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Le grand retour: Federer wins return to Paris, Slam action
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Le grand retour: Federer wins return to Paris, Slam action

PARIS They feted Roger Federer with as loud as applause gets from a crowd capped at 1,000 people in Court Philippe Chatrier when he walked out with a wave, when he hit one of his 48 winners, even

For his father: A poignant Alaphilippe win at Tour de France
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For his father: A poignant Alaphilippe win at Tour de France

NICE, France Racing across the finish line at the Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe kissed his finger and raised it to the sky, dedicating his win Sunday on Stage 2 to his father who died in June.

Late but alive, Tour races into COVID era
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Late but alive, Tour races into COVID era

NICE, France Delayed but alive again and out on French roads, the strangest Tour de France ever set off Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free for thre