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      <title>Pegula reaches third straight US Open semifinal</title>
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      <title>Messi nears deal to acquire Spanish second-tier club Eldense</title>
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      <title>Sabalenka survives Noskova test to reach US Open semis</title>
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      <title>Kane, Haaland, Messi on Ballon d'Or shortlist, Vozinha gets Yashin nomination</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Harry Kane, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi have all made the 30-man shortlist for the 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or, while Cape Verde's World Cup hero Vozinha has been nominated for the Yashin award, organisers France Football announced on Tuesday.]]></description>
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      <title>Zverev brushes aside Darderi to reach US Open quarter-finals</title>
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      <title>Gauff downs fellow American Jovic to reach US Open last eight</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fourth seed Coco Gauff has stayed on course for a third Grand Slam title after reaching the US Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-4 win over fellow American Iva Jovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday.]]></description>
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      <title>Liam Lawson to replace injured Isack Hadjar again in Madrid</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Liam Lawson will race alongside Red Bull superstar Max Verstappen for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix with Isack Hadjar still sidelined by a wrist injury.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Elena Rybakina has cleared another big hurdle in her bid to win a third Grand Slam title by outclassing former US Open champion Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-4 on Monday to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.]]></description>
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      <title>Zheng stuns Swiatek at US Open as Andreeva extends winning run</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chinese qualifier Zheng Qinwen produced another spectacular fight back to upset six-times major winner Iga Swiatek 7-5 6-3 in the US Open on Monday, recovering from 0-5 down in the opening set to reach the quarter-finals.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:00:24 +0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eighth seed Ben Shelton outshone Stefanos Tsitsipas under the US Open spotlight on Sunday, sealing a 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory to reach the quarter-finals and boost home hopes of a first American men's Grand Slam champion in more than two decades.]]></description>
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      <title>Pegula powers past Cirstea as Romanian bids farewell to US Open</title>
      <description><![CDATA[American Jessica Pegula has clinched a resounding 6-3 6-4 win over Sorana Cirstea on Sunday to reach the US Open quarter-finals, as the Romanian player made her final Grand Slam appearance.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Carlos Alcaraz beat American 20th seed Tommy Paul 6-4 6-3 6-4 in a high-voltage hit-fest on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open and remain firmly on track for back-to-back titles at Flushing Meadows.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored a brilliant equaliser on his debut as Everton rescued a point in a 2-2 Premier League draw with Manchester United at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Second seed Elena Rybakina booked a fourth-round meeting with four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka at the US Open on Saturday.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:31:16 +0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Fils claims first ATP Masters title, Gauff clinches second Cincinnati crown</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Arthur Fils has defeated Frances Tiafoe to secure his first ATP Masters 1000 title on Sunday, while Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula to win her second Cincinnati Open title.]]></description>
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      <title>Barcelona launch LaLiga title defence with five-star Elche demolition</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:55:12 +0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Torres double rescues point for PSG at Rennes in Ligue 1 opener</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:43:25 +0400</pubDate>
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      <title>F1 confirms Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will close 2026 season</title>
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      <title>Norris wins Dutch GP as Antonelli stretches his F1 lead</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lando Norris has given McLaren a third successive Dutch Grand Prix victory on Sunday in an intense race of shifting fortunes that had to be restarted after home hero Max Verstappen crashed on the opening lap.]]></description>
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      <title>Salah scores twice as Trabzonspor beat Basaksehir </title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:47:08 +0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Late Gvardiol strike earns Maresca winning start, Liverpool snatch last-gasp draw</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Manchester City's post-Pep Guardiola era has begun with Josko Gvardiol's stoppage-time winner earning a 2-1 victory at home to Bournemouth in Enzo Maresca's first Premier League game in charge on Sunday.]]></description>
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      <title>Man City set to sign Morocco midfielder Bouaddi from Lille</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hull City marked their return to the Premier League after a nine-year absence with a deserved 2-0 victory over Manchester United while Tottenham Hotspur's lavish summer spending spree could not prevent a 3-0 drubbing at a superb Brentford. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from tennis on Wednesday after testing positive for cocaine, with the volatile Australian owning up to his "huge mistake" in a public apology.]]></description>
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