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• Foley eyes Super Rugby return v Brumbies

  12-03-2017 22:41
  NSW Waratahs playmaker Bernard Foley expects to make his Super Rugby return from concussion against the Brumbies on Saturday.
  
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• Galloping moose surprises snowboarder

  12-03-2017 22:23
  Officials at a Colorado ski resort say a close encounter with a galloping moose is a reminder that skiers and snowboarders share the mountain with wildlife.
  
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• Protests and Nazi slurs overshadow final days of Dutch election campaign

  12-03-2017 22:13
  
  Just days ahead of Wednesday's elections, with major parties posed to suffer major losses, a diplomatic row has cast a long shadow over the campaign.
  
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• 'Isn't it ironic': Pauline Hanson's WA senator hospitalised with measles

  12-03-2017 21:38
  
  Peter Georgiou, One Nation's newest senator for Western Australia, caught measles while in Bali.
  
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• No drug problem at Wests Tigers: CEO

  12-03-2017 21:37
  Wests Tigers chief executive Justin Pascoe says there is no culture of drug use at the NRL club.
  
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• Hanson shy about future deals with Libs

  12-03-2017 21:37
  
  One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is thrilled with her party's showing in the WA election but is gun shy about future preference deals with the Liberals.
  
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• Guatemala shelter fire toll rises to 40

  12-03-2017 21:32
  
  Another victim of the Guatemala children's shelter fire has died from burns, taking the death toll to 40.
  
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• Trump tried to call Bharara before sacking

  12-03-2017 20:46
  
  Fired US Attorney Preet Bharara declined to take a call from Donald Trump two days before he was sacked, an official has said.
  
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• Fillon's party apologises for anti-Semitic Macron tweet

  12-03-2017 20:24
  
  Francois Fillon's The Republicans party has apologised for tweeting an offensive caricature of his main rival in the upcoming French election.
  
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• Carter booed off field in Racing 92 return

  12-03-2017 20:20
  
  All Blacks legend Dan Carter has been booed off a French rugby field in his Racing 92 side's 38-15 loss to La Rochelle.
  
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• Barca stunned by defeat at Deportivo

  12-03-2017 19:31
  
  BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona were in danger of being toppled from the top of La Liga standings on Sunday after they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at lowly Deportivo La Coruna.
  
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• Test pitches not helping India: Hayden

  12-03-2017 19:30
  Matthew Hayden finds it strange the Board of Control for Cricket in India are producing 'substandard pitches' in their ongoing series against Australia.
  
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• Can seals comeback win to maintain Liverpool's top four push

  12-03-2017 19:27
  
  March 12 (Reuters) - - LIVERPOOL 2 BURNLEY 1
  
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• Team Sky's Henao survives Contador onslaught to win Paris-Nice

  12-03-2017 19:12
  NICE, France (Reuters) - Sergio Henao survived yet another Alberto Contador onslaught to win Paris-Nice, giving under-pressure Team Sky their fifth title in six years in the Race to the Sun.
  
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• Quintana leads Tirreno-Adriatico

  12-03-2017 18:37
  World champion Peter Sagan has sprinted to another victory in the Tirreno-Adriatico race in Italy.
  
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• NZ to change bowling mix for Wellington

  12-03-2017 18:34
  Tim Southee will probably return to the New Zealand playing XI for the second Test against South Africa on Wellington's pace-friendly pitch.
  
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• Walker ready to be Souths' game-breaker

  12-03-2017 18:22
  Cody Walker threatens to be South Sydney's new game-breaker in the absence of Greg Inglis following a sensational NRL performance against Manly on Saturday.
  
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• Leicester name Shakespeare as manager

  12-03-2017 18:09
  Leicester City have appointed Craig Shakespeare as manager until the end of the Premier League season.
  
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• Henao win Paris-Nice for Team Sky

  12-03-2017 18:02
  Sergio Henao has survived yet another Alberto Contador onslaught to win the Paris-Nice cycle race.
  
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• Sagan wins Tirreno stage five as Quintana retains lead

  12-03-2017 17:51
  
  Pinot's team mate Sebastien Reichenbach had set a hard tempo hoping to unsettle Quintana (Movistar) in the finale. The Colombian, however, was not dropped and finished eighth, losing six secondsin the overall classification to Pinot, who picked up time bonuses. Overall, Quintana leads Pinot by 50 seconds with Australian Rohan Dennis in third place, 1:06 off the pace.
  
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• Vinicius in, Nikolic out of Hungary's squad for Portugal

  12-03-2017 16:04
  
  BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary have called up Brazilian-born defender Paulo Vinicius for their World Cup qualifier against European champions Portugal on March 25.
  
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• Ancient palace revealed under Mosul shrine

  12-03-2017 14:23
  Iraqi archaeologists believe tunnels dug underneath Mosul by Islamic State militants may have revealed an ancient palace.
  
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• Online tool to boost coeliac diagnosis

  12-03-2017 14:05
  A new online assessment tool will help identify Australians living with coeliac disease.
  
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• Ice behind 150,000 emergency dept visits

  12-03-2017 14:05
  Ice use was responsible for up to 150,000 additional visits to hospital emergency departments in 2013, according to a new study.
  
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• Coeliac disease: the quick facts

  12-03-2017 14:05
  Coeliac Australia estimates more than a quarter of a million Australians have coeliac disease and don't know it.
  
