Football's brightest stars will bounce back, says Ancelotti
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti predicted Friday that Kylian Mbappe and football's other brightest young stars would bounce back strongly after disappointing showings in the Champions League.
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Under fire Haaland can get better: Guardiola
Erling Haaland has room for improvement according to Pep Guardiola, but the Manchester City boss defended the Norway striker from mounting criticism over his performances.
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Waratahs down Crusaders 43-40 in Super Rugby rollercoaster
Will Harrison nailed a drop goal in extra time as the NSW Waratahs snapped a five-match losing streak to beat the Canterbury Crusaders in a 43-40 thriller Friday that saw the lead change 12 times.
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Tiger begins long walk for Masters history as play resumes
Tiger Woods began a 23-hole walk aimed at making Masters history while three early contenders chased leader Bryson DeChambeau as the first round of the 88th Masters resumed Friday.
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Thai FM says won't tolerate border violations after clashes in Myanmar
Thailand's foreign minister warned that his country would not tolerate any violation of its sovereignty, during a visit on Friday to the border with Myanmar following days of clashes that have dislodged junta troops from their positions in the neighbouring country.
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No-man's land bootleggers 'open as usual' despite Myanmar clashes
Fighting near the Myanmar-Thai border has sent thousands fleeing into Thailand but hasn't closed a lane of ramshackle shops in no-man's land offering bootlegged whisky, Chinese aphrodisiacs and Burmese cigarettes.
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Belgium probing Russian 'interference' in European Parliament: PM
Belgian prosecutors have opened a probe into Russian "interference" in the European Parliament following allegations lawmakers were paid to spread Kremlin propaganda, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday.
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Israel pounds Gaza as Iran attack threat puts region on edge
Residents reported heavy Israeli fire in central Gaza on Friday, with regional tensions soaring after Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals.
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Two-time winner Tsitsipas eases into Monte Carlos semi-finals
Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas kept alive his hopes of a third Monte Carlos Masters title as on Friday he breezed into the semi-finals dismissing Russian opponent Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-2.
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Ex-Resistance Olympic torch-bearer still wants to 'change the world'
At the age of 102, Melanie Berger-Volle will carry the Olympic torch as high as she can, despite her fragile shoulder, to champion the values of friendship between peoples that she defended during her time with the French Resistance in the Second World War.
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