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Zidane keen to avoid Juventus reunion

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is hoping to avoid a return to Juventus in the Champions League last 16 after the holders blew a two-goal lead to...

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Actor Russell Crowe won’t be charged for scuffle with rapper

Los Angeles prosecutors have decided not to file charges against actor Russell Crowe over a scuffle earlier this year with rapper Azealia Banks. In a court filing...

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Gibson and Hacksaw Ridge dominate Aussie film awards

Mel Gibson and his new movie Hacksaw Ridge have swept the board at the Australian film awards in a return from the wilderness for the “choked up”...

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Brazil Senate speaker spared sacking by judges

Brazil’s Supreme Court Wednesday overruled a bid to suspend the powerful Senate speaker from his position as he faces trial for alleged embezzlement, offering some relief to...

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Assad confident as rebels lose more ground in Aleppo

President Bashar al-Assad said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a “huge step” towards ending the country’s five-year civil war, as rebels in Syria’s...

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Dortmund strike late, beat Madrid to top spot

Marco Reus’s dramatic equaliser two minutes from time ensured Borussia Dortmund beat holders Real Madrid to top spot in Champions League Group F with a pulsating 2-2...

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Dortmund hold Real as Porto, Sevilla make last 16

Borussia Dortmund set a new Champions League scoring record in a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid on Wednesday while FC Porto and Sevilla claimed the two remaining...

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Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone immortalized in Hollywood cement

Oscar-nominated Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were lauded as a modern-day “Fred and Ginger” as they sunk their hands and feet into the cement at Hollywood’s TCL...

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Higuain, Rugani strike as Juve secure top spot

Gonzalo Higuain hit a slick, second-half goal and Daniele Rugani added a late second as dominant Juventus laboured to a 2-0 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb...

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Original Madame Butterfly in Milan, 112 years later

Milan’s La Scala opened its 2016-17 season Wednesday with a performance of Madame Butterfly in its original version for the first time since the famous opera’s controversial...

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Gays cannot enter Catholic priesthood, insists Vatican

A decree on training for Roman Catholic priests published on Wednesday stresses the obligation of sexual abstinence, as well as barring gays and those who support “gay...

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Dortmund claim record for group stages goals

Borussia Dortmund set a new record of 21 goals in the group stages of the Champions League in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw at Real Madrid. Karim Benzema’s double...

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Spurs sink CSKA to earn Europa League berth

Tottenham rounded off a frustrating Champions League campaign with a 3-1 victory over CSKA Moscow that secured the dubious consolation of a place in the Europa League....

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Sevilla withstand Lyon assault to reach last 16

Sevilla are through to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time in seven years after soaking up the pressure to draw 0-0 away...

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Leverkusen seal first win over Monaco in six

Bayer Leverkusen earned a first Champions League win over Monaco at the sixth attempt on Wednesday, sealing a 3-0 victory with both sides already through to the...

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No breakthrough in Kerry-Lavrov talks on Aleppo

US Secretary of State John Kerry held fresh talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Germany Wednesday but no breakthrough emerged on efforts to halt the...

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New Zealander to head UN mission in South Sudan

A New Zealand lawmaker who has led UN aid efforts worldwide is to be named UN mission chief in South Sudan, one of the world’s toughest peacekeeping...

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British PM challenges lawmakers to back Brexit timetable

British Prime Minister Theresa May secured a symbolic victory on Brexit on Wednesday after MPs agreed not to delay her plans to begin the EU exit talks...

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Mourinho blasts ‘rock’ hard Ukraine pitch

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho blasted the “rock” hard surface at Chernomorets Stadium ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash with Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk, insisting it may take...

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Pope likens scandal-seeking media to excrement lovers

Pope Francis on Wednesday compared scandal-obsessed media outlets who smear politicians and spread gossip to people sexually excited by excrement — and described their readers as faeces...

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Israel votes to advance settler homes bill

Israeli lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance a bill legalising some 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank despite international criticism and warnings over its implications. Fifty-seven...

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Rescuers scrabble for survivors as Indonesia quake kills 97

Rescuers scrabbled through the rubble of shattered homes, shops and mosques in search of survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia and killed at least...

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Top ref Joubert quits to take ‘dream’ job

Former Rugby World Cup final referee Craig Joubert has retired from handling 15-a-side matches to take a “dream” World Rugby post, South African Rugby said Wednesday. The...

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IOC braced for ‘many more’ cases of London doping

Retesting of samples from the London 2012 Games is expected to reveal “many more” cases of doping, a senior International Olympic Committee official warned on Wednesday. The...