Gianluca Vialli: clubbable gentleman off the pitch, deadly on it
Gianluca Vialli's death on Friday robbed Italian football of an iconic figure of its golden era, a powerful yet studious centre-forward who won almost every honour and was one of the English Premier League's first big-name foreign imports.
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Italian football great Gianluca Vialli dies
Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former clubs announced on Friday.
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Ohtani targets World Baseball Classic glory with Japan
Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani said he was "thinking only about winning" the World Baseball Classic title after being named in Japan's squad for the March tournament on Friday.
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Germany's BioNTech plans UK trial of mRNA cancer therapy
German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed a trailblazing Covid-19 vaccine, will trial a cancer treatment in Britain using the same mRNA technology, the company said on Friday.
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Medvedev, Sabalenka, Jabeur power into Adelaide semi-finals
Former world number one Daniil Medvedev set up an Adelaide International semi-final against either Novak Djokovic or Denis Shapovalov Friday with a commanding performance in the countdown to the opening Grand Slam of the year.
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Former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli dies: ex-club Sampdoria
Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former club Sampdoria announced on Friday.
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Putin's unilateral ceasefire due to have started in Ukraine
A brief ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin but dismissed by Ukraine as an empty gesture was due to have taken effect on Friday in what would be the first full pause since Moscow's invasion in February 2022.
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Shell says European windfall taxes to cost $2 billion
British energy giant Shell on Friday said windfall taxes imposed by the European Union and UK following a surge in profits would cost the group about $2 billion.
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Asian markets mixed after healthy start to the new year
Asian investors struggled Friday to maintain the week's positive momentum as they eyed sharp losses on Wall Street that came after forecast-beating jobs data suggested the Federal Reserve would have to keep lifting interest rates.
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'Harsh' says Khawaja if denied double ton chance in Test
Usman Khawaja said it would be "harsh" if he was denied the chance of claiming his first Test double century by a declaration in Australia's third Test against South Africa.
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