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Kovac calls on Dortmund to carry domestic 'momentum' into Champions League

Kovac calls on Dortmund to carry domestic 'momentum' into Champions League

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac called on his side to recreate their domestic form on the Champions League stage when they take on Atalanta in the knock-out play-offs on Tuesday.

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Dutch inventor of hit game 'Kapla' dead at 80: family

Dutch inventor of hit game 'Kapla' dead at 80: family

The Dutch inventor of hit wooden construction game Kapla, which has entertained children and inspired architects for four decades, has died at the age of 80, his wife told AFP.

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Benfica's Mourinho plays down Real Madrid return rumour before rematch

Benfica's Mourinho plays down Real Madrid return rumour before rematch

Benfica coach Jose Mourinho insisted he is capable of saying no to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez as he played down rumours of a return to the Spanish giants on Monday.

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St Peter's Basilica gets terrace cafe for 400th anniversary

St Peter's Basilica gets terrace cafe for 400th anniversary

The whole terrace on top of St Peter's Basilica will soon be open to the public, complete with a cafe, the Vatican said on Monday, as part of a plan to mark the 400th anniversary of the building's completion.

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Meillard extends Swiss Olympic stranglehold while Gu aims for gold

Meillard extends Swiss Olympic stranglehold while Gu aims for gold

Loic Meillard added another gold to the Swiss near-domination of men's alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics on Monday, before China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu tries to win her first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.

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Meillard extends Swiss Olympic strangehold while Gu aims for gold

Meillard extends Swiss Olympic strangehold while Gu aims for gold

Loic Meillard added another gold to the Swiss near-domination of men's alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics on Monday, before China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu tries to win her first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.

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Meillard crowns Swiss men's Olympic domination with slalom gold

Meillard crowns Swiss men's Olympic domination with slalom gold

Loic Meillard won the Swiss men's team their fourth Olympic gold in the five alpine skiing events in Bormio when he streaked to victory in the slalom on Monday.

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German carnival revellers take swipes at Putin, Trump, Epstein

German carnival revellers take swipes at Putin, Trump, Epstein

From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, no-one is safe when Germans celebrate carnival with floats that satirise politicians. But the Russian president is not laughing.

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England survive Italy scare to reach T20 World Cup Super Eights

England survive Italy scare to reach T20 World Cup Super Eights

England survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup on Monday as Italy's swashbuckling chase of 203 fell agonisingly short in a pulsating match in Kolkata.

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Gold rush grips South African township

Gold rush grips South African township

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

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