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Soccer-Garcia brace helps Osasuna win 4-1 at Atletico
MADRID (Reuters) - Raul Garcia scored in each half as Osasuna secured their first win at Atletico Madrid since 2009, beating the hosts 4-1 in LaLiga on Sunday and handing them their second home loss of the league campaign.
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Football
Soccer-Villarreal's Sorloth scores four in thrilling 4-4 draw with Real Madrid
VILLARREAL, Spain (Reuters) - Villarreal forward Alexander Sorloth struck four times in 17 minutes to help his side fight back and snatch a 4-4 home draw against champions Real Madrid on Sunday as the Norway international became LaLiga's top scorer.
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Football
Soccer-Arsenal will "keep knocking" until they win Premier League title - Arteta
LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side should not be satisfied with second place in the Premier League and vowed that the Gunners would keep pushing until they win the title.
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Football
Soccer-Barcelona secure second place in LaLiga with win over Rayo
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0 in their final home game of the season on Sunday to secure second place in LaLiga thanks to an early goal from Robert Lewandowski and a quick-fire double from Pedri.
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Football
Soccer-Pochettino remains tight-lipped about Chelsea future
LONDON (Reuters) - There was a broad grin on Mauricio Pochettino's face, replacing the stiff, defensive, unhappy expression of a few weeks ago. After Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2-1 on the last day of the Premier League season on Sunday to clinch a place in European competition, their Argentine coach looked a relaxed man as he strode on to the pitch at Stamford Bridge.
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Football
Soccer-Feyenoord send off coach Slot with banners and victory
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Feyenoord coach Arne Slot took charge of his last match with the Dutch club before taking over at Liverpool and he was greeted with banners emblazoned with 'walk on, walk on', a line from the anthem shared by both his old and new team's fans.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Verstappen wins two races in one day
IMOLA, Italy (Reuters) - Max Verstappen celebrated a double win on Sunday, taking the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for Red Bull after earlier being on the triumphant team for a virtual endurance race.
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World
DRC army says it stopped attempted coup involving US citizens
KINSHASA (Reuters) -The leader of an attempted coup on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed and some 50 people including three American citizens arrested, a spokesman for the Central African country's army told Reuters.
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Football
Soccer-No smiles for Postecoglou until Spurs achieve his 'lofty ambitions'
SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said he enjoyed his first season in charge of the Premier League club but has "lofty ambitions" for the North London side after they finished fifth on the final day of the season on Sunday.
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World
Algeria launches 3rd general agricultural census
ALGIERS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Algeria on Sunday commenced its third general agricultural census, a critical measure to develop agricultural policies aimed at enhancing the country's food security, an agricultural official said.
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Football
Soccer-Wood double confirms Forest survival with win over Burnley
BURNLEY, England (Reuters) - Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood scored two goals to secure a 2-1 victory at relegated Burnley as his side finished their Premier League season with a flourish at Turf Moor on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-Luton’s relegation confirmed as Fulham win away
LONDON (Reuters) - Raul Jimenez scored twice as Fulham won 4-2 at Luton Town on Sunday to confirm their hosts’ relegation from the Premier League.
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Football
Soccer-Mateta scores hat-trick as Palace thrash Villa 5-0
LONDON (Reuters) - A hat-trick by Jean-Philippe Mateta and an Eberechi Eze double helped Crystal Palace secure 10th place in the Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing of fourth-placed Aston Villa on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-Manchester City's six Premier League titles under Guardiola
(Reuters) - Manchester City won a record fourth straight English top flight title by beating West Ham United 3-1 on Sunday.
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World
Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina's Milei calls PM's wife 'corrupt'
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations on Sunday after Argentina's President Javier Milei made derogatory comments about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife during a far-right rally in Madrid.
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Football
Soccer-Man United sign off disappointing league season with 2-0 win over Brighton
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Goals from Diogo Dalot and Rasmus Hojlund gave Manchester United a scarcely-deserved 2-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion as they ended an underwhelming Premier League campaign on Sunday ahead of next week's FA Cup final against Manchester City.
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World
Interview: U.S. high tariffs on Chinese EVs outdated, useless, says economist
ZAGREB, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government's move to increase the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) imports is outdated and ineffective, a Croatian economist told Xinhua in a recent interview.
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Football
Soccer-Spurs beat Blades 3-0 to finish fifth and qualify for Europa League
SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheffield United 3-0 away at Bramall Lane in their final Premier League game of the season on Sunday to cement fifth place and qualify for the Europa League.
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Football
Soccer-Chelsea earn 2-1 win over Bournemouth to clinch European place
LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea secured a 2-1 win over Bournemouth and a place in Europe next season with a magnificent lobbed goal from the halfway line by Moises Caicedo and a twisting effort from Raheem Sterling in their final Premier League game on Sunday.
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Tennis
Tennis-Zverev wins sixth Masters title at Italian Open
(Reuters) -Alexander Zverev warmed up for the French Open by winning his sixth Masters title when he beat first-time finalist Nicolas Jarry 6-4 7-5 in the Italian Open showpiece on Sunday.