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Serena Williams ousted from Indian Wells by sister Venus

SerenaWilliams'returntotournamenttenniscametoanabruptendhereMondayasshecrashedoutofIndianWellswitha6-3,6-4losstohersisterVenus.Venusclosedoutthe29thcareermeetin

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Chelsea must be ready to suffer at Barcelona, says Conte

Chelseamustbepreparedto“suffer”inBarcelonaonWednesdayiftheyaretohaveanychanceofprogressingtotheChampionsLeaguequarter-finals,managerAntonioContehassaid.Barcelon

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Tennis | Osaka too strong for Sharapova in California

FormerworldnumberoneMariaSharapovalosthersecondconsecutivefirstroundmatchwitha6-46-4defeattoJapan’sNaomiOsakaattheBNPParibasOpeninCaliforniaonWednesday.Sharapov

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'We belong' says Klopp as Liverpool reach Champions League last eight

JurgenKloppsaysLiverpool"belong"intheChampionsLeaguequarter-finalsaftera0-0second-legdrawatAnfieldgavethema5-0aggregatewinoverPortointheirlast-16tie.Itisthefirs

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Del Potro cools off red-hot Anderson to win Acapulco

JuanMartinDelPotrocontinuedhisdominanceoverKevinAnderson,puttingthebrakesontheSouthAfrican'sbrilliantrunofsuccesstoclaimtheATPMexicanOpentitleonSaturdaynight.De

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China to amend its Constitution for the fifth time

Chinaissettoamendthecountry’sConstitutionforthefirsttimein14years–andthefifthtimeever–whenthecountry’stoplegislature,theNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC),convenesfo

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Zahavi scores hat-trick as Guangzhou R&F win derby over Evergrande

IsraeliforwardEranZahaviscoredahat-tricktohelpGuangzhouRFedgepastdefendingchampionsGuangzhouEvergrande5-4inthefirstroundofthenewChineseSuperLeague(CSL)season,wh

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Jos Buttler says he hasn’t given up on returning to England Test team

JosButtler,arguablythemostdynamicbatsmanEnglandhasproduced,hasinsistedhestillhopesforareturntoTestcricket.With18Teststohisnameandyetonlysixhalf-centuries,therei

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Hit Chinese food show draws new criticism from audiences

Chineseaudiencesseemedtohavebeenunderwhelmedbythethirdseasonofthehighlyanticipatedfooddocumentary"ABiteofChina."Eventhoughtheserieshasmaintainedhighviewershipra

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Michelle Obama announces memoir will be called Becoming

TheformerUSfirstladyMichelleObamahasannouncedthenameofheranticipatedmemoir.Becomingwillbepublishedgloballyin24languageson13NovemberbyPenguinRandomHouse,whichacq

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Cricket | Klaasen, Mulder named for first two Tests versus Australia

HeinrichKlaasen,thewicketkeeper-batsman,andWiaanMulder,HighveldLions'all-rounder,havebeennamedinSouthAfrica's15-manTestsquadforthefirsttwoTestsversusAustralia.A

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Fantastic Fred gives Shakhtar edge over Roma

ShakhtarDonetskfoughtbackfromagoaldownasFred'sfree-kickgavetheUkrainianchampionsa2-1victoryoverRomaonWednesdayintheirChampionsLeaguelast16,firstleg.Turkishyoung

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Top of the world: Federer, 36, becomes oldest number one

RogerFedererbecametheoldestworldnumberoneonFridaywhenthe20-timeGrandSlamtitlewinnerreachedthesemi-finalsoftheRotterdamOpen.The36-year-oldSwissovercameanearlyset

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SpaceX to launch its satellite internet prototypes this weekend

Foryears,ElonMuskhasbeentalkingabouthisplanstolaunchthousandsoflow-orbitingsatellitesthatwillbeabletoprovidehighspeedinternettopeoplearoundtheglobe.Whilethedeta

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Sixty years of space exploration

Inthesixdecadessincethespaceracebegan,explorationoftheuniversehastakenseveralgiantleaps.TheSovietUnion’slaunchofSputnikOneinNovember1957startedthe“SpaceAge.”Tha

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NBA: New-look Cavs spoil Pierce's jersey party

TheBostoncrowdcameouttocelebratePaulPierceonSunday--butLeBronJamesandhisnewClevelandsupportingcasthadotherideasastheCavaliersroutedtheCeltics121-99.Jamesshookof

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Tennis: Venus, Vandeweghe put US up 2-0 in Fed Cup

VenusWilliamsgotthedefendingchampionUnitedStatesofftoawinningstartintheirFedCupfirst-roundtieagainsttheNetherlandsonSaturdaybeforeCoCoVandeweghesurvivedascareto