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Angry fans call for resignation of president of China’s football association

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Angry Chinese fans have called for the resignation of the president of China's football association, after the country lost to Syria in a World Cup qualifier. Syria's 1-0 victory on Thursday shocked ...

Maria Sharapova’s two-year doping ban reduced

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Maria Sharapova's two-year doping ban has been reduced to 15 months following her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). The five-time Grand Slam winner, 29, was initially banned by ...

Palestinians call on FIFA to ban matches

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An official from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Tuesday called on football's ruling body FIFA to ban Israeli teams from playing matches in Jewish-only settlements across the occupied West Bank, Al ...

Rio Paralympics 2016 Closed with Bahman tribute

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The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening according to BBC. Singers, dancers and fireworks lit up the iconic stadium before tributes ...

De Bruyne only second to Messi’ – Guardiola

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Pep Guardiola labelled Kevin De Bruyne as one of the best players he has ever managed after the Belgium international inspired Manchester City to a 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, goal.com ...

Kerber lifts US Open beating Karolina Pliskova in final

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Germany's Angelique Kerber backed up her status as the new world number one with a thrilling win over Czech Karolina Pliskova in the US Open final, according to BBC. Kerber, 28, won ...

Syrian government helicopters ‘drop chlorine’ on Aleppo

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Syrian government forces have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine from helicopters on a suburb of Aleppo, injuring 80 people according to BBC. Volunteer emergency workers say people suffered breathing ...

Barak Obama backs player Colin Kaepernick’s right to snub anthem

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US President Barack Obama has said NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the US national anthem, was exercising his constitutional right to make a point, BBC report. Speaking in ...

Brexit may end EU

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Germany's vice-chancellor has warned the future of the EU could be in doubt if the UK's exit is handled badly. Sigmar Gabriel said the EU would go "down the drain" if other ...

Russia furious over Paralympic ban

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Russia has reacted with fury after a court upheld a ban on its athletes competing in next month's Paralympics, BBC report. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called the ban, levelled over allegations of ...

Paris tourism hardly hit by militant attacks

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Attacks by Islamist militants as well as strikes and floods have led to a big fall in tourism in Paris, according to BBC. There were a million fewer visitors between January and ...

Ethiopia athlete gets asylum donations

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A crowd-funding campaign has raised more than $40,000 (£30,000) to help Ethiopia's Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa seek asylum, BBC report. He crossed his hands above his head as he finished ...

Rio concludes in style

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The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo, BBC report. The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, celebrated Brazil's arts and was ...

Brazil wins football gold in Rio

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Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties in Rio to win their first men's Olympic football gold medal, BBC report. The game finished 1-1 after extra ...

Nepal’s Olympic journey ends in sad note…

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Nepal’s Nisha Rawal lost her bout to world champion Zheng Shuyin of China in the women’s over 67 kg preliminary round in the Rio Olympic Games at the Carioca Arena in Rio ...