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'Simply lovely': Verstappen signs new Red Bull contract until 2030
Four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull until the end of 2030, the team announced Thursday, ending speculation over his future in the sport.
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Verstappen signs new Red Bull contract until 2030: team
Four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull until the end of 2030, the team announced Thursday, ending speculation over his future in the sport.
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Belgium's Kopecky wins third world track title
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G20 meets amid Ukraine war, US-Saudi tensions
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Chelsea women's boss Hayes to take time out after surgery
Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes is to take time away from the club after revealing on Thursday that she has undergone an emergency hysterectomy.
Florida school shooter avoids death penalty, gets life in prison
A US jury on Thursday rejected the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at his former Florida high school, opting instead for life imprisonment without the chance of parole.
'Great sadness' for artists after French venue ransacked in Burkina coup
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Russian conductor Gergiev expelled from Swedish academy over Ukraine
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Veterans' errors cost Barca dear in Champions League again
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Leaders Napoli turn to domestic matters after bewitching Europe
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Paris Sacre-Coeur granted historic status despite bloody history
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Juve's Di Maria out for three weeks with hamstring injury
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Rangers' rout latest Champions League lesson for Old Firm
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Matsuyama struggles to 71 in soggy defence of Zozo Championship
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Quartararo unfazed by poor form as MotoGP title race 'now begins'
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India Olympic medallist to stand trial for murder
Two-time Indian Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar will stand trial for allegedly murdering a fellow wrestler during a stadium brawl last year, a lawyer said Thursday.
Asia's top film festival roots for regional talent
From a Singaporean widow on a K-drama voyage of self-discovery to teenagers seeking revenge on a bully, the movies vying for the key prize at the Busan International Film Festival showcase a diverse array of Asian experiences.
Inoue to fight Butler for undisputed bantamweight crown in December
Japan's Naoya Inoue announced Thursday that he will fight Britain's Paul Butler in December when all four bantamweight world championship belts will be at stake.
Romania's epic trail hopes to revive rural Transylvania
Europe has a new epic trail to rival the Camino to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Nawaz steadies ship as Pakistan squeeze past Bangladesh in T20 series
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Russian Orthodox Church gets warm welcome in Orban's Hungary
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Taiwan welcomes foreign tour groups as border fully reopens
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