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Gauff to pretend crowd are ‘cheering for me’ against Boisson

Coco Gauff said on Wednesday she will pretend the French crowd “are cheering for me” when she faces home favourite Lois Boisson in the Roland Garros semi-finals.The second seed battled past her fellow American Madison Keys 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-1 in a tense last-eight clash littered with 14 double-faults and a whopping 101 unforced errors.Gauff …

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Young stars sparkle as Thunder and Pacers seek first NBA titles

Powered by young star talent and deep rosters, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers open the NBA Finals on Thursday, each trying to bring their city a first-ever crown.Oklahoma City, fancied by oddsmakers after an NBA-high 68 regular-season wins, will host game one in the best-of-seven championship series.Both teams are fast-paced squads with young star …

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Ohtani leads tributes as Japan’s ‘Mr. Pro Baseball’ dies at 89

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani led the tributes to Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima following his death on Tuesday aged 89.Known as “Mr. Pro Baseball”, Nagashima starred for Japan’s most popular team, the Yomiuri Giants, winning nine straight Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973.He formed a lethal partnership with Sadaharu Oh, who holds …

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Oilers try to end Canada’s NHL title drought by dethroning Panthers

A tension-packed Canada-United States rivalry reaches an emotional high starting Wednesday when the Edmonton Oilers try to become the first Canadian club since 1993 to win the Stanley Cup.The Oilers, powered by superstar Connor McDavid, will face defending champion Florida in the NHL’s best-of-seven championship series in a rematch of last year’s final, won by …

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Cruz Azul thrash Vancouver Whitecaps to win CONCACAF Champions Cup 

Mexico’s Cruz Azul smashed the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Sunday for a record-equalling seventh time.Angel Sepulveda scored twice for Cruz Azul, who led 4-0 at half-time in Mexico City and equal rivals Club America’s record of seven CONCACAF titles.Sepulveda finished as the tournament’s top-scorer with nine goals while the …

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