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Nigerian clubs out of luck in CAF Champions League draws

Nigerian clubs out of luck in CAF Champions League draws

Hopes of Nigerian clubs making an impact in the CAF Champions League this season were dealt a double blow when the draws for the preliminary and last-32 rounds were made in Cairo on Tuesday.

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Chelsea's Werner returns to RB Leipzig

Chelsea's Werner returns to RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig said on Tuesday they had signed former striker Timo Werner from Chelsea on a four-year deal.

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Russia says ammunition detonated at Crimea base, one dead

Russia says ammunition detonated at Crimea base, one dead

Russia Tuesday attributed loud blasts at a key military airbase on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula to exploding ammunitions, downplaying the possibility that the site was hit by Ukrainian fire.

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Tributes for South African umpire Koertzen after he dies in car accident

Tributes for South African umpire Koertzen after he dies in car accident

Fellow umpires and former players paid tribute on Tuesday to former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, who died in a car accident on Tuesday morning.

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England head coach Jones rebuked by RFU for private school criticism

England head coach Jones rebuked by RFU for private school criticism

England head coach Eddie Jones was reprimanded by his employers at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Tuesday for criticising what he saw as the English game's reliance on the private school system.

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FBI raid on Trump's Florida home sparks political firestorm

FBI raid on Trump's Florida home sparks political firestorm

The dramatic FBI raid on Donald Trump's palatial Florida residence has supercharged the bitter, polarizing political debate around the slew of judicial investigations facing the former president as he considers another White House run.

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UK meteorologists, water firms issue warnings as extreme heatwave looms

UK meteorologists, water firms issue warnings as extreme heatwave looms

The UK's meteorological agency on Tuesday issued an "amber" warning for extreme heat while the country's biggest water provider said restrictions loom, as Britain braces for another punishing heatwave later this week.

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Firefighters, helicopters battle to contain Cuba fuel depot blaze

Firefighters, helicopters battle to contain Cuba fuel depot blaze

Helicopters and firefighters battled Tuesday to gain access to four tanks at a fuel depot that has been ablaze for days, hoping to deploy special foam to control the flames.

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Biden signs major semiconductors investment bill to compete against China

Biden signs major semiconductors investment bill to compete against China

President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a multibillion dollar bill boosting domestic semiconductor and other high-tech manufacturing sectors that US leaders fear risk being dominated by rival China.

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Serena rose from mean streets to Grand Slam tennis queen

Serena rose from mean streets to Grand Slam tennis queen

Serena Williams went from learning tennis on public courts in a notorious American gangland neighborhood to becoming a superstar for a generation and perhaps the greatest player in history.

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