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• Dividends fall from favour as profits rise

  12-03-2017 14:01
  The proportion of companies from the ASX 200 that chose to pay a dividend for the first half of the financial year has shrunk, analysis from CommSec shows.
  
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• Woodward warns of Irish ambush for grand slam chasing England

  12-03-2017 13:51
  
  Eddie Jones' men were ruthless during their 61-21 home win over the Scots, but Ireland will have an "ambush planned" when the teams clash in Dublin next week, said Woodward, who coached England to the World Cup triumph in 2003.
  
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• Ousted Park leaves Blue House in disgrace

  12-03-2017 11:10
  
  Disgraced leader Park Geun-hye has left South Korea's Blue House compound in a motorcade of cars, flanked by police motorbikes, after bidding farewell to staff.
  
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• Punishment of rights lawyers top 2016 achievement: China

  12-03-2017 10:46
  
  China on Sunday boasted harsh punishments meted out to rights defenders was the legal system's top accomplishment last year, as the country reported a jump in the number of corruption cases tried in its courts.
  
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• Semi gives Eels best NRL start since '99

  12-03-2017 10:32
  
  Semi Radradra has scored four tries against St George Illawarra at WIN Stadium, with Parramatta getting off to their best NRL season start in 18 years.
  
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• Essendon ruckman joins AFL casualties

  12-03-2017 10:14
  
  Several players are in doubt for round one after suffering injuries in the last round of AFL pre-season matches.
  
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• Thai soap angers family of Myanmar's last king

  12-03-2017 09:56
  
  The family of Myanmar's last king hits out at a Thai soap opera inspired by the palace intrigue of their ancestors, accusing Thailand of double standards in how it treats another country's royals.
  
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• Cartwright could be out for a month in NRL

  12-03-2017 09:22
  
  Penrith back-rower Bryce Cartwright is facing four to six weeks on the NRL sidelines after suffering a suspected fractured ankle.
  
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• Trump's revised travel ban denounced by over 130 experts

  12-03-2017 09:19
  
  US President Donald Trump's second attempt at revising the country's immigration policy once again hits a stumbling block.
  
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• Cats come back to down 'Dons in AFL trial

  12-03-2017 09:01
  Geelong have overcome a 40-point halftime deficit to defeat Essendon in an AFL pre-season match in Bendigo.
  
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• Magpies still aim for AFLW grand final

  12-03-2017 08:13
  Melbourne's upset two-point win over Adelaide means four teams can still meet Brisbane in the AFLW grand final.
  
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• Panthers bounce back against Tigers in NRL

  12-03-2017 08:03
  
  Dean Whare has scored two tries for Penrith in their 36-2 thumping of the Wests Tigers in Campbelltown.
  
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• Wade won't shy away from verbal showdown

  12-03-2017 08:00
  Matthew Wade says he is not as antagonistic as he once was behind the stumps, but the keeper is happy to enter a verbal battle with India if it helps Australia.
  
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• Selectors face No.6 third Test headache

  12-03-2017 08:00
  National selectors face a crucial call in deciding who takes Mitch Marsh's place in Australia's XI for the third Test against India, with the series level.
  
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• Chiefs' No.8 cops one-week Super Rugby ban

  12-03-2017 07:16
  Chiefs No.8 Michael Leitch has been banned for one week of Super Rugby after pleading guilty to a dangerous tackle on Hurricanes hooker Ricky Riccitelli.
  
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• Pospisil sends Murray packing at Indian Wells

  12-03-2017 07:13
  
  Pospisil delivered the knockout punch in style, whipping a crosscourt winner on his fourth match point in front of the near capacity crowd at Indian Wells that included former boxing champion Mike Tyson.
  
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• Magpies too strong for T-Birds in netball

  12-03-2017 07:13
  Caitlyn Thwaites stars as Magpies register a big win over Thunderbirds in the Super Netball match at Hisense Arena.
  
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• Qld backs federal child vaccination push

  12-03-2017 07:00
  The Queensland government says it fully supports the federal government's move to ban children who haven't been vaccinated from childcare.
  
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• Kerber sails, Venus outlasts Jankovic at Indian Wells

  12-03-2017 06:53
  
  Second-seed Kerber broke Petkovic to open the match and needed only 58 minutes to claim the victory in glaring sunshine in the California desert.
  
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• Out of control bushfire in Victoria's east

  12-03-2017 06:51
  Residents in parts of Victoria's east have been advised to leave due to an out-of-control bushfire near Dargo.
  
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• McGowan emerges as Premier material

  12-03-2017 06:38
  
  Mark McGowan has surprised everyone with his decisive election victory in Western Australia and is now ready to show how he'll be as Premier.
  
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• www inventor urges fake news crackdown

  12-03-2017 06:21
  World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee says he's concerned by the impact of fake news, while unveiling plans to tackle "unethical" political advertising.
  
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• Aussie Kennedy loses 3-way NZ golf playoff

  12-03-2017 06:08
  
  Michael Hendry has won the New Zealand Open from Australian Brad Kennedy and fellow Kiwi Ben Campbell in a three-way playoff.
  
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• Smith, Kohli treated different: du Plessis

  12-03-2017 06:04
  South African skipper Faf du Plessis says he was treated more harshly than his Australian and Indian counterparts after different accusations of poor behaviour.
  
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• Hot 'Pies easily beat Giants in AFLW

  12-03-2017 03:10
  Collingwood dominated from the start and had 20 scoring shots to four in beating the Giants in their AFLW match at Olympic Park.
  
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