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Arsenal get Bayern again, Barcelona meet PSG

Published On: December 12, 2016 06:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

Arsenal will have another chance to beat Bayern Munich in a Champions League knockout tie after the sides were paired yet again in the round of 16 following Monday's draw.

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Trump's Taiwan talk could end cooperation: China

Published On: December 12, 2016 01:44 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Dec 12: China expressed "serious concern" on Monday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of "one China", calling it the basis for relations.

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Ashwin leads India to series win over England

Published On: December 12, 2016 01:34 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, Dec 12: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin blew away England's lower order resistance to spin India to a crushing series-clinching victory on the final day of the fourth test at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.

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Mourinho backs Fellaini despite frosty reception from fans

Published On: December 12, 2016 01:26 PM NPT By: Reuters

Jose Mourinho understands why Manchester United supporters gave Marouane Fellaini a negative reception during Sunday's 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur but the manager will do all he can to protect the midfielder.

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Motherhood is biggest challenge for ‘Woman of the Year’ Madonna

Published On: December 12, 2016 10:22 AM NPT By: Reuters

Madonna was presented on Friday with Billboard magazine’s Woman of the Year award, but the seven time Grammy Award winner said one of her biggest challenges was being a good mother.

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India close in on victory after Kohli's third double ton

Published On: December 11, 2016 05:24 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, Dec 11: India captain Virat Kohli struck a sublime double century before his bowlers picked up six England wickets to put the hosts on course for a series-clinching victory in the fourth and penultimate test at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

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Turkey says Kurdish militants may be behind deadly soccer bombing

Published On: December 11, 2016 03:12 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISTANBUL, Dec 11: Turkey said on Sunday that Kurdish militants may be responsible for the two bombs that killed 29 people and wounded 166 in an apparent coordinated attack on police outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul after a match between two top teams.

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Ramos stages another late show to snatch dramatic win for Real

Published On: December 11, 2016 01:16 PM NPT By: Reuters

BARCELONA, Dec 11: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos again came to his side's rescue as they snatched a dramatic 3-2 victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday to keep Zinedine Zidane's side six points clear at the top of La Liga and set a club record 35 games unbeaten.

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Death toll in Turkish attack rises to 38

Published On: December 11, 2016 08:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

ISTANBUL, Dec 11: The Latest on the twin explosions near an Istanbul soccer stadium. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the death toll from twin blasts near an Istanbul stadium had risen to 38.

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Arsenal go top, Vardy hat-trick lights up Leicester

Published On: December 11, 2016 08:16 AM NPT By: Reuters

Arsenal shoved Chelsea off the top of the table but Leicester City's Jamie Vardy, with a dazzling hat-trick, was the man of the moment on Saturday as the struggling Premier League champions blew aside Manchester City 4-2.

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Unfair that inferior teams are higher than United: Mourinho

Published On: December 10, 2016 06:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has labelled it unfair that teams he believes are inferior to his side are higher in the Premier League table.

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CIA says Russia intervened to help Trump win White House

Published On: December 10, 2016 01:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

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Mourinho always under scrutiny: Pochettino

Published On: December 10, 2016 01:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Dec 10: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has offered his support to Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho ahead of the team's trip to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Messi contract talks put Enrique at ease before Osasuna trip

Published On: December 10, 2016 01:35 PM NPT By: Reuters

BARCELONA, Dec 10: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique's mind has been put at ease by news his talisman forward Lionel Messi has begun contract negotiations with the La Liga champions, he said on Friday.

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Movie Review: Befikre

Published On: December 10, 2016 01:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

It is difficult to imagine Aditya Chopra directing a more successful film than his debut blockbusterDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, a saccharine love story which remains an important part of pop culture 21 years after it turned Shah Rukh Khan into a Bollywood superstar. But in a recent note, Chopra said he wouldn’t make a Raj-Simran love story if he were to release his first film today.

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Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Clooney on 'overpaid' Forbes list

Published On: December 8, 2016 08:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

Johnny Depp and Will Smith topped a list on Wednesday of Hollywood's most overpaid actors, an illustration that star power does not always bring in dollars at the movie box-office.

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Suarez to be offered new contract, says Barcelona president

Published On: December 8, 2016 07:59 PM NPT By: Reuters

BARCELONA, Dec 8: Barcelona's prolific striker Luis Suarez will be offered a new contract with the Spanish champions until 2022, president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Thursday.

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Indonesian quake toll passes 100 as rescuers struggle

Published On: December 8, 2016 06:26 PM NPT By: Reuters

PIDIE JAYA, INDONESIA, Dec 8: Indonesian medical teams struggled on Thursday to treat scores of people injured in a 6.5 magnitude earthquake a day after more than 100 people were killed in the worst disaster to hit the province since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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Chelsea's success under Conte does not surprise Buffon

Published On: December 8, 2016 04:18 PM NPT By: Reuters

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte "doesn't do second" and the club's rise to the top of the Premier League standings under the Italian is hardly surprising, Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has said.

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Pakistan mourns 47 killed in air crash, as investigators seek answers

Published On: December 8, 2016 03:38 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 47 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them a famed rockstar-turned-Muslim evangelist, two infants and three foreigners, as officials sought to pinpoint the cause of the disaster.

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