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Isner chopped down by Ebden in American wipeout

JohnIsnerwastoppledbyAustralianMatthewEbdentocontinuetheAmericanmiseryontheopeningdayoftheAustralianOpenonMonday.The16thseed,playinginhis100thGrandSlammatch,bow

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Nigel Farage backs fresh Brexit referendum to 'kill off' issue

NigelFaragehasproposedasecondreferendumonleavingtheEUtosettletheissueforageneration,ashebelievestheresultwouldbethesameagain.TheformerUkipleadersuggestedanother

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Australian Open: GB's Cameron Norrie through in qualifying

Britain'sCameronNorriehasreachedthesecondqualifyingroundfortheAustralianOpen,butLiamBroadywillnotfeaturein2018'sfirstGrandSlam.CameronNorrieisthroughtothesecond

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Johanna Konta loses to Agnieszka Radwanska at Sydney International

BritishnumberoneJohannaKontawasbeateninthefirstroundoftheSydneyInternational,lessthanaweekbeforethestartoftheAustralianOpen.KontahadbeatenRadwanskainstraightset

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Barca cruise to win, Real Madrid drop more points in Spain's matchday 18

FCBarcelonamaintainedtheirleadatthetopoftheLigaSantanderwiththerestartofleagueactionthisweekend.LeoMessi,LuisSuarezandPaulinho(theclub'stopscorers)allfoundthene

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Hobart International: Heather Watson through to second round<br>

Britain'sHeatherWatsonreachedthesecondroundoftheHobartInternationalwitha7-56-3winoverRomania'sSoranaCirstea.The25-year-old,whowonthetournamentin2015,edgedthefir

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Brisbane International: Nick Kyrgios wins first title on home soil

AustralianNickKyrgiosmadethemostofhislimitedopportunitiestowinhisfirstATPTourtitleonhomesoilattheBrisbaneInternational.Theworldnumber21warmedupforhishomeGrandSl

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Dembele returns for Barcelona in 1-1 draw at Celta in Copa

OusmaneDembelemadehisreturnfromalonginjurylayoffasasecond-halfsubstituteinBarcelona’s1-1drawatCeltaVigointheCopadelReyonThursday.TheLaLigaleaderssquadwasrecorde

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Brisbane International: Garbine Muguruza pulls out for fourth year

WimbledonchampionGarbineMuguruzahaswithdrawnfromtheBrisbaneInternationalforthefourthyearinarowaftersufferingwithcramp.The24-year-oldSpanishworldnumbertwowaslead

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Sanchez gives record-equalling Wenger victory

AlexisSanchezscoredtwiceinfoursecondhalfminutestogiveArsenalmanagerArseneWengervictoryonthenightheequalledAlexFerguson'sPremierLeaguerecordofmatchesinchargewith

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Cook leads England chase after Australia's 327

AlastairCookshowedsignsoffinallygettingbackinthegrooveasEnglandsetafterAustralia's327firstinningstotalinthefourthMelbourneTestonWednesday.Cook,playinginanEnglis

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Beijing property prices remain stable

PropertymarketinBeijingheldsteadyinNovemberwithsecond-handhomepricesfallingforsevenconsecutivemonths,accordingtoagovernmentreport.Thestatementwasincludedinarepo

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Cuba's Raul Castro to leave office in 2018

CubanPresidentRaulCastroonThursdayaffirmedthathewillleaveofficeinApril2018,whenthecountry'snewnationallegislatureconvenestoelectaleaderforthenextfiveyears."When

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Lindsey Vonn strikes back with Val d'Isere World Cup win

Sheenduredaweekmarredbyaninjuryscareandcontroversy,butLindseyVonnhitbackinemphaticfashiontoclinchher78thWorldCupwininVald'Isere.At33,Vonnbecamethesecondoldestwo

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China ties South Korea 2-2 in East Asian Football Championship

ChinadrewwithSouthKorea2-2intheopeningmen'sgameatthe2017EastAsianFootballChampionshiponSaturday.MarceloLippiincludedsixplayersyoungerthan23inthestartinglineup.W

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'Coco' and Mexico's Day of the Dead rule at the box office

TheanimatedDisneyandPixarhit"Coco"ruledattheNorthAmericanboxofficesforasecondweek,figuresoutSundayshowed,beatingoutsuperheroes,dramasandChristmascomedies.Itnett

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Football: Three of top 4 drop points in Spain's matchday 14

AtleticoMadridwerethebigwinnersinmatchday14intheSpanishLigaSantanderasleagueleadersBarcelonadroppedpointsathometoCeltaVigo,whileRealMadridagainfailedtohitthetar