Topic: Sport — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-01 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Athletics’ Nick Kurtz gestures after hitting an RBI double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Thursday, April 30, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
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[2026-05-01 08:19 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-01 08:05 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-01 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins instructs his team in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman, File)
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[2026-05-01 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cameron Young hits along the cart path on the first fairway during the first round of the Cadillac Championship PGA golf tournament Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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[2026-05-01 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Luke Humphries (left) and Luke Littler (right) are the past two winners of the Premier League
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[2026-05-01 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A basketball with the Duke logo sits on the court during a timeout in an NCAA college basketball game against in Durham, N.C., Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)
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[2026-05-01 07:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Max Verstappen has previously likened the 2026 version of F1 to the Mario Kart racing game and also said it was "Formula E on steroids"
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[2026-05-01 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) runs the ball against the Buffalo Bills in an NFL divisional playoff football game on Jan. 17, 2026 in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young, File)
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[2026-05-01 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DALLAS (AP) — The Big 12 has approved a five-year agreement with RedBird Capital Partners, becoming the first conference in major college sports to strike a league-wide, private equity deal, multiple people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's Cameron Smith is one of several LIV Golf players who refused a PGA Tour offer to return to the circuit. (Getty Images: Jan Kruger)
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[2026-05-01 07:04 UTC+10:00] [Europa League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: There was a sheepish look on Lucas Digne’s face and for the Portuguese referee, João Pinheiro, it was a case of reviewing whether the ball was out of play and not if the Aston Villa defender had handled inside the box. Even Digne wouldn’t dispute that bit. Digne naively raised both hands, presuming the ball would bounce out of play, but Omari Hutchinson kept the phase alive and Nottingham Forest were presented with a chance to strike the first blow
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[2026-05-01 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine international Mykhailo Mudryk, one of the most expensive players in world soccer, risks missing the next European Championship if he loses his appeal against a four-year ban in a doping case.
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[2026-05-01 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, tries to get by Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun during the second half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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[2026-05-01 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fifa President Gianni Infantino on Thursday told the world football body's congress that Iran would take part in the World Cup this summer, despite the war between Tehran and the US.
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[2026-05-01 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fifa President Gianni Infantino on Thursday told the world football body's congress that Iran would take part in the World Cup this summer, despite the war between Tehran and the US.
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[2026-05-01 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Lakers are relocating and renaming their South Bay G League team, with the transition happening ahead of the 2026-27 season.
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[2026-05-01 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Lakers are relocating and renaming their South Bay G League team, with the transition happening ahead of the 2026-27 season.
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[2026-05-01 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Joseph’s College Colombo emerged champions of the Under-19 Division One Tier ‘A’ Inter-Schools Two-Day Cricket Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-05-01 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka women’s national cricket team produced a strong all-round performance to defeat Bangladesh women’s national cricket team by 21 runs in the second T20I, sealing the series 2–0 with one game to spare. The match was played in Sylhet yesterday.
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[2026-05-01 05:56 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka captain Bimandee Bandara produced a superb performance in the opening match against Costa Rica, as Sri Lanka secured a 3–1 victory in their group encounter at the ongoing ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships in London.
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[2026-05-01 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The newly appointed committee to oversee Sri Lanka Cricket is not an interim body but a “Cricket Transformation Committee,” according to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage.
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[2026-05-01 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka is moving forward, towards becoming a stronger nation. This is most noble and beautiful. In the recent past certain incidents in Government ministries made headline news. Irrespective of the reasons the general public has a right to see that all government sector institutions and departments operate with efficiency, transparency, accountability and people friendly service, which must match the corporate private sector.
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[2026-05-01 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The third longest running MCA partnership of the 15th Stafford Motor Company (Pvt) Ltd powered MCA “G” Division Twenty 20 League Tournament 2026, contesting for the glittering Honda Challenge Trophy which is in progress concluded its league stage on 26th April and reaches to its Pre-Quarter Finals on 1st May 2026 and the Press Conference was held at the MCA Legends Wing on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-01 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: We often say perception is reality. But rarely do we pause to think about what that actually means. Not in theory. But in the way we live. Because most of what we experience isn’t just shaped by what happens to us. It’s shaped by how we choose to see it.
