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Boston Celtics beat Dallas Mavericks in NBA finals to win record 18th title
- As it happened: Dallas Mavericks 88-106 Boston Celtics
- Celtics take series 4-1 after dominant playoff run
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French sports minister lauds Mbappé’s ‘absolutely exemplary’ election plea
French Sports Minister Amelie Oudéa-Castéra on Monday hailed a statement by football superstar Kylian Mbappé urging voters not to back political extremes in the upcoming snap elections as exemplary. The backing came as Spain's goalkeeper suggested Monday that it was not the French captain's place to speak up "against extremes and divisive ideas" ahead of general elections.
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Luka Dončić fouls out as Celtics beat Mavericks to move within one win of NBA title
- As it happened: Boston Celtics 106–99 Dallas Mavericks
- No team has ever recovered from 3-0 NBA finals deficit
- Dallas stage late rally but Boston hold on for win
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Celtics survive rough outside shooting to take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
In a sign of progress, Boston found a way during a 105-98 victory over the Mavericks to claim a 2-0 lead before the series shifts to Dallas.
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Novak Djokovic pulls out of French Open with knee injury
Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open ahead of his quarter-final against Casper Ruud due to a knee injury suffered in the previous round, tournament organisers announced on Tuesday.
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Chilling sight Paris doesn’t want us to see
France has been accused of a controversial act to try and improve its image ahead of the Paris Olympics.
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Mike Tyson pulls out in boxing stunner
The blockbuster heavyweight boxing fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has been thrown into chaos due to a health scare.
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Golf’s world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has been detained by police at the PGA Championships hours before round two of the event.
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Mbappe named France's player of the year, ends seven seasons with PSG
Mbappe was named France's player of the year on Monday at an awards ceremony in Paris, as he comes to the end of his seven-season stay with Paris Saint-Germain.
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Larry Sanders had a $44m contract – and he walked away from the NBA
The center was a dominant defensive force at his peak but mental and physical problems took their toll while he was still in his prime playing years
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French MPs say ‘non’ to English at the Paris Olympics
Having long battled the creeping use of English in advertising, music and film, French MPs have declared a new struggle: keeping their home Olympics this year free from anglicisms.
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Taylor Swift’s boyfriend’s historic mega-deal
Power couple Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift cannot stop breaking records as the NFL superstar followed in his girlfriend’s footsteps.
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Paris suburbs get spanking new Olympic venues while teachers and pupils seethe in decrepit schools
Teachers and parents in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris have staged several weeks of strikes and protests in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, leveraging the Games as they call for urgent measures to help struggling state schools in mainland France’s poorest region, home to many of the Olympics’ signature venues.
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Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games organisers
The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.
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Can Paris still deliver on its Olympic promises with only three months to go?
The Eiffel Tower was supposed to greet the world’s athletes in a fresh coat of golden shimmer, the River Seine would be swimmable for the first time in 100 years and Paris was going to host the first-ever off-stadium opening ceremony in Olympic history. The hopes and expectations for the 2024 Games were grand and spectacular but with just three months to go will Paris be able to deliver on its promises?a
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‘Sad’ Mike Tyson footage goes viral
Boxing fans have voiced their concern over footage from within Mike Tyson’s training camp ahead of his fight against Jake Paul.
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Splashy River Seine opening ceremony for Paris Olympics faces security, transport challenges
The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds.
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