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Lions pride wounded ahead of first Australia test

CANBERRA - If managing players' fitness and keeping morale high are the ultimate balancing act for a long and arduous rugby tour, British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland took a plunge off the high-wire after his team's shock loss to the ACT Brumbies.

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Platini praises Israel as Spain take spoils once again

JERUSALEM - Israel came in for warm praise from European football's supremo Michel Platini as the Euro Under-21 football championships ended with Spain thrashing Italy 4-2 to retain the title.

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'Yuna Kids' aim to continue Korean star's legacy

SEOUL - Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and Kim Hae-jin the chance to learn from the "mother of figure skating" is worth every second of a childhood spent on skates.

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Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon

LONDON - American Venus Williams has pulled out of this year's Wimbledon because of a back injury, the five-times singles champion said on Tuesday.

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Kagawa the dangerman for Japan, says Italy's De Rossi

RECIFE - Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi picked out Japan's Shinji Kagawa as the dangerman for his side ahead of their Confederations Cup match on Wednesday.

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Campbell-Brown suspended by Jamaican federation

KINGSTON - Jamaica's twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation on Tuesday following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month.

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Champions League final live blog – Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund

The first all German final of the world's most prestigious club soccer competition comes to Wembley in London as some of Europe's finest look to put on a show.

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Justin Rose wins his first major title at the U.S. Open.

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