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2020’s first star is born
Liverpool sharpshooter Sadio Mane is expected to become the first African football headline-maker of 2020 by winning the Player of the Year award in Egypt next week. The January 7…
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Job only half done: Guardiola
Pep Guardiola warned Manchester City of Manchester United's powers of recovery after his side outclassed their city rivals 3-1 at Old Trafford to put one foot in the League Cup…
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Wu Lei the hero as Espanyol take a point of Barca
Chinese striker Wu Lei was the hero as he scored a late equalizing goal as the side bottom of the Liga Santander drew 2-2 with league leaders and local rivals…
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Chinese UN envoy reaffirms green Winter Olympics in 2022
The Chinese UN envoy on Monday said Beijing aims to hold a green Winter Olympics in 2022, in which green power will be used in all venues to strive for…
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Belt and Road Regatta gets underway in Beihai
The inaugural Belt and Road Regatta Beihai station got underway in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region city on Friday. The competition is the first sailing event named after the Belt…
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Copa Libertadores final moved from Santiago to Lima
South America's soccer body CONMEBOL decided on Tuesday to move the Copa Libertadores final from Santiago to Lima because of a weekslong wave of demonstrations in the Chilean capital. CONMEBOL…
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Dortmund, Chelsea stage big Champions League comebacks
On a night of big comebacks in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund came from two goals down to beat Inter Milan 3-2 Tuesday while Chelsea erased a three-goal deficit to…
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Xhaka stripped of Arsenal captaincy after outburst
Arsenal coach Unai Emery has stripped Granit Xhaka of the club captaincy following his recent outburst against supporters. Emery said at a news conference Tuesday that Xhaka will no longer…
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Gomes suffers horror ankle injury, ‘devastated’ Son sees red as Everton deny Tottenham
Cenk Tosun's header eight minutes into stoppage time salvaged a 1-1 draw for Everton against Tottenham in a match overshadowed by a broken ankle suffered by Everton midfielder Andre Gomes.…
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Elina Svitolina qualifies for semifinals at WTA Finals
Defending champion Elina Svitolina qualified for the semifinals of the season-ending WTA Finals by beating Simona Halep 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday. Svitolina, the only competitor in the eight-player field not…