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• Younis Khan reaches Pakistan milestone

  23-04-2017 22:56
  Younis Khan has become the first Pakistan batsman to reach 10,000 runs as the visitors resumed at 2-125 after tea against the West Indies.
  
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• Marquez wins MotoGP in Texas

  23-04-2017 22:43
  Triple MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has won his fifth successive Grand Prix of the Americas.
  
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• Games transport won't fail: Beattie

  23-04-2017 22:38
  Organiser Peter Beattie says transport systems will cope with 1.2 million spectators expected at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, as tickets go on sale.
  
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• Olympiakos claim their 44th Greek league title

  23-04-2017 22:24
  ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympiakos Piraeus clinched their seventh consecutive Greek league title and 44th in total after enjoying a comfortable 5-0 home win over struggling PAS Giannina in their penultimate match of the Super League season on Sunday.
  
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• Qld cyclone bill tipped to be $1.5 billion

  23-04-2017 22:23
  
  The Queensland treasurer says Cyclone Debbie and the flooding it caused is estimated to have caused damage worth $1.5 billion.
  
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• New Zealand hosting Five Eyes meeting

  23-04-2017 22:10
  Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US and the UK are holding a meeting of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network in New Zealand this week.
  
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• Czech footballer Rajtoral found dead in his Turkey home, club says suicide

  23-04-2017 22:04
  
  ANKARA (Reuters) - Frantisek Rajtoral, a Czech footballer playing for Turkish top tier club Gaziantepspor was found dead in his home in an apparent suicide, the club said on Sunday.
  
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• Budget crackdown reportedly expected on work for dole

  23-04-2017 21:56
  
  The federal government is expected to crack down on payments for welfare recipients who shun work-for-the-dole schemes.
  
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• Tough talk strengthens Turnbull support

  23-04-2017 21:43
  
  The Coalition has picked up ground after Malcolm Turnbull's plans to tighten citizenship laws and he remains preferred Prime Minister over Bill Shorten.
  
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• Germany approving less asylum-seekers

  23-04-2017 21:39
  Germany has approved less than half of asylum applications from Afghan migrants so far this year, according to a newspaper report.
  
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• Rooney scores on return as United close in on City

  23-04-2017 18:10
  
  BURNLEY, England, - BURNLEY 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 2
  
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• Man Utd extend unbeaten run at Burnley

  23-04-2017 17:50
  Manchester United's push for a top-four finish has continued with a 2-0 win at Burnley.
  
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• St Etienne v Rennes interrupted after fans get into closed stadium

  23-04-2017 17:49
  PARIS (Reuters) - Sunday's Ligue 1 game between St Etienne and Stade Rennais was interrupted after local fans managed to get into the stadium where the match was being played behind closed doors.
  
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• Valverde wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege title

  23-04-2017 17:42
  Spain's Alejandro Valverde has timed his final effort to perfection to claim an emotional win in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic.
  
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• Shandong miss chance to go second despite Pelle goal

  23-04-2017 17:42
  Fernandinho gave Chongqing the lead in the 28th minute before Pelle equalised eight minutes from time as Shandong picked up a point that leaves them in fourth, three points behind leaders Guangzhou R&F and level with Shanghai SIPG and defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande.
  
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• We can be Fed Cup contenders, says Molik

  23-04-2017 17:35
  Expected changes to the Fed Cup mean Australia will be up there with the big guns again and team captain Alicia Molik says it's no less than they deserve.
  
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• Romania beat Britain in Fed Cup as Konta and Watson lose

  23-04-2017 17:35
  
  Simona Halep beat world number seven Konta 6-1 6-3, while Irina-Camelia Begu saw off Watson with a 6-4 7-5 victory to seal the tie for the Romanians before the doubles.
  
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• Valverde takes fourth Liege-Bastogne-Liege title

  23-04-2017 17:25
  
  ANS, Belgium (Reuters) - Alejandro Valverde lived up to expectations when he timed his final effort to perfection to claim an emotional win in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic for the fourth time on Sunday.
  
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• Wanjiru holds off Bekele as Keitany breaks record in London

  23-04-2017 17:00
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Kenya's Daniel Wanjiru held off a late charge from Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele to win the London Marathon on Sunday in two hours five minutes 48 seconds.
  
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• Nadal claims record-extending 10th Monte Carlo title

  23-04-2017 16:29
  
  MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal claimed a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Masters title as he geared up for his beloved French Open with a 6-1 6-3 victory against fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos on Sunday.
  
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• Kenya's Keitany breaks women's only world record at London Marathon

  23-04-2017 13:37
  
  Radcliffe still holds the overall record of 2:15.25, which she set in a mixed gender race at the London Marathon in 2003 when she used male runners to help set the pace.
  
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• Wiesberger wins Shenzhen title in playoff

  23-04-2017 12:41
  Austrian Bernd Wiesberger has edged out England's Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff to win the Shenzhen International.
  
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• Clarkson blasts Carey over AFL comments

  23-04-2017 12:36
  
  Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is furious after Wayne Carey claimed star Cyril Rioli is homesick.
  
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• Gutsy Wiesberger edges Fleetwood in Shenzhen playoff

  23-04-2017 12:26
  
  Wiesberger, who started with a three-stroke lead over the field, shot a one-under par 71 to aggregate 16-under and join Fleetwood who came up with the lowest round of the week, carding seven birdies and an eagle for a spotless 63.
  
