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• Ferrari clearly favouring Vettel, says Hamilton

  28-05-2017 21:00
  
  MONACO (Reuters) - Ferrari are giving Sebastian Vettel the Michael Schumacher treatment, according to the German's main title rival Lewis Hamilton.
  
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• Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners

  28-05-2017 20:49
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europeans must learn to guide their own future, with previous allies no longer as dependable as before.
  
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• Smiling Ricciardo gets his swagger back

  28-05-2017 20:44
  Twenty-four hours is a long time in Formula 1 and in Monaco on Sunday a beaming Daniel Ricciardo proved that beyond all doubt.
  
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• Soccer-Roma clinch second spot with last-gasp win on 'Totti Day'

  28-05-2017 20:42
  ROME (Reuters) - AS Roma celebrated Francesco Totti's final game after 25 seasons at the club by beating Genoa 3-2 to clinch second place in Serie A on Sunday after 16-year-old Pietro Pellegri had given the visitors a shock lead.
  
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• Motor racing - Dixon's eventful Indy includes pole, robbery and crash

  28-05-2017 20:23
  INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Scott Dixon's Indy 500 ended in a spectacular crash on Sunday, capping a week of euphoric highs and frightening lows that also included an armed robbery.
  
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• Special Cannes prize for Nicole Kidman

  28-05-2017 20:22
  The jury for the Cannes Film Festival has created a special award for Australian actress Nicole Kidman, who appeared in four films at this year's competition.
  
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• Wehrlein to have scan after Monaco crash

  28-05-2017 20:15
  
  MONACO (Reuters) - Sauber's German driver Pascal Wehrlein, who missed the first two races of the Formula One season due to a back injury, will have another scan next week after crashing in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
  
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• Trio of stars set to return for AFL Giants

  28-05-2017 20:15
  GWS are equal top of the AFL ladder after Sunday's eight-point win over West Coast, and they could welcome back three stars against Essendon this week.
  
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• Fit-again Starc relishing return for Aust

  28-05-2017 20:14
  Mitchell Starc makes his return to action for Australia against Pakistan on Monday in the team's second Champions Trophy warm-up.
  
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• Cricketers stand by stance in pay dispute

  28-05-2017 20:06
  Left-arm quick Mitchell Starc insists the Australia players have no intentions of buckling in their pay dispute with Cricket Australia.
  
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• Kerber's season hits new low with French Open pummelling

  28-05-2017 16:35
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - World number one Angelique Kerber's nightmare season hit a new low on Sunday when, with expectations weighing heavily after a stellar 2016, she was dumped out of the French Open 6-2 6-2 by 40th-ranked Ekaterina Makarova.
  
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• Larrazabal's 66 provides U.S. Open qualifying boost

  28-05-2017 16:15
  VIRGINIA WATER, England - Spain's Pablo Larrazabal was in seventh heaven after a swashbuckling closing round in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday put him in great heart for U.S. Open qualifying.
  
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• Preventable nursing home deaths skyrocket

  28-05-2017 16:05
  A study of deaths in Australian nursing homes reveals a more than 400 per cent increase in premature and potentially preventable deaths since 2011.
  
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• Vettel ends Ferrari's long wait for Monaco victory

  28-05-2017 15:58
  
  MONACO (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel extended his Formula One championship lead over Lewis Hamilton to 25 points on Sunday after becoming the first Ferrari driver since Michael Schumacher in 2001 to win the showcase Monaco Grand Prix.
  
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• Trump labels Kushner reports 'fake news'

  28-05-2017 15:52
  Leaks suggesting White House aide Jared Kushner tried to set up secret channels of communication with Moscow are "fake news" President Donald Trump has tweeted.
  
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• Diego Costa says he won't go to China, only to Atletico

  28-05-2017 14:59
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea striker Diego Costa has no interest in a lucrative move to a Chinese club because it would jeopardise his chances of playing in next year's World Cup.
  
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• Aussie Bland qualifies for British Open

  28-05-2017 14:15
  Australian Adam Bland enjoyed a solid final round at the Mizuno Open to finish third overall and claim a spot at this year's British Open.
  
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• Kerber ousted in first round French Open

  28-05-2017 14:14
  
  World No.1 Angelique Kerber has become the first top seeded woman to lose in the opening round of the French Open since 1968.
  
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• Courtois blames referee and defensive lapse for Cup defeat

  28-05-2017 13:59
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois blamed a lack of concentration and a refereeing decision for the FA Cup final defeat that reminded him of a familiar anti-climax to the season when he was with former club Atletico Madrid.
  
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• Injuries won't stop dominant Giants in AFL

  28-05-2017 13:54
  AFL juggernauts Greater Western Sydney have shown injuries won't be enough to halt their premiership quest.
  
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• Nabuli not sanctioned by SANZAAR committee

  28-05-2017 11:51
  SANZAAR'S foul play review committee has decided not to impose more sanctions on Reds winger Eto Nabuli after he received three yellow cards in Super Rugby.
  
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• Giants beat Eagles for first time in AFL

  28-05-2017 11:44
  GWS have posted their first ever win over West Coast after coming from behind to secure an eight-point triumph in Perth.
  
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• Netball's Vixens bracing for tough semi

  28-05-2017 11:29
  
  Super Netball's minor premiers Melbourne Vixens have been warned they will be hit hard by a vengeful Sunshine Coast Lightning in their major semi-final.
  
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• Tennis - Mladenovic among the favourites in Paris, says former coach

  28-05-2017 11:14
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - Kristina Mladenovic's improved footwork gives her a real chance to become the first Frenchwoman in 17 years to win the singles title at Roland Garros, according to her former coach.
  
