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Tunisian president dissolves top judicial watchdog, alleging bias

Tunisian president dissolves top judicial watchdog, alleging bias

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved a top independent judicial watchdog, accusing it of bias in his latest controversial move since he sacked the government last year.

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'Warrior' Villiere hat-trick sends France top of Six Nations

'Warrior' Villiere hat-trick sends France top of Six Nations

France team manager Raphael Ibanez said Gabin Villiere was a "warrior" after the winger scored three times as the Six Nations contenders beat Italy 37-10 in Paris on Sunday to move top of the table.

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Murray to skip clay-court season, including French Open

Murray to skip clay-court season, including French Open

Andy Murray has confirmed he will not play on clay in the coming months to give him the best chance of competing at Wimbledon later in the year.

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Rangers respond to thrash Hearts, Celtic hit Motherwell for four

Rangers respond to thrash Hearts, Celtic hit Motherwell for four

Rangers bounced back from a crushing Old Firm derby defeat to Celtic to remain just one point behind their Glasgow rivals at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 5-0 thrashing of third-placed Hearts on Sunday.

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Forest stun FA Cup holders Leicester, Liverpool see off Cardiff

Forest stun FA Cup holders Leicester, Liverpool see off Cardiff

Nottingham Forest knocked holders Leicester out of the FA Cup as the Championship side powered to a shock 4-1 win, while Liverpool eased into the fifth round with a 3-1 victory against Cardiff on Sunday.

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Barca go fourth after winning six-goal thriller against Atletico

Barca go fourth after winning six-goal thriller against Atletico

Jordi Alba scored an extraordinary volley and Dani Alves was sent off as Barcelona delivered a major boost to their hopes of finishing in La Liga's top four on Sunday by winning a six-goal thriller against Atletico Madrid.

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Cyclone Batsirai kills 10, displaces tens of thousands in Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai kills 10, displaces tens of thousands in Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai killed at least ten people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.

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Villiere hat-trick sends France top of Six Nations

Villiere hat-trick sends France top of Six Nations

Winger Gabin Villiere scored three times as Six Nations contenders France beat Italy 37-10 in Paris on Sunday to move top of the table.

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'Catastrophic' Dortmund thrashed by Leverkusen in Haaland's absence

'Catastrophic' Dortmund thrashed by Leverkusen in Haaland's absence

Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga title hopes were left in tatters on Sunday as they crashed to a 5-2 defeat at home to Bayer Leverkusen, with injured star striker Erling Haaland forced to watch from the sidelines.

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Osimhen fires Napoli into heart of three-way Serie A title tussle

Osimhen fires Napoli into heart of three-way Serie A title tussle

Victor Osimhen scored on his first Napoli start since November to help his team to a 2-0 win at Venezia on Sunday which moves them one point behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan.

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