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AC Milan snatch late draw at Fiorentina as title rivals Inter face Napoli

AC Milan snatch late draw at Fiorentina as title rivals Inter face Napoli

AC Milan missed the chance to join Inter Milan at the top of Serie A on Sunday after snatching a late 1-1 draw at Fiorentina, ahead of their local rivals' clash with Scudetto rivals Napoli.

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Venezuelans demand political prisoners' release, Maduro 'doing well'

Venezuelans demand political prisoners' release, Maduro 'doing well'

Venezuelans waited Sunday for more political prisoners to be freed as ousted president Nicolas Maduro defiantly claimed from his US jail cell that he was "doing well" after being seized by US forces a week ago.

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'Avatar: Fire and Ashe' leads in N.America for fourth week

'Avatar: Fire and Ashe' leads in N.America for fourth week

"Avatar: Fire and Ash" kept the North American box office churning, claiming the top spot for a fourth week running with $21.3 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.

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Bordeaux-Begles rout Northampton in Champions Cup final rematch

Bordeaux-Begles rout Northampton in Champions Cup final rematch

English Prem leaders Northampton paid the price for ill-discipline as they lost a feisty rematch of last season's Champions Cup final 50-28 in Bordeaux on Sunday.

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NHL players will compete at Olympics, says international ice hockey chief

NHL players will compete at Olympics, says international ice hockey chief

Stars from the North American National Hockey League will play in the Winter Olympics, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation said on Sunday, as Milan-Cortina organisers and the International Olympic Committee gave the thumbs up to the Games' main competition rink.

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Kohli surpasses Sangakkara as second-highest scorer in international cricket

Kohli surpasses Sangakkara as second-highest scorer in international cricket

India's Virat Kohli on Sunday became the second-highest scorer across the three international cricket formats during his match-winning 93 in the first ODI against New Zealand.

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Young mother seeks five relatives in Venezuela jail

Young mother seeks five relatives in Venezuela jail

Lorealbert Gutierrez, 19, was seven months pregnant when security agents detained her along with six family members in eastern Venezuela.

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Arsenal villain Martinelli turns FA Cup hat-trick hero

Arsenal villain Martinelli turns FA Cup hat-trick hero

Gabriel Martinelli shrugged off the backlash to his clash with stricken Liverpool defender Conor Bradley to send Arsenal into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win at Portsmouth on Sunday.

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Syrians in Kurdish area of Aleppo pick up pieces after clashes

Syrians in Kurdish area of Aleppo pick up pieces after clashes

Residents of a Kurdish neighbourhood in Syria's second city of Aleppo passed through government checkpoints Sunday to find blackened walls, destroyed vehicles and debris-littered streets as they returned home after days of deadly clashes.

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Kohli hits 93 as India edge New Zealand in ODI opener

Kohli hits 93 as India edge New Zealand in ODI opener

Virat Kohli hit 93 to help India chase down 301 in a tense four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international on Sunday.

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