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• Arter misses penalty in Bournemouth-Saints stalemate

  01-04-2017 21:10
  
  SOUTHAMPTON 0 BOURNEMOUTH 0
  
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• Konta claims Miami Open title

  01-04-2017 21:06
  Johanna Konta became the first British woman to win the Miami Open with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Caroline Wozniacki.
  
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• West Coast confident of top-four finish

  01-04-2017 21:00
  West Coast Fever coach Stacey Marinkovich is hopeful her team can challenge for a top-four Super Netball berth after a 57-40 win over Adelaide.
  
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• Konta beats Wozniacki in straight sets in Miami final

  01-04-2017 20:59
  
  British 10th seed Konta used an aggressive game plan to overcome Danish 12th seed Wozniacki on the Crandon Park hardcourt.
  
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• Ritchie winner keeps Newcastle on top but Rotherham relegated

  01-04-2017 20:53
  
  Newcastle took the lead in the 36th minute when Dwight Gayle netted his 22nd goal of a productive season, but Wigan, who had scored only once in their previous five matches, responded through Michael Jacobs' dinked effort in the 50th minute.
  
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• Real Sociedad's top four hopes fade with Leganes stalemate

  01-04-2017 20:51
  BARCELONA (Reuters) - Real Sociedad's hopes of finishing fourth in La Liga and earning a shot at qualifying for the Champions League are fading fast after they drew 1-1 at home to Leganes on Saturday, failing to win for a third consecutive game.
  
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• Stormers chalk up 50 against Cheetahs

  01-04-2017 20:43
  Sikhumbuzo Notshe grabbed a hat-trick of tries as a rampant Stormers side overwhelmed South African rivals the Cheetahs with a bonus-point 53-10 victory.
  
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• Lazio see off Sassuolo with late own goal

  01-04-2017 20:33
  Domenico Berardi had given the home side the lead from the penalty spot in the 26th minute, before Italy international Ciro Immobile pulled Lazio level two minutes before halftime, ghosting into the box to score his 18th league goal of the campaign.
  
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• Palace stun Premier League leaders Chelsea with 2-1 win

  01-04-2017 20:07
  
  Crystal Palace checked Chelsea's progress towards the Premier League title on Saturday, goals from Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke earning them a shock 2-1 win over their London rivals.
  
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• Lewandowski hat-trick as Bayern crush Augsburg, Leipzig win

  01-04-2017 18:10
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich demolished Augsburg 6-0 with forward Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat-trick to protect their 13-point advantage over second-placed RB Leipzig who beat bottom club Darmstadt 98 4-0 on Saturday.
  
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• Ramos rested against Alaves as Real battle fixture pile-up

  01-04-2017 16:31
  
  MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos will be rested for Sunday's game against Alaves as the La Liga leaders try to cope with a gruelling fixture list that will see them play nine games in April.
  
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• Coutinho inspires Liverpool to derby victory over Everton

  01-04-2017 16:28
  
  Philippe Coutinho inspired Liverpool to a comfortable 3-1 home win over Everton in the 228th Merseyside derby on Saturday to move provisionally up to third in the Premier League.
  
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• Iraq says IS' second in command is dead

  01-04-2017 15:24
  Iraqi military intelligence is claiming to have killed Ayad al-Jumaili, terror group Islamic State's second in command.
  
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• Figure skating - Hanyu dethrones Fernandez to win world title

  01-04-2017 15:19
  
  HELSINKI (Reuters) - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu's exquisite all-round skating skills allowed him to overhaul a massive 10.66-point deficit as he struck gold to end Javier Fernandez's two-year reign at the world figure skating championships on Saturday.
  
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• Kulasekara takes four to help Sri Lanka level series

  01-04-2017 15:17
  COLOMBO (Reuters) - Seamer Nuwan Kulasekara picked up four wickets to help Sri Lanka register a comfortable 70-run win in the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh on Saturday and level the series at 1-1.
  
