned home after an 86-hour journey. Then came news that they will miss World Cup Stage II. The archers also face hard quarantines at Paris WC and Tokyo 2020. Despite that Atanu Das is keeping his eye trained on the bulls-eye.

Primera Division: Unbeaten Barcelona claim second consecutive title with eight games to spare
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Primera Division: Unbeaten Barcelona claim second consecutive title with eight games to spare

Barca's victory puts them 16 points clear of Levante, who drew 1-1 against Espanyol and now cannot catch the leaders with their five games left to play.

Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mt Everest for the 25th time, breaking his own previous record
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Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mt Everest for the 25th time, breaking his own previous record

Nepal has issued climbing permits this year to 408 foreign climbers despite a surging COVID-19 outbreak.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju says our endevour is to provide safe environment for shooters
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju says our endevour is to provide safe environment for shooters

A 15-member Olympic-bound Indian team will depart for Zagreb, Croatia on 11 May in a chartered flight to participate in the European Championship, to be held in Osijek from 20 May to 6 June.

Bundesliga: Bayern's Robert Lewandowski sets sights on Gerd Mueller's goal record after securing title
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Bundesliga: Bayern's Robert Lewandowski sets sights on Gerd Mueller's goal record after securing title

The Polish striker scored a hat-trick in Bayern's 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach this weekend, leaving him just one goal short of Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old record of 40 goals in a single Bundesliga season.

AFC Cup Group D matches including ATK Mohun Bagan games postponed
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AFC Cup Group D matches including ATK Mohun Bagan games postponed

The AFC did not give any reason but asked the participating teams to either return home or not to proceed to Maldives for the matches.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletics chief Sebastian Coe says Games can be 'beacon of hope'
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Athletics chief Sebastian Coe says Games can be 'beacon of hope'

More than 10,000 athletes from 200 countries and regions are set to travel to Tokyo for the Games, with a decision on how many domestic fans - if any - can attend to be taken in June.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Mandeep Jangra wins first professional boxing match
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Commonwealth Games silver medallist Mandeep Jangra wins first professional boxing match

The boxer won his first professional bout against Ramos in a four-round unanimous decision in the super welterweight category on Saturday.

ATK Mohun Bagan's Prabir Das, SK Sahil test positive for COVID-19 before flying to Maldives for AFC Cup tie, says report
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ATK Mohun Bagan's Prabir Das, SK Sahil test positive for COVID-19 before flying to Maldives for AFC Cup tie, says report

Under the AFC protocols, competing players will have to have COVID-19 negative reports two days before departure from their home base.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Strongly believe we have best chance to win medal, says India men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Strongly believe we have best chance to win medal, says India men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh

India have won eight gold medals in the past, but their last top finish came way back in 1980 Moscow Olympics.

NBA: Warriors hit franchise record 27 3-pointers, 76ers move closer to top spot in East
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NBA: Warriors hit franchise record 27 3-pointers, 76ers move closer to top spot in East

Stephen Curry scored 49 points in 29 minutes and matched his season best with 11 3-pointers and Golden State beat Oklahoma City.

Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Joe Saunders to unify titles in front of record crowd
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Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Joe Saunders to unify titles in front of record crowd

The wildly popular Mexican added another belt in the super middleweight division, handing Billy Joe Saunders his first loss when the English boxer didn't come out for the ninth round Saturday night.

Ligue 1: Lyon thrash Lorient to move into top three, trail leaders Lille by 6 points
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Ligue 1: Lyon thrash Lorient to move into top three, trail leaders Lille by 6 points

Lyon can mathematically still win the title, but trail leaders Lille by six points with two matches remaining.

European football matchday: Real Madrid aim for LaLiga top spot; Manchester United visit Villa
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European football matchday: Real Madrid aim for LaLiga top spot; Manchester United visit Villa

Manchester City can win the Premier League if Manchester United lose at Aston Villa.

Bundesliga: The importance of Lewandowski, Kimmich and others in Bayern Munich's title-winning campaign
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Bundesliga: The importance of Lewandowski, Kimmich and others in Bayern Munich's title-winning campaign

Kimmich showed his creative side with three assists when Bayern thrashed bottom side Schalke in January.

Bryson DeChambeau flies 1,000 miles home then learns he made cut
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Bryson DeChambeau flies 1,000 miles home then learns he made cut

It was on the 1,000-mile flight from Charlotte to Dallas that DeChambeau got the news from his agent he was in 68th place

Formula 1 2021: AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda apologises to team after 'different' car remark
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Formula 1 2021: AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda apologises to team after 'different' car remark

It was the fourth successive Saturday that the Japanese rookie had been out-paced by the more experienced Frenchman.

NBA: Russell Westbrook ties Oscar Robertson for most triple-doubles all-time
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NBA: Russell Westbrook ties Oscar Robertson for most triple-doubles all-time

Westbrook matched Robertson with his 10th assist of the night in the third quarter of the Wizards' 133-132 overtime victory over the Pacers