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Artists celebrated at Obama’s final Kennedy Centre Honors gala

President Barack Obama attended his last Kennedy Center Honors gala, making some of his final goodbyes to celebrated artists before leaving office next month. Ahead of the...

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‘We practiced diving in Argentina’, Tottenham boss admits

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino defended midfielder Dele Alli from accusations of diving and revealed that when he was a youngster in Argentina, he and teammates even practised...

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Napoli, Benfica, Besiktas vie for last 16 Champions League slots

As Paris Saint-Germain joust with Arsenal for top spot in their group, Napoli, Benfica and Besiktas will battle it out Tuesday for last 16 Champions League slots....

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New swimming stars seek to shine at Short Course worlds

A scattering of Rio Olympic medalists and a bevy of youngsters already looking toward the 2020 Tokyo Games will battle this week as the Short Course World...

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Doping increases Olympic weightlifting threat

Weightlifting is buckling under the burden of a drug-taking culture that has made it one of the most notorious Olympic events. The sport that first appeared at...

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Klopp defends Liverpool after Bournemouth shocker

Jurgen Klopp has been forced to defend Liverpool’s character and title credentials after their incredible meltdown in a stunning 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth. Liverpool’s shock loss on...

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Brady eclipses Manning for all-time win record

Tom Brady earned his 201st career victory counting the playoffs on Sunday to become the winningest quarterback in National Football League history. Brady completed 33-of-49 passes for...

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Cuba buries Castro, launching post-Fidel era

Cuban President Raul Castro entombed the ashes of his late brother Fidel inside a round granite boulder on Sunday, opening a new era without the revolutionary leader...

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European relief at Austrian far-right election defeat

Austria’s voters have resoundingly rejected anti-immigration and eurosceptic Norbert Hofer’s bid to become the European Union’s first far-right president, a result greeted with relief from centrist politicians...

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Skiing World Cup Champ Gut captures season-opening Super-G

World Cup overall champion Lara Gut claimed the season opening women’s super-G race at Lake Louise on Sunday, one day after finishing runner-up in the downhill. Gut,...

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Matsuyama holds off Stenson to win World Challenge

Hideki Matsuyama captured his fourth title in the past two months Sunday by holding off reigning British Open champion Henrik Stenson to win the Hero World Challenge...

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Five things we learned from Serie A

At the capital derby, Roma’s absent fans were sorely missed, and so are Gonzalo Higuain’s scoring boots at Juventus. Strike Gianluca Lapadula lost an internal battle but...

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Renzi facing exit as polls point to Italy referendum defeat

Matteo Renzi’s time as Italy’s prime minister appeared to be over Sunday as exit polls indicated voters had overwhelmingly rejected constitutional reform proposals on which he had...

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Five things we learned from La Liga

Real Madrid remain six points clear at the top of La Liga after Sergio Ramos’s late leveller earned a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in El Clasico on...

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Roma retain Serie A derby bragging rights with Lazio win

Second-half goals from Kevin Strootman and Radja Nainggolan kept the local bragging rights with Roma for the fourth year running thanks to a controversial 2-0 derby win...

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Nice stay top as Marseille earn welcome Ligue 1 win

Nice held top spot in France with a 3-0 win at home against Toulouse on Sunday as Marseille claimed just a second victory in seven Ligue 1...

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Tiger good with comeback but no word on next event

Tiger Woods was pleased about his return to competition at the Hero World Challenge despite inconsistent play Sunday, but has not decided on a specific tournament to...

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Relief and anger after bitter Austrian election

After an ugly and deeply polarising presidential campaign in normally tranquil Austria, whooping and relief on one side Sunday night was matched by disdain and anger on...

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Lone gunman kills three women in Finnish town

A lone gunman shot dead three women, a local official and two journalists, in an attack in a small town in Finland, a country with one of...

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Massive turnout as Italy referendum battle enters final hours

Italians voted in huge numbers Sunday in a high-stakes constitutional referendum that will decide the fate of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and has left the rest of...

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Belgian match abandoned as firecrackers, lighters thrown

The Belgian league clash between Charleroi and Standard Liege was abandoned on Sunday after firecrackers and cigarette lighters were thrown by fans of the bitter rivals. Standard...