The Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated top-seeded Detroit from the NBA playoffs Sunday, dominating a decisive game seven 125-94, and will face the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals.
China's consumer spending and factory output grew at their slowest pace in years last month, official data showed Monday, a stark sign of the challenges Beijing faces to reignite domestic activity.
Most Asian shares were lower in morning trade on Monday, extending slides in global markets, as the impasse in the Middle East drove oil prices more than two percent higher.
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Aaron Rai grew up hardworking and humble in central England, family examples developing the patterns that led to his victory on Sunday at the PGA Championship.
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Aaron Rai won his first major title on Sunday by capturing the PGA Championship, making birdies on four of the last eight holes to become the first Englishman since 1919 to win the event.
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England's Lottie Woad held her nerve to clinch a two-shot victory at the LPGA Queen City Championship in Ohio on Sunday, firing a one-under-par 69 to capture her first tour win on US soil.
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Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a "dead end".
La Rochelle kept alive their chances of a Top 14 playoff spot as they beat Toulouse 38-10 on Sunday, a defeat that prevented the reigning champions from clinching a top-two finish.
Paris Saint-Germain lifted the Ligue 1 trophy but then lost 2-1 away to neighbours Paris FC on Sunday in their last game before the Champions League final against Arsenal, as Lille secured qualification for Europe's elite club competition on the final night of the French season.
Antoine Griezmann bade farewell to Atletico Madrid fans on Sunday after playing his final home match for the club, and apologised again for his decision to leave for Barcelona in 2019.
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Neymar was involved in a furious dispute with match officials after he was substituted by mistake as his Santos team lost 3-0 to visiting Cortiba on Sunday.
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Jannik Sinner has his eyes on a first Roland Garros title after winning the Italian Open on Sunday to claim a record-extending sixth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament victory.
A Canadian who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, public health officials said Sunday.
Ellie Kildunne and Jess Breach scored two tries apiece as world champions England sealed an eighth straight Women's Six Nations title with a 43-28 win away to France in Bordeaux on Sunday.
Vinicius Junior earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Sevilla on Sunday in La Liga in the penultimate round of fixtures, but results elsewhere mean the hosts have secured safety from relegation.
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