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Marcel Kittel collects first Tour of California stage win

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Young drivers could create changing of guard at Indianapolis

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How great tea race from China whipped up a frenzy 150 years ago

Five of the fastest, most beautiful ships of the day – along with their rock-star skippers – made the nail-biting journey from Fuzhou to London, eagerly followed by the world’s press and more than a few gamblers

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Traffic jams and disruption promised in Central as Hong Kong hosts its first Formula E race

Police warn motorists and pedestrians to stay away from October event unless they have tickets, 80 per cent of which have been sold

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Blacks in Britain twice as likely as whites to be murdered: warns gov't equality chief

Failure to tackle deep-rooted race inequality will exacerbate divisions in British society unless urgent government action is taken, the new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission David Isaac warned Thursday.

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Five contenders jostle for British PM role, Boris Johnson pulls out of race

Five contenders emerged Thursday in the race to become the next prime minister of Britain following David Cameron's decision to quit.

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World's busiest coal port to suspend ship movements for Aussie paddleboard race

​Ship movements in Australia's largest coal port will come to a grinding halt for three hours on the weekend to make way for a 10 km international Stand Up Paddleboard race.

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Michael Bloomberg says not to enter presidential race

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday he will not enter the 2016 presidential campaign as an independent, citing fear that his candidacy might help Republican candidates Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.

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Trump surges ahead in Republican primaries, but game far from over

U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump throttled the competition in Tuesday's primary in Nevada, coming out far ahead of other candidates. But a Trump win is not yet a done deal, as the primaries are not yet over, experts said.

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Japanese runner wins Osaka International Women's Marathon, qualified for Rio Olympics

​Japanese runner Kayoko Fukushi excelled herself and won the Osaka International Women's Marathon on Sunday, qualifying herself for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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Trail running in Hong Kong: the history of how it became one of our biggest sporting obsessions

Trail running has become wildly popular around the globe in the past five to eight years and Hong Kong has not been immune to the trend.

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Stybar wins 6th stage, leader Martin out for broken bone

Czech rider Zdenek Stybar won the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday while overall leader Tony Martin was forced to withdraw after breaking his collarbone in a crash.

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Wings for Life World Run staged in Georgia

TBILISI, May 3(Xinhua) -- Over 5000 running fans on Sunday joined the Georgian section of the initial Wings for Life World Run 2015.

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Beijing marathon concludes in smog

The Beijing International Marathon concluded Sunday in heavy smog with Ethiopian Fatuma Sado Dergo finishing first in the 42.195-kilometer run.

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Egypt's ex-army chief of staff Anan to run for president

Former Egyptian military chief of staff, Sami Anan, will join the country's upcoming presidential race, Anan's media office announced on Sunday.

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Egypt's Moussa says army chief will run for president

Egypt's military chief and Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi will run for president, Amr Moussa, head of the country's constitutional panel, told official media on Tuesday after meeting with Sisi.

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New Zealand-U.S. study finds secret to mixed-race appeal

Mixed race people tend to be more attractive because their faces are more "face-like" than single-race people and fail to fall into an obvious racial category, according to a New Zealand-U.S. study.