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Itauma punches himself out against Hrgovic in world-title fight
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GB's Fery beaten in his first ATP Tour final
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Having spent more than £300m in the summer, Tottenham find themselves bottom of the Premier League, without a point or a goal, but boss Roberto de Zerbi remains optimistic.
We all share a 15-acre Georgian mansion for the price of a two-bed house
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Man City open talks with Liverpool over Gakpo
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At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot
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Normandy veteran who lied about age to enlist dies at 101
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