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HONG KONG - Asako Takakura played in the first Women's World Cup in 1991 and recalls with a hint of disdain how the matches lasted 80 minutes instead of the usual 90.
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AUCKLAND - The first 32-team Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, with the United States favourites to win an unprecedented third consecutive title in a landmark month for women's football.
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Read more: World Cup set for lift-off with females's football at all-time high
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FORT LAUDERDALE (UNITED STATES) - It rained on his parade, but Lionel Messi greeted his new Inter Miami fans and was hailed by the club's owner as "America's number 10" at a damp but celebratory unveiling event on Sunday.
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LONDON - Wimbledon saw Carlos Alcaraz dethrone Novak Djokovic, Marketa Vondrousova take a surprise women's title while there was also rain, records and royals.
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Read more: Rain, records, royals: Wimbledon in 10 highlights
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ISTANBUL - The clock was ticking down Monday on the deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea, with the agreement set to expire at midnight Istanbul time (2100 GMT).
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Read more: Ukraine grain deal in hazard, intense fighting in the east
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GAVIOTA (UNITED STATES) - Denise Christ regularly comes across injured wildlife in her work rescuing beached or stranded marine mammals along the California coast.
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Read more: Marine animal poisonings overwhelm California volunteers
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