Verstappen says race director Masi 'thrown under bus' in Abu Dhabi GP storm
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen said on Thursday he thinks former FIA race director Michael Masi was "thrown under a bus" after he was removed following last season's dramatic final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.
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Dead fish, small cats and world number one: Three things on Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev on Thursday became just the third Russian man to claim the world number one tennis ranking when he dislodged Novak Djokovic from the top spot.
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Djokovic loses world number one ranking to Medvedev in Dubai shock
Novak Djokovic lost his Dubai quarter-final and his world number one ranking in one go on Thursday as he suffered a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) upset at the hands of Czech world number 123 Jiri Vesely.
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World stocks plunge, oil tops $100 as Russia invades Ukraine
Global equities tumbled on Thursday and oil prices breached $100 for the first time in more than seven years after key crude producer Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, accelerating fears of a major war in eastern Europe.
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Northampton provide captains of both England and Wales at Twickenham
Northampton team-mates Courtney Lawes and Dan Biggar will achieve a rare feat in the Six Nations Championship when they captain England and Wales respectively at Twickenham on Saturday.
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'Multi-pronged' Russian assault aims to encircle Ukraine forces
Russia's military strike against its neighbour Ukraine is designed to claim air superiority before ground troops that have massed on the country's borders encircle Ukrainian forces from the north and south, experts told AFP.
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Kishan's 89 helps India thrash Sri Lanka in first T20
Opener Ishan Kishan hit an explosive 89 to set up a thumping 62-run victory for India in the first Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka on Thursday.
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Ukraine flags fly in Europe and beyond against Putin's 'surreal war'
Protesters turned out in cities around the world on Thursday to show solidarity with Ukraine against Russian President Vladimir Putin's "surreal war" on the former Soviet country.
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Battle underway for airbase on Kyiv outskirts
Russian and Ukrainian forces were on Thursday battling for an airbase on the northern outskirts of Kyiv after dozens of attack helicopters swooped south from Belarus towards the capital.
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Bangui hails Russian 'saviours' of battered C. Africa
Russia has been branded a pariah for invading Ukraine, but in the remote Central African Republic, the country has fans -- supporters who say its paramilitaries "saved" their war-torn country.
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