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• UK terror network 'could still be going'

  28-05-2017 11:13
  Other members of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi's terror network could still be at large, UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd says.
  
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• A snapshot of round 10 of the AFL season

  28-05-2017 11:03
  Highlights of the action from round 10 of the AFL season.
  
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• Origin wreaks havoc with NRL contenders

  28-05-2017 11:01
  
  Top four heavyweights Brisbane and the Sydney Roosters, without a combined 12 State of Origin stars, both suffered defeats in round 12.
  
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• Bangladesh reinstalls controversial statue after outcry

  28-05-2017 10:55
  
  Bangladesh on Sunday reinstalled a controversial statue deemed un-Islamic by religious hardliners on the grounds of the Supreme Court, just days after its removal had sparked angry protests by secular groups.
  
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• French Open starts amid tight security

  28-05-2017 10:51
  Petra Kvitova's return to tennis is among the highlights as the French Open gets underway.
  
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• South Korea stun China to win first Sudirman Cup since 2003

  28-05-2017 10:48
  SYDNEY (Reuters) - South Korea stunned China to win the Sudirman Cup on Sunday, coming from 2-1 down to clinch the final 3-2 on Australia's Gold Coast and end their opponents' 12-year stranglehold on the biennial mixed team international tournament.
  
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• Trump ends overseas trip with a flourish as trouble looms at home

  28-05-2017 08:00
  
  With trouble facing him back home, US President Donald Trump ended his nine-day overseas journey in dramatic fashion on Saturday, addressing US troops at a campaign-style rally.
  
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• Wayward Pies down last-placed Lions in AFL

  28-05-2017 07:58
  Collingwood have recorded their fourth win of the AFL season, the Pies downing Brisbane by 45 points at the MCG.
  
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• We let Qld get inside our heads: Woods

  28-05-2017 07:31
  
  NSW State of Origin prop Aaron Woods says the Blues players have allowed Queensland to get inside their heads in past series.
  
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• Pies down Thunderbirds in netball thriller

  28-05-2017 07:04
  
  The Thunderbirds have almost given Renae Inglis a memorable retirement present before the Magpies held on to a nail-biting two-goal netball win in Adelaide.
  
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• Islamist militants kill 19 in south Philippines: army

  28-05-2017 07:03
  
  Islamist militants locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city have killed 19 civilians, the military said Sunday, bringing the official death toll from nearly a week of fighting to at least 85.
  
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• Abuse victim advocate to get state funeral

  28-05-2017 06:58
  
  High-profile child sex abuse victims advocate Anthony Foster will be honoured with a state funeral, the Victorian government has confirmed.
  
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• Election blues in UK seaside hotbed of euroscepticism

  28-05-2017 06:54
  
  Having voted for Labour, the Conservatives and then the eurosceptic UK Independence Party, voters in a faded seaside town are running out of places to turn in Britain's upcoming general election.
  
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• Miranda Kerr marries Snapchat billionaire

  28-05-2017 06:38
  Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel had tears in their eyes when they exchanged vows.
  
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• Brumbies close in on conference crown

  28-05-2017 06:36
  
  The Brumbies have a stranglehold on Super Rugby's Australian conference, leading by nine points with three rounds left after beating the Jaguares.
  
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• Sri Lanka steps up monsoon relief as toll hits 122

  28-05-2017 06:29
  
  Sri Lanka stepped up its military-led relief operations Saturday as nearly half a million people were displaced after a monsoon deluge killed at least 122 people and threatened more flooding.
  
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• Snow falls as Victoria turns chilly

  28-05-2017 02:43
  After the passing of a cold front, snow has started to fall on Victoria's alps while rain and hail are forecast for Melbourne.
  
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• Don't rush referendum, indigenous MP warns

  28-05-2017 02:41
  Federal minister Ken Wyatt has cautioned his indigenous compatriots that the government must balance their aspirations against what the community can accept.
  
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• Two killed in Oregon train stabbings after anti-Muslim rant

  28-05-2017 02:27
  
  A man is charged with two counts of aggravated murder and charges of attempted murder after fatally stabbing two passengers aboard a Portland train.
  
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• Farah runs year's fastest 5000m in Oregon

  28-05-2017 02:11
  British athletics star Mo Farah has won the 5000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet in the US.
  
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• Afghanistan must not be lost terror: ALP

  28-05-2017 02:10
  Labor defence spokesman Richard Marles says Afghanistan is suffering from a resurgence in al-Qaeda and Isis terrorist groups.
  
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• Messi leads Barca to third King's Cup win in a row

  28-05-2017 02:04
  
  MADRID (Reuters) - Lionel Messi and Neymar showed their pedigree as Barcelona outclassed a determined Alaves side 3-1 on Saturday to win the King's Cup for a third successive year, allowing coach Luis Enrique to leave the club on a high.
  
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• Luis Enrique grateful to 'extra terrestrial' Messi

  28-05-2017 02:01
  
  Messi scored the opening goal of Barca's third successive Cup triumph under Luis Enrique and played a crucial role in the strikes from Neymar and Paco Alcacer which finished off the Basque minnows.
  
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• Brumbies beat Jaguares to swell Super lead

  28-05-2017 01:53
  
  The Brumbies have moved nine points clear at the top of Super Rugby's Australian conference with a 39-15 win over the Jaguares in Buenos Aires.
  
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• Blues to gamble on Bird at dummy-half

  28-05-2017 01:46
  
  Jack Bird is set to spend time at dummy-half for NSW during Wednesday's State of Origin I.
  
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• US and UK holidays guide flat Aust market

  28-05-2017 01:27
  
  CommSec chief economist Craig James is tipping the local market to open flat on Monday as markets close for US' Memorial Day and the UK's Spring Bank Holiday.
  
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