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• Barca keep pressure on Madrid with thrilling Real Sociedad win

  15-04-2017 22:57
  
  BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi’s double strike helped Barcelona scrape a 3-2 victory over Real Sociedad on Saturday to keep up the pressure on La Liga leaders Real Madrid.
  
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• France's Le Pen accuses rival Macron of being soft on Islamists

  15-04-2017 22:55
  
  French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Saturday accused her main rival for president, centrist Emmanuel Macron, of being soft on Islamists, in a blistering attack eight days before the vote.
  
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• Bombing of Syrian bus convoy kills dozens outside Aleppo

  15-04-2017 22:40
  
  A bomb blast hit a bus convoy waiting to cross into government-held Aleppo in Syria on Saturday, killing dozens of people evacuated from two Shi'ite villages the day before in a deal between warring sides.
  
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• Bottas ends Hamilton's pole run in Bahrain

  15-04-2017 21:46
  
  MANAMA (Reuters) - Finland's Valtteri Bottas took his first Formula One pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday with a sizzlinglap that ended Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton's bid for a seventh in a row.
  
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• Computer pioneer Robert W Taylor dies

  15-04-2017 21:43
  The 85-year-old was instrumental in the creation of the internet and the personal computer.
  
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• Tottenham roll on, now seek a helping hand

  15-04-2017 21:27
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur remained a worrying presence in Chelsea's rearview mirror after a second successive 4-0 victory cut the gap in the Premier League title race to four points on Saturday.
  
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• Pat Cummins delivers for Delhi in IPL

  15-04-2017 21:24
  It was a miserable day for David Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad but Pat Cummins took a key wicket for the Delhi Daredevils in their IPL win.
  
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• Dortmund bounce back as tepid Bayern falter

  15-04-2017 21:01
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund bounced back from the trauma of the bomb attack on their team bus and their Champions League defeat in midweek to earn an emotion-filled 3-1 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
  
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• Paul Dunne leads Trophee Hassan golf

  15-04-2017 20:55
  Ireland's Paul Dunne is in the box seat to claim his maiden European Tour victory and leads by two shots at the Trophee Hassan in Morocco.
  
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• Turkmenistan out to be smoke-free by 2025

  15-04-2017 20:50
  Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has signed an order aiming to make his country tobacco-free in the next eight years.
  
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• Barkley inspires Everton to eighth straight home win

  15-04-2017 19:39
  
  LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Everton midfielder Ross Barkley ended a troubled week off the field by inspiring his team to an eighth straight home win with a 3-1 victory over Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.
  
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• Seri hits two as Nice earn Champions League spot

  15-04-2017 19:33
  
  Seri converted a penalty after the break and then scored late on as Lucien Favre's side up moved to 73 points in third place, ensuring they will play in the Champions League next season.
  
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• Young Cowboys are learning in NRL: Green

  15-04-2017 19:32
  Cowboys coach Paul Green is remaining upbeat despite his injury-hit squad succumbing to back-to-back losses in the NRL.
  
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• Munster already comfortable at No.6

  15-04-2017 19:32
  Cameron Muster is yet to play a full NRL game at five-eighth for Melbourne but he's already feeling at ease in the position.
  
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• May hamstrung in Suns' AFL win over Blues

  15-04-2017 19:32
  Gold Coast co-captain Steven May picked up a hamstring injury in the Suns' 26-point win over Carlton at Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Dragons in foreign NRL territory: McGregor

  15-04-2017 19:32
  Not since Wayne Bennett's final year as head coach in 2011 had the Dragons held as big a halftime lead as they did in Saturday's win over North Queensland.
  
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• Long road for Giants' AFL big man Patton

  15-04-2017 19:31
  It's been a long few years for GWS key forward Jonathon Patton but against Port Adelaide he showed signs of delivering on his huge potential.
  
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• Bombers have hit a wall: Worsfold

  15-04-2017 19:31
  Essendon coach John Worsfold says his previously banned batch of players appear to have hit a wall early in the AFL season.
  
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• 'Special' Eddie Betts leaves Pyke crowing

  15-04-2017 19:31
  Adelaide coach Don Pyke has hailed a special performance by Eddie Betts in a 65-point belting of Essendon on Saturday night.
  
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• Motor racing - Verstappen fastest in final Bahrain practise

  15-04-2017 15:40
  
  MANAMA (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen pushed Formula One frontrunners Ferrari and Mercedes off the top of the timesheets in final practise for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.
  
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• AC Milan snatch extraordinary draw with Inter in first Chinese derby

  15-04-2017 15:39
  
  MILAN (Reuters) - AC Milan equalised with the last kick of the game to force an extraordinary 2-2 draw against Inter Milan on Saturday as the historic derby was played at lunchtime for the first time and with both clubs under Chinese ownership.
  
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• Dramatic end to historic Milan derby

  15-04-2017 14:58
  A last-ditch equaliser gave AC Milan a draw with Inter Milan in Serie A, with the derby kicking off at lunch to suit the Asian TV market.
  
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• Crows thrash Bombers by 65 points in AFL

  15-04-2017 14:31
  Adelaide have thrashed Essendon by 65 points in their AFL match at Adelaide Oval.
  
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• Australia dominate at Singapore Sevens

  15-04-2017 14:03
  Australia have won their three pool matches at rugby's Singapore Sevens to progress to the quarter-finals.
  
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• Rebels stun Brumbies in rugby thriller

  15-04-2017 14:02
  
  Reece Hodge has booted the Rebels to their first Super Rugby win of 2017, downing the Brumbies 19-17 in a thriller in Melbourne.
  