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• Messi behaviour on pitch 'impeccable', says Luis Enrique

  01-04-2017 14:51
  
  BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique defended the integrity of his team's talisman Lionel Messi on Saturday after the Argentine was hit with a lengthy ban from international football for insulting an assistant referee.
  
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• Athletics - Jepkosgei smashes three world records at Prague Half Marathon

  01-04-2017 14:19
  The 23-year-old, who was competing in just her fifth half marathon, clocked splits of 30:05 and 45:37 to improve the 10km and 15km world records.
  
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• Kookaburras beat Pakistan, win Darwin open

  01-04-2017 14:16
  It took Australia until the third quarter to claim the lead through Aaron Kleinschmidt and push on for a 5-3 International Hockey Open win over Pakistan.
  
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• Jepkosgei smashes three world records at Prague Half Marathon

  01-04-2017 14:05
  The 23-year-old, who was competing in just her fifth half marathon, clocked splits of 30:05 and 45:37 to improve the 10km and 15km world records.
  
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• Eade backs Suns AFL stars Ablett, Lynch

  01-04-2017 13:45
  Gold Coast AFL coach Rodney Eade has backed struggling Suns stars Gary Ablett and Tom Lynch following his teams' 102-point away loss to GWS Giants
  
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• Eagle Kennedy's late heroics sink Saints

  01-04-2017 13:34
  St Kilda were made to pay for their wayward goalkicking in their 19-point loss to West Coast in Perth.
  
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• Open-air Super Netball win for Fever

  01-04-2017 13:32
  Playing under an open roof for the first time in Super Netball, West Coast Fever have downed Adelaide Thunderbirds 57-40 at Perth Arena.
  
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• Hurricanes too good for dogged Qld Reds

  01-04-2017 12:55
  
  The Queensland Reds huffed and puffed but have been blown away by Super Rugby champions the Hurricanes 34-15.
  
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• Mathews pips Ralph for Aussie 800m title

  01-04-2017 12:44
  
  Olympian Luke Mathews has narrowly beaten Josh Ralph to retain his Australian 800m track and field title in Sydney.
  
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• Mourinho looking forward to 'interesting' transfer window

  01-04-2017 12:36
  
  United have been linked by the British media with a host of big-name players, including Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann and Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.
  
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• Storm beat Penrith, alone atop NRL ladder

  01-04-2017 12:35
  
  Melbourne are the only unbeaten team in the NRL after five rounds after beating Penrith 28-6 at AAMI Park.
  
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• Giants down Sifts in Super Netball stoush

  01-04-2017 12:33
  The Giants have defeated local Super Netball rivals the Swifts 59-56 to consolidate their spot atop the ladder.
  
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• Body of Qld man found after Debbie floods

  01-04-2017 11:35
  
  Devastating floods in Queensland have claimed the life of 77-year-old Nelson Raebel, whose body was found at Eagleby.
  
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• Rugby - Chiefs tame Bulls as milestone man Messam celebrates win

  01-04-2017 10:58
  The Chiefs lost co-captain Sam Cane to concussion in the fourth minute and trailed 9-3 at half-time but tries after the break to winger Shaun Stevenson, fullback Damian McKenzie and replacement prop Atunaisa Moli sealed their fifth successive win.
  
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• Green kicks five in record Giants AFL win

  01-04-2017 10:39
  Toby Greene has kicked five goals for GWS Giants who have posted a club record score and winning margin in a 102-point home drubbing of Gold Coast.
  
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• Canberra stamps out Eels' NRL fightback

  01-04-2017 10:37
  Canberra have held out a second-half Parramatta fightback to record their second NRL victory for the season.
  
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• Knights break unwanted NRL streak

  01-04-2017 10:27
  Newcastle have broken an unwanted 22-week run of conceding 20 points or more in their 19-18 NRL loss to Cronulla.
  