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[2026-05-01 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fans of the Vancouver Whitecaps MLS soccer team rally to keep the team in Vancouver, Thursday, April 30, 2026, outside the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At the 50th HNB National Age Group Swimming Championship 2026 held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming pool Complex Colombo Sanumi Nehansa of Lyceum, Panadura produced a fine performance in the Under-13 category. She won the silver medal in the 200m freestyle with a time of 2:36.87 and took the bronze medal in the 100m freestyle with a time of 1:12.26.
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The DSI Super Sport Schools Volleyball Championship will return in 2026 for its 24th edition.
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[2026-05-01 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Vidyartha College Kandy, a school with a long and proud history in Sri Lanka’s schools rugby, officially unveiled their new rugby jersey for the 2026 season at a simple ceremony held at the college premises recently. The jersey was formally handed over to the school to mark the new season, highlighting Vidyartha’s continued commitment to maintaining its strong rugby tradition.
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[2026-05-01 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former National player Dilshan Seneviratne came up with a superb performance to win the triple crown at the 2nd Butterfly All Island Veterans Individual Table Tennis championship held at S. Thomas Gymnasium Mt Lavinia recently.
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[2026-05-01 05:31 UTC+10:00] [Sports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan promising weight lifters clinched two silver medals and four bronze medal at the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting championship which is now in progress in Apia in Samoa.
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[2026-05-01 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee Chairman Eran Wickramaratne and the committee assumed duties yesterday marking the occasion with religious observances. Wickramaratne, who took over as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Transformation Committee said the immediate priority is a complete overhaul of the existing structure at Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-05-01 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A general view of the 18th hole flag pole during the first round of LIV Golf Jeddah at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Friday, March 1, 2024 in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. (Matthew Harris/LIV Golf via AP, File)
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[2026-05-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [LIV Golf Series] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Can LIV find new backers and what are the options for Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Lee Westwood and others?
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[2026-05-01 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The board of the Perth Bears has brought in a consultant with expertise in building stronger cultures as the NRL-owned expansion club grapples with internal issues that have threatened to undermine their entry to the competition next year.
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[2026-05-01 04:27 UTC+10:00] [Fifa] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran’s participation in doubt following US/Israel attacks
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[2026-05-01 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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[2026-05-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are two of the the biggest names on the LIV tour
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[2026-05-01 03:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Seattle Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell looks on from behind the bench during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Jan. 11, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
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[2026-05-01 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Australia’s most infamous breakdancer, Raygun, has announced a shock new venture following her axing as a uni lecturer at one of the nation’s top universities.
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[2026-05-01 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Australia’s most infamous breakdancer, Raygun, has announced a shock new venture following her axing as a uni lecturer at one of the nation’s top universities.
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[2026-05-01 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Charlotte Hornets forward Moussa Diabate dunks against the Detroit Pistons during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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[2026-05-01 03:25 UTC+10:00] [Europa League] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ⚽ Europa League semi-final updates, 8pm BST kick-off ⚽ Shakhtar v Palace – live | Latest scores | Mail Daniel
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[2026-05-01 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It would be fair to say that it has not taken Tadej Pogacar long to readjust to life back on the mountains and hills of group-stage road racing.
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[2026-05-01 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye said he’s “here for” Mike Vrabel, who’s “doing some stuff off the field and out of the coaching world” in the wake of the head coach’s scandalous relationship with former Athletic NFL insider Dianna Russini.
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[2026-05-01 02:37 UTC+10:00] [MLS] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Don Garber claims his account was ‘compromised’
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[2026-05-01 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has finally broken his silence on coach Mike Vrabel’s photo scandal with sports reporter Dianna Russini.
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[2026-05-01 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Josh Windass de Wrexham se desmarca de Yunus Konak de Oxford United para anotar un gol en el partido de la segunda división de Inglaterra, el martes 28 de abril de 2026, en Oxford, Inglaterra. (David Davies/PA vía AP)
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[2026-05-01 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski issued a statement on Thursday condemning the use of antisemitism by other UK politicians as “political football” following the stabbing of two Jewish men in London on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-01 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A total of 107 weightlifters have been sanctioned as part of Operation Lims, the highest number of athletes from any sport
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