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    France, England lead the contenders as Germany hosts Euro 2024

    Euro 2024, beginning in Germany on June 14, is a mouth-watering prospect, as France and England lead the heavyweight contenders for a tournament which will be played out in some of the continent's finest stadiums across a football-mad nation.There are good reasons why France and England are widely seen as the favourites to raise aloft the Henri Delaunay trophy at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on July 14.

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    Mbappe arrival leaves Barca fearing Madrid domination

    Real Madrid wrestled the Spanish title back from Barcelona at a canter this season and, after claiming a record 15th Champions League, their signing of world football's biggest star Kylian Mbappe rubs yet more salt in their rivals' wounds.Barcelona have been on the sharp end of Mbappe's explosive talent already, with the forward netting twice in April to knock them out of the Champions League in the last eight.

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    'Trailblazers' spearhead Australia tilt at Olympic football gold

    Australia named an 18-member women's football squad "full of trailblazers and record-breakers" on Tuesday in their pursuit of gold at the Paris Olympics next month."This team is already full of trailblazers and record-breakers," said Australia's chef de mission Anna Meares.

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    Olympic champion Axelsen out of Indonesia Open with ankle injury

    Olympic men's badminton champion Viktor Axelsen pulled out of this week's Indonesia Open with an ankle injury, weeks before he defends his title at the Paris Games.The Olympic badminton tournament begins on July 27 in Paris. bur-dh/pst