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• Death toll raised to three as flood crisis continues across two states

  01-04-2017 09:55
  Police confirm the body of a 77-year-old man who went missing in Eagleby has been located, raising the death toll from the flooding crisis across New South Wales and Queensland to three people.
  
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• Indonesian landslide buries up to 27

  01-04-2017 09:52
  Indonesia's disaster agency says more than two dozen people are feared buried in a landslide in East Java.
  
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• Clarkson still bullish on Hawks' hopes

  01-04-2017 09:35
  
  Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is refusing to write off his side's 2017 hopes despite a stuttering 0-2 start to the season.
  
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• Suu Kyi's new government faces first test at Myanmar polls

  01-04-2017 09:20
  
  The optimism which surrounded Aung San Suu Kyi's electoral win in 2015 has faded as her party struggles to push through promised reforms.
  
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• Indian stars forced out of IPL

  01-04-2017 09:13
  Several members of India's hugely successful Test cricket squad will miss at least some of the IPL due to injury.
  
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• Cricket - Ashwin, Vijay to miss IPL, Kohli out for part of tournament

  01-04-2017 09:02
  
  MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's bumper 13-test home season has taken a big toll on its players with a host of them set to miss at least part of the Indian Premier League with injuries.
  
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• Crows overcome Hawks at MCG

  01-04-2017 07:40
  Adelaide will head into next weekend's Showdown on top of the AFL ladder after defeating Hawthorn by 24 points at the MCG.
  
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• FBI re-releases Pentagon 9/11 photos after glitch

  01-04-2017 07:18
  
  A series of 27 photographs showing the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks on the Pentagon are re-released after they disappeared from the FBI's website due to a technical glitch.
  
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• Rebels hope to rebound after Super bye

  01-04-2017 07:09
  Melbourne hope they can rebound into the Super Rugby winner's circle after the bye following yet another disappointing loss.
  
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• Waratahs to put Crusaders to the sword

  01-04-2017 06:33
  The NSW Waratahs hope to put on a show for their loyal fans with a stylish victory over undefeated Super Rugby leaders the Crusaders on Sunday.
  
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• French election race tightening: poll

  01-04-2017 06:06
  
  With just weeks to go before the French presidential election, polls have Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen on 25 and 24 per cent respectively.
  
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• Stranded in Serbia, migrants endure an odyssey of violence

  01-04-2017 05:57
  
  About 8,000 migrants have been trapped in Serbia since the European Union closed its borders in an attempt to block the so-called Balkans migration route taken by thousands fleeing the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
  
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• Golf - Pettersen holds one-stroke lead at weather-hit ANA Inspiration

  01-04-2017 05:56
  After high winds halted Thursday's first round, Pettersen returned to the Mission Hills Country club course early on Friday to finish off a four-under-par 68.
  
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• Some stay as NSW island evacuated

  01-04-2017 05:38
  
  Some residents of a small NSW island community have planned to stay in their homes as flooding approaches, despite orders to evacuate.
  
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• White House staffers' finances detailed

  01-04-2017 05:29
  
  The White House has disclosed the personal finances for Donald Trump's staffers, including his affluent son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka.
  
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• Federer outlasts Kyrgios to set up Nadal final in Miami

  01-04-2017 05:14
  
  The Swiss, who has won two of his last three tournaments including the Australian Open, had to dig deep to get through asecond straight test after fending off a match point in his quarter-final victory over Tomas Berdych.
  
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• Figure skating - Russia's Medvedeva retains world title to emulate Kwan

  01-04-2017 01:25
  
  HELSINKI (Reuters) - A performance full of grace and technical wizardry proved that Evgenia Medvedeva will be the woman to beat at next year's Winter Olympics as the Russian soared above her rivals to retain her title at the world figure skating championships.
  
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• PM blames Vic premier for Hazelwood

  01-04-2017 01:18
  
  The closure of Victoria's Hazelwood brown coal power station is the state government's fault, Malcolm Turnbull says.
  
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