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Chess queens clash for glory as prize money rises
Two of the sharpest minds in women's chess are doing battle this week in Shanghai with a world champion title on the line and a record prize fund as the…
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Iheanacho equalizes match against Villa
Leicester expected to hustle into the League Cup final Brendan Rodgers warned Leicester will have to suffer to reach the League Cup final after Kelechi Iheanacho's late goal earned a…
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Sharapova slams ‘secondhand’ Brisbane event
Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova said the Brisbane International felt like "a secondhand event" with women relegated to outside courts to make way for men playing the inaugural ATP…
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Serena powers past Giorgi
Serena Williams found her power game after a sluggish start as she overcame qualifier Camila Giorgi to open her 2020 season with a straight-sets victory at the Auckland WTA Classic…
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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…