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(Reuters) – The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said on Sunday that his forces had captured all the territory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as promised and would leave the conflict zone later this week. “Wagner has made no advances. Wagner today captured no territory. We have captured all the territory we promised to capture, right up to the last centimetre,” Yevgeny Prigozhin said in an audio […]

AUGSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Striker Sebastien Haller scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat 10-man Augsburg 3-0 on Sunday to take control of the Bundesliga title race going into next week’s season finale. Ivory Coast international Haller, who missed much of the campaign after being diagnosed with testicular cancer during pre-season last July, broke the deadlock in the 58th minute. He tapped in his ninth league goal of the season six […]

(Corrects spelling of Haller in advisory) AUGSBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Striker Sebastien Haller scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat 10-man Augsburg 3-0 on Sunday to take control of the Bundesliga title race going into next week’s season finale. Ivory Coast international Haller, who missed much of the campaign after being diagnosed with testicular cancer during pre-season last July, broke the deadlock in the 58th minute. He tapped in his ninth league […]

By David Morgan, Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt ceiling on Monday, after a “productive” phone call as the president headed back to Washington, the two sides said on Sunday. McCarthy, speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol following the call, said there were positive discussions on solving the crisis and that […]

ROME (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev claimed the first claycourt title of his career ahead of the French Open as the Russian world number three beat Denmark’s Holger Rune 7-5 7-5 in a gripping Italian Open final that began after a rain delay on Sunday. Medvedev’s fifth title of a stellar season and 20th overall leaves him as one of the top contenders for Roland Garros which begins on May 28. […]

By David Morgan, Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt ceiling on Monday, after a “productive” phone call as the president headed back to Washington, the two sides on Sunday. McCarthy, speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol following the call, said there were positive discussions on solving the crisis and that staff-level […]

ROME (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev claimed the first claycourt title of his career ahead of the French Open as the Russian world number three beat Denmark’s Holger Rune 7-5 7-5 in a gripping Italian Open final that began after a rain delay on Sunday. Medvedev’s fifth title of a stellar season and 20th overall leaves him as one of the top contenders for Roland Garros which begins on May 28. […]

ROME (Reuters) -Daniil Medvedev claimed the first claycourt title of his career ahead of the French Open as the Russian world number three beat Denmark’s Holger Rune 7-5 7-5 in a gripping Italian Open final that began after a rain delay on Sunday. Medvedev’s fifth title of a stellar season and 20th overall leaves him as one of the top contenders for Roland Garros which begins on May 28. The […]

ROME (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev claimed the first claycourt title of his career ahead of the French Open as the Russian world number three beat Denmark’s Holger Rune 7-5 7-5 in a gripping Italian Open final that began after a rain delay on Sunday. Medvedev drew first blood in the first Rome final since 2004 not to feature 22-times Grand Slam champions Rafa Nadal or Novak Djokovic, breaking in the […]