England win inaugural The Match athletics event

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Europe have beaten USA at the inaugural The Match athletics event in Belarus.

After taking a 27-point lead going into the second and final day, the European athletes extended their advantage on Tuesday to win by a comfortable margin.

It's the final major athletics event on the sporting calendar before the hotly anticipated World Championships get underway on September 27.

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