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• Motor racing - Ricciardo looks to second half of the season

  15-04-2017 13:23
  
  MANAMA (Reuters) - Daniel Ricciardo is an optimist but even optimism has its limits.
  
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• Warriors captain disputes no-try call

  15-04-2017 13:15
  
  Roger Tuivasa-Sheck says he should have been awarded a try that was denied by the video referees in the Warriors' NRL loss to Canberra on Saturday.
  
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• Turkey's Yes and No camps target undecided in referendum sprint

  15-04-2017 12:45
  
  Turkey is set to vote in a referendum on Sunday which proposes a major transformation to the country's system of government.
  
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• North Korea threatens 'nuclear justice' during massive military parade

  15-04-2017 11:43
  
  North Korea carries out a massive display of military strength as tensions continue to rise over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.
  
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• Abbott double sets up Hurricanes rugby win

  15-04-2017 11:42
  Lock Mark Abbott has scored a brace for the Hurricanes who have finished strongly to edge the Blues 28-24 in a helter skelter Super Rugby clash at Eden Park.
  
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• Rizzo and Wisil firm as Stawell favourites

  15-04-2017 11:35
  Matthew Rizzo and Toea Wisil have proved they are the sprinters to beat at the Stawell Gift.
  
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• Patton boots six as AFL's Giants down Port

  15-04-2017 11:30
  A final-quarter blitz has helped Greater Western Sydney overwhelm Port Adelaide and seal a 31-point AFL win at UNSW Canberra Oval.
  
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• Leilua fires, Raiders beat Warriors in NRL

  15-04-2017 11:28
  Joey Leilua has scored a double in Canberra's 20-8 NRL win over the Warriors at GIO Stadium.
  
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• Teen ,17, missing at NSW North Coast beach

  15-04-2017 10:38
  A search for a teenager caught in a rip in an unpatrolled part of the NSW North Coast has been suspended due to fading light.
  
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• Egyptian Copts celebrate Easter mass despite attacks

  15-04-2017 10:05
  
  Egyptian Copts celebrating Easter will have to endure security checks outside places of workship following twin bombings on Palm Sunday.
  
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• Fitzgibbons into Bells Beach surf quarters

  15-04-2017 09:20
  
  Despite a badly cut left foot, Australian surfing star Sally Fitzgibbons has advanced to the quarter-finals at Bells Beach in Victoria.
  
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• Fitzgibbons and Gilmore win at Bells Beach

  15-04-2017 09:20
  
  Top Australian surfers Sally Fitzgibbons and Stephanie Gilmore are through to the Rip Curl Pro quarter-finals at Bells Beach in Victoria.
  
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• Reds overcome Kings in Super Rugby

  15-04-2017 09:14
  
  The Queensland Reds have won for the first time in seven Super Rugby games, defeating the visiting Kings 47-34 at Suncorp Stadium.
  
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• Storm win but NRL defence vanishes v Manly

  15-04-2017 08:56
  
  Melbourne have held on for a 30-26 win over Manly at Lottoland, but the NRL club are unhappy with their defence after letting in five tries.
  
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• Melbourne hold out Manly in NRL try-fest

  15-04-2017 08:56
  
  Melbourne have scored six tries to Manly's five, with defence going out the window in a 30-26 NRL win at Lottoland.
  
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• Ex-NFL player accidentally kills daughter

  15-04-2017 08:50
  Former Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals NFL star Todd Heap has accidentally hit and killed his three-year-old daughter with his truck.
  
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• Hawks make three changes for big AFL game

  15-04-2017 08:45
  
  While Hawthorn have dropped two players for Easter Monday's AFL clash, Geelong have recalled Nakia Cockatoo.
  
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• Fremantle upset Melbourne in AFL thriller

  15-04-2017 08:37
  
  Fremantle have snatched their second AFL upset in as many weeks, downing Melbourne by two points in a thrilling encounter at the MCG.
  
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• Calls for Manus Island evacuation after shots fired

  15-04-2017 08:20
  
  Refugee advocates and church leaders have called on the Turnbull government to evacuate the Manus Island detention centre after locals attacked asylum seekers.
  
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• IS death toll from 'mother of all bombs' rises to 90

  15-04-2017 08:14
  
  The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb was unleashed in combat for the first time on Thursday, hitting IS positions in Nangarhar province.
  
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• Evacuate Manus after shots fired: churches

  15-04-2017 07:26
  
  Church leaders have called on the Turnbull government to evacuate Manus Island detention centre after shots were fired into the camp.
  
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• Bulldogs' Cloke out of AFL for 4-6 weeks

  15-04-2017 06:58
  
  The Western Bulldogs have suffered a major injury blow with Travis Cloke to miss up to six weeks of AFL action with broken ribs.
  
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• Cricket - Australian Tye ends long IPL wait with dazzling debut

  15-04-2017 06:09
  MUMBAI (Reuters) - Andrew Tye was a frustrated bystander for his first two seasons in the Indian Premier League but the Australia paceman grabbed his chance when it came on Friday, taking five wickets including a hat-trick to set up a first win for the Gujarat Lions.
  
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• Dennis aims to test cycling form in Alps

  15-04-2017 05:12
  
  Australian cycling star Rohan Dennis will use the Tour of the Alps as a test ahead of next month's Giro d'Italia.
  
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• Rugby: Milner-Skudder racing clock to be fit for Lions tour - Boyd

  15-04-2017 04:49
  
  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - All Blacks winger Nehe Milner-Skudder is racing the clock to be fit enough to face the British and Irish Lions in June, his Super Rugby coach Chris Boyd said on Saturday.
  
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