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Five reasons Real Madrid can win the Champions League

Published On: September 13, 2016 04:19 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

MADRID, Sept 13:  Ahead of the start of their 2016-17 Champions League campaign against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday, AFP Sports takes a look at five reasons defending champions Real Madrid can conquer Europe for the 12th time:

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Manchester Utd become first British club to earn over £500m revenue

Published On: September 12, 2016 06:33 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

LONDON, Sept 12: Manchester United became the first British football club to earn more than half a billion pounds in a single year after announcing Monday total revenue of £515.3 million ($683.5 million, 608.9 million euros) for the year ending June 30, 2016.

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India retain struggling Sharma for Kiwi Tests

Published On: September 12, 2016 03:42 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

NEW DELHI, Sept 12: India have kept faith with Rohit Sharma, on Monday naming the out-of-form middle-order batsman in a 15-man squad for the home Test series against New Zealand beginning later this month.

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Lady Gaga ends pop music hiatus with release of 'Perfect Illusion'

Published On: September 10, 2016 08:03 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK, Sept 10: After a detour recording torch songs and jazz standards, Lady Gaga returned with a flourish to pop music Friday, with the release of her new song "Perfect Illusion."

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Reject Hart set for Torino debut

Published On: September 10, 2016 08:02 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

MILAN, Sept 10: England's Joe Hart is expected to make his Torino debut at Atalanta on Sunday as city rivals Juventus warm up for their Champions League opener against Sevilla by hosting Sassuolo.

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Apple tapping brakes on self-driving cars

Published On: September 10, 2016 06:11 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

Uber plans to deploy driverless cars for its ride-sharing services in Pittsburgh, pushing the envelope for the use of self-driving technology.

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Manchester braces as United and City collide

Published On: September 10, 2016 03:50 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

Manchester, Sept 10: Manchester becomes the center of the football universe on Saturday when Jose Mourinho's United tackle Pep Guardiola's City in a feverishly anticipated local derby at Old Trafford.

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Barca trio reunited, Ronaldo returns for Real

Published On: September 9, 2016 10:16 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

MADRID, Sept 9: Barcelona's fearsome front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar could join forces for the first time in four months against Alaves, while Cristiano Ronaldo will make his Real Madrid return on Saturday.

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All eyes on Manchester as Mourinho, Guardiola lock horns

Published On: September 9, 2016 10:08 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

LONDON, Sept 9 : The eyes of the world will be on Manchester this weekend as Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola bring their bitter feud to the Premier League for the first time.

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North Korea's latest nuclear test: Five things to know

Published On: September 9, 2016 06:31 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

SEOUL, Sept 9: North Korea conducted a fifth nuclear test on Friday, an underground blast it claimed was of a miniaturised warhead.

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Pilot’s mistake takes Air Asia X to Melbourne instead of Malaysia

Published On: September 8, 2016 04:15 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA:  A Malaysia-bound AirAsia X plane which took off from Sydney ended up in Melbourne instead after the pilot entered the aircraft's wrong longitudinal position, safety officials revealed Wednesday.

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The Manchester derby in five matches

Published On: September 8, 2016 04:02 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

LONDON, Sept 8: Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford on Saturday in a derby match that sees opposing managers Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola renew their sulphurous rivalry.

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Run records fuel fears over bat-ball balance

Published On: September 7, 2016 05:48 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

NEW DELHI, Sept 7: After first England and then Australia rewrote the cricket record books just days apart, some commentators are warning that a glut of runs risks wrecking the art of bowling and turning off fans.

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Sri Lanka's Senanayake fined for Warner send-off

Published On: September 7, 2016 05:45 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for making disparaging remarks during the opening T20 game against Australia, the ICC said Wednesday.

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Apple expected to polish lineup with new iPhone

Published On: September 7, 2016 11:24 AM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

CALIFORNIA, Sept 7: Apple on Wednesday is expected to introduce a new iPhone and perhaps a second-generation smartwatch as it polishes its lineup of devices to shine during the year-end shopping season.

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Obama cancels Duterte showdown over 'whore' slur

Published On: September 6, 2016 07:54 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

Vientiane, Sept 6: US President Barack Obama cancelled a meeting at a regional summit on Tuesday with foul-mouthed Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte after being branded a "son of a whore".

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Asian markets mostly rise as dollar gains

Published On: September 6, 2016 03:00 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

HONG KONG, Sept 6: Asian markets extended gains Tuesday on diminishing prospects of a US interest rate rise this month, while the dollar also gained against the yen after Japan's central bank chief pledged fresh stimulus if needed.

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Survey finds giant pandas no longer 'endangered' in China

Published On: September 5, 2016 04:41 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

HONOLULU, Sept 5: Decades of conservation work in China have paid off for the giant panda, whose status was upgraded Sunday from "endangered" to "vulnerable" due to a population rebound, officials said.

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Melania Trump sues news outlets that said she was an escort

Published On: September 4, 2016 01:59 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON, Sept 1, Melania Trump, the wife of US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, on Thursday sued two media outlets that alleged she was an escort in the 1990s.

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Delhi's ex-women's minister arrested on rape charge after sex scandal

Published On: September 4, 2016 12:02 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

NEW DELHI, Sept 4:  The former women's minister of the Indian capital -- who was sacked over a "sex tape" -- has now been arrested following a claim by a woman shown in the tape that he raped her, an investigator said Sunday.

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