Napoli eye Scudetto as Inter hope for post-Barca bounce-back
Napoli are closing in on a second Serie A title in three seasons ahead of their trip to struggling Lecce on Saturday, the first of four matches against modest opposition which could confirm a stunning league crown.
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Germany's 'absolutely insane' second tier rivalling Europe's best
Driven by huge crowds, unpredictable results and some of Germany's biggest clubs including Hamburg and Schalke, the Bundesliga 2 broke through the billion-euro revenue barrier last season to become Europe's wealthiest second division.
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PSG minds on Arsenal return as French clubs scrap for Champions League places
Paris Saint-Germain must go to Strasbourg this weekend, in between the two legs of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, for a clash with one of a host of sides scrapping to qualify from Ligue 1 for Europe's elite club competition next season.
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UK WWII veteran remembers joy of war's end, 80 years on
Centenarian Dorothea Barron recalled the wave of relief she felt when she heard World War II had finally come to an end.
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Myanmar junta lets post-quake truce expire
Myanmar's military junta let a truce declared to spur aid efforts after last month's earthquake expire on Thursday, a ceasefire that monitors say it consistently violated with air strikes.
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Rockets romp past Warriors to extend NBA playoff series
The Houston Rockets thrashed the Golden State Warriors 131-116 to fend off elimination in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday, narrowing the gap in their Western Conference series to 3-2.
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Messi, Inter Miami CONCACAF Cup dream over as Vancouver advance
Lionel Messi's dream of winning Inter Miami's first CONCACAF Champions Cup title ended on Wednesday with the Vancouver Whitecaps reaching the final with a 3-1 win in south Florida earning them a 5-1 aggregate victory.
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UN body warns over Trump's deep-sea mining order
The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump's order to fast-track deep-sea mining in the open ocean outside American territorial waters.
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UK local elections test big two parties
Britain's two main parties are tipped to suffer losses Thursday in local elections likely to confirm the rise of hard-right populists and portend the splintering of a century-long political duopoly.
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US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case
A US judge on Wednesday accused Apple of defying an order to loosen its grip on the App Store payment system to the point that criminal charges could be warranted.
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