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Azarenka Takes Exception to Questioning about Noise

Victoria Azarenka didn't like the line of questioning at all.

The two-time Australian Open champion lost to Serena Williams 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday on Center Court in a high-quality match at Wimbledon, and was then asked about the crowd laughing at the two during play for making loud noises while hitting the ball.

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Brazil still Trying to Regroup a Year after 7-1 Loss

Brazil is still trying to regroup a year after its worst loss ever.

On Wednesday's anniversary of its humiliating 7-1 home World Cup loss to Germany, there is no sign the Selecao are back on the right track.

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Wimbledon Lookahead: No. 1 Djokovic Leads Top 4 into QFs

Novak Djokovic is developing a nasty habit of playing Grand Slam matches over two days.

He thinks his latest carried-over contest won't have any effect on him in the Wimbledon quarterfinals Wednesday.

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Budapest Announces Intention to Bid for 2024 Olympics

The city of Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee have officially announced their intention to bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos and Zsolt Borkai, head of Hungary's Olympic agency, said in a letter to Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee that they "wish to participate in the application and bidding process" for the 2024 Olympics.

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2 Killed in U.S. when F-16, Small Plane Crash, Jet Pilot Safe

An F-16 fighter jet smashed into a small plane over the southern state of South Carolina on Tuesday, killing two people and raining down plane parts and debris over a wide swath of marshes and rice fields.

Two people were aboard the smaller Cessna, which was completely destroyed, and both died, National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said. The pilot of the F-16 ejected and "is apparently uninjured," he said. Lt. Jenny Hyden, a spokeswoman for Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina, said the pilot was taken to the base for observation.

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Al-Jazeera YouTube Channel Airs Satirical Video about U.S.

A video posted on an Al-Jazeera YouTube channel over the Fourth of July weekend mocks Americans for dubious "achievements" in obesity, pornography production and gun ownership.

The satirical item, under two minutes long, was produced out of San Francisco by a digital arm of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera news network. It has not been seen on television, including on the beleaguered Al-Jazeera America channel.

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Samsung Forecasts Profit Fall as S6 Sales Disappoint

Samsung Electronics Co. forecast a fall in second quarter profit in a sign that sales of its much anticipated Galaxy S6 smartphones failed to meet expectations.

Samsung on Tuesday estimated its second quarter operating profit at 6.9 trillion won ($6.1 billion), down 4 percent from a year earlier. The result represents a 15 percent gain from the previous quarter but it was lower than the 7.23 trillion won forecast in a FactSet survey of analysts.

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Young Indians Embrace Dating Apps Despite Social Taboos

Aditi Mendiratta's biggest worry as she's swiping left and right is hiding the smartphone notifications that read "Congratulations! You have a new match" from her parents.

"They wouldn't be cool with it," the 20-year-old journalism student said, flipping her long black hair out of her face. "I'd probably be lectured a zillion times about how irresponsible I am."

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Williams Takes on Azarenka in Wimbledon Quarterfinals

The last time Serena Williams played Victoria Azarenka, they exchanged angry gestures, testy words — and a pair of shorts.

If the rematch of that tense three-setter at the French Open is half as good, fans at Wimbledon should be in for a treat.

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Dawn Fraser Denies Bigotry after Kyrgios, Tomic Comments

Australian Olympic swimming great Dawn Fraser has defended herself against charges of bigotry after saying tennis stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic should set a better example or go back to where their parents came from.

Fraser, who won eight Olympic medals including four golds, made her comments in an interview on Australian television Tuesday, when asked about recent petulant behavior by Kyrgios and Tomic.

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