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• Police arrest 12-year-old boy trying to drive solo across Australia

  23-04-2017 11:29
  
  Police arrest a 12-year-old boy in Broken Hill some 14 hours into his attempt to drive from the town of Kendall to Perth.
  
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• Hawks belt Eagles to break AFL drought

  23-04-2017 11:27
  
  Hawthorn stars such as Cyril Rioli returned to form as the Hawks thrashed West Coast to score their first win of the AFL season.
  
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• AFL to aid police after racist rant

  23-04-2017 10:41
  The AFL has pledged to help Victoria Police find an unidentified man who is alleged to have hurled racist abuse at a Brisbane trainer.
  
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• Brooks leads Tigers' big four to victory

  23-04-2017 10:24
  
  Luke Brooks set up the match-winning NRL try for the Wests Tigers on Sunday as they beat Canterbury 18-12 at ANZ Stadium.
  
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• Fast-finishing Cats blitz Saints

  23-04-2017 10:09
  
  Joel Selwood was the star as Geelong stormed home to beat St Kilda by 38 points at Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Israeli attack on Syrian military camp kills three

  23-04-2017 09:24
  
  Three fighters are killed near the Golan Heights in an Israeli attack on a Syrian camp for pro-government forces.
  
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• Sunset farewell for Pence at Opera House

  23-04-2017 09:06
  US Vice President Mike Pence has ended his official two-day visit to Sydney with a tour of the Opera House and afternoon tea at Government House.
  
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• France election: Polls open in tightest presidential race in decades

  23-04-2017 08:34
  
  Security is tight across France with 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers on the streets as the nation votes in the tightest presidential election in decades.
  
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• Swans can't go into their shell: Jack

  23-04-2017 08:22
  
  Former Sydney AFL co-captain Kieren Jack accepts the winless Swans are going to cop widespread criticism but says they can't go into their shell
  
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• No fears for concussed Demon's AFL future

  23-04-2017 08:13
  
  Melbourne youngster Angus Brayshaw suffered another concussion but the Demons don't believe the latest setback is career threatening.
  
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• Collingwood upset Giants in Super netball

  23-04-2017 08:04
  Collingwood have recorded a 59-56 Super Netball upset win over the second-placed Giants in Sydney.
  
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• North Korea reportedly detains US citizen

  23-04-2017 07:45
  A US citizen who is a former professor at a university in China has been detained by North Korean authorities in Pyongyang.
  
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• Force sweat on Haylett-Petty injury

  23-04-2017 07:31
  
  The Western Force are hoping Dane Haylett-Petty's hamstring injury isn't serious, but scans will determine the extent of the damage.
  
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• McGowan still wants shark device over cull

  23-04-2017 07:15
  The WA premier says he has spoken to the family of a teenager killed by a shark last week and still wants to push for shark deterrent devices over a cull.
  
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• Gatlin, U.S. romp to victory on night of miscues

  23-04-2017 07:09
  
  Run down by Canadian Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse in the earlier heats, Gatlin romped home in the final, leading the U.S. team of Leshon Collins, Mike Rodgers and Ronnie Baker to victory in 38.43 seconds.
  
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• Souths move on from NRL referee debacle

  23-04-2017 05:14
  Rabbitohs veteran John Sutton says players have moved on from Friday's heartbreaking defeat to Brisbane.
  
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• Baseballer hit in face by 145 km/h pitch

  23-04-2017 05:05
  Detroit Tigers baseballer JaCoby Jones has been taken to hospital after being hit in the face by a fastball pitch.
  
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• Aussie women into sevens semis in Japan

  23-04-2017 04:16
  The Australian women's sevens rugby team have booked a spot in the semi-finals of the world series event in Japan with a 19-12 win over France.
  
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• Young veterans step up for Anzac Day march

  23-04-2017 04:00
  About 100 WWII veterans will be marching alongside thousands of younger RSL members stepping forward to play a role in Anzac Day commemorations in Sydney.
  
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• Veterans' Anzac spirit worry: psychologist

  23-04-2017 04:00
  Some veterans are worried about whether they are worthy of living up to the Anzac spirit, a Melbourne Army psychologist says.
  
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• Queenslanders turn out to remember fallen

  23-04-2017 04:00
  Queensland's RSL president says Anzac Day crowds continue to grow, even as the number of World War II veterans dwindle.
  
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• Anzac ashes service a family affair

  23-04-2017 04:00
  A WWII veteran and his grandson will have their ashes scattered at sea in a touching conclusion to an Anzac Day dawn service on the Gold Coast.
  
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• Chelsea edge Tottenham in thrilling Cup semi

  23-04-2017 03:57
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Late goals from Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matic settled a rip-roaring FA Cup semi-final 4-2 in Chelsea's favour over title rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Saturday.
  
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• Anzac Day focus turns to France, Belgium

  23-04-2017 03:54
  An Anzac Day focus this year will be the high Australian casualties suffered on the Western Front in 1917, the most costly year in Australia's wartime history.
  
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• March for Science in US draws big crowds

  23-04-2017 00:38
  
  March for Science festivities in the US included "teach-ins" on the National Mall and parades in midtown Manhattan and hundreds of other cities and towns.
  
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• Thousands join March for Science to fight 'alternative facts'

  23-04-2017 00:14
  
  Thousands of people joined a global March for Science on Saturday with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight back against what many see as an "assault on facts" by populist politicians.
  
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