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Nishikori fights back to reach Geneva semis

Second-seedKeiNishikorisavedthreeconsecutivematchpointsinthefinalsettobeatSouthAfricanKevinAnderson2-66-47-6inthequarter-finalsattheGenevaOpenonThursday.The27-y

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Man Utd boss targets 'perfect' end to season in Europa League

WinningtheEuropaLeaguetoqualifyfortheChampionsLeaguewouldbethe"perfect"endtoManchesterUnited'sseason,saysmanagerJoseMourinho.TheRedDevilssurvivedalatescareagain

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Brazilian lawmakers to vote on Rousseff's impeachment after marathon debate

Brazilian senators were engaged in a marathon debate Tuesday night before the final vote on the impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff.

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China's Ren becomes youngest gold medallist at Rio Olympics

Teenage diver Ren Qian became the youngest gold medallist at the Rio Olympics by winning the 10m platform final on Thursday.

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Phelps writes new page with four wins in same event

Michael Phelps of the United States won the Olympic 200 meters individual medley on Thursday to capture the 22nd gold medal of his career and become the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Games.

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Ning Zetao misses final chance in 100m freestyle

China's international sensation Ning Zetao, who became the first Asian man ever to win the 100m freestyle at the world championships in Kazan last year, failed to qualify for the men's 100m freestyle final at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Tuesday.

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Lionel Messi and Argentina: will his latest international low really be the end?

The 29-year-old has said he will quit the international game after another final defeat, but there is still time for a glorious ending and to emulate Diego Maradona

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Nepal's constitution drafting body receives final version of constitution

​Nepal's final version of constitution has been tabled at the Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting for deliberations among parties.

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Su's historic final qualification puts China on new start

A lucky qualification not just put Su Bingtian in the men's 100m final as the first Asian in the athletics world championships but also set a new start for China's sprinters.

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Bolt back to amaze the world, Su makes history for China

The Jamaican, whose appearance in Beijing even was in doubt months before the world championships, stormed to defend his 100 meters world championship title in 9.79 seconds on Sunday at Beijing's iconic Bird's Nest where he turned into an athletics phenomenon with two world-record Olympic wins in the 100m and 200m as well as a gold medal from the 4x100m seven years ago.

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Heart problem blamed for Sun Yang's shock withdrawal from 1500m final at world championships

China missed the chance to win the men's 1,500m freestyle title for the consecutive third times at world championships but it might gain some comfort with the women's 4x100m medley relay gold medal at the Kazan worlds here on Sunday.

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Aussie football coach calls on 80,000 crowd to boost home side's Asian Cup final chances

Australian football coach Ange Postecoglou has called on the 80,000 home crowd to bring "the energy" needed to get Australia over the line in Saturday's Asian Cup final against South Korea.

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U.S. sets final subsidy rates on cleaning chemicals from China

The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday set final subsidy rates on chlorinated isocyanurates from China, a chemical often used to sanitize water in swimming pools, signaling that it may impose punitive duties on the products.

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Russia unveil tender for 2018 World Cup venue reconstruction

The Russian government Wednesday announced a 612-million-U.S. dollar tender to upgrade the venue for the 2018 World Cup final.