Injured Halep withdraws from Australian Open
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep on Friday pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a warm-up tournament in Auckland citing pain in her knee and shoulder.
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Liverpool power seven points clear, Man Utd crash at Wolves
Liverpool powered seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as the title favourites survived a scare in their 3-1 win against Leicester, while Bruno Fernandes was sent off in Manchester United's dismal 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves.
Read moreTwo killed in treacherous Sydney-Hobart yacht race
Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic, organisers said Friday, a day after the race began with gale-force winds and high seas forecast.
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Leaders Liverpool survive Leicester scare to go seven points clear
Curtis Jones fired Liverpool seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as the title favourites survived a scare in their 3-1 win against struggling Leicester on Thursday.
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Membership of UK's anti-immigration Reform party surpasses Conservatives
Membership of Britain's upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party has overtaken that of the centre-right Conservative Party for the first time, the party said Thursday, as Tories disputed the numbers.
Read moreUS stocks take a breather, Asian bourses rise in post-Christmas trade
Wall Street stocks were little changed on Thursday while Asian equities rose in thin Boxing Day trade, extending their "Santa Claus Rally" with several bourses still shut for the holiday.
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Two dead in treacherous Sydney-Hobart yacht race
Two sailors have died in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic, organisers said Friday, while race favourite Comanche was forced to retire.
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Amorim warns of 'long journey' ahead for miserable Man Utd
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said he needs time on the training ground to iron out the Red Devils' flaws after a 2-0 defeat to lowly Wolves on Thursday.
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Three dead, four injured in Norway bus accident
A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people and injuring four, police said Thursday.
Read moreRussia missile suspected in Azerbaijani plane crash, Moscow warns against 'hypotheses'
Azerbaijani and US officials believe a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet, media reports and a US official said Thursday, as the Kremlin cautioned against "hypotheses" over the disaster.
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