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Nerveless Antonelli continues record run with Monaco GP win
Child's play fuels Serena's return, but singles comeback far from certain
Child's play fuels Serena's return, but singles comeback far from certain

Serena Williams said the chance to play in front of her children was the driving force behind her sensational return to tennis as the American legend played down a potential singles comeback.

June 07, 2026

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French mobile operators agree 20.4-bn-euro joint bid for SFR
French mobile operators agree 20.4-bn-euro joint bid for SFR

Three of France's mobile operators have agreed a joint bid worth 20.4 billion euros ($23.5 billion) for rival SFR, owned by indebted French-Luxembourg telco group Altice.

June 07, 2026

Vollering overhauls Van der Breggen to win women's Giro
Vollering overhauls Van der Breggen to win women's Giro

European champion Demi Vollering completed the full set of Grand Tours on Sunday as she claimed the women's Giro d'Italia after overnight leader Anna van der Breggen cracked on the race's final climb.

June 07, 2026

Stokes says Lord's pitch 'not ideal' as England hammer New Zealand
Stokes says Lord's pitch 'not ideal' as England hammer New Zealand

England captain Ben Stokes said the Lord's pitch was "not ideal" for Test cricket after his side thrashed New Zealand by 115 runs on Sunday.

June 07, 2026

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Russian strikes kill four, damage nuclear storage facility: Kyiv
Russian strikes kill four, damage nuclear storage facility: Kyiv

Russia fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least four people and damaging a nuclear storage facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukrainian officials said.

June 07, 2026

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As OPEC+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market
As OPEC+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market

OPEC+ ministers meet Sunday to weigh higher production quotas in a bid to cap oil prices that have surged since the Iran war effectively choked off Gulf crude shipments.

June 07, 2026