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Leipzig can book return to Champions League as Bundesliga top-four rivals meet

Leipzig can book return to Champions League as Bundesliga top-four rivals meet

RB Leipzig can achieve their "season goal" of returning to the Champions League as the top-four race in the Bundesliga comes to a head this Saturday.

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Injuries add to Bath's challenge for Champions Cup semi in Bordeaux

Injuries add to Bath's challenge for Champions Cup semi in Bordeaux

A match away to title-holders Bordeaux-Begles side is tough enough but Bath also face an injury crisis ahead of their European Champions Cup semi-final that could lead to a senior debut for a teenage playmaker.

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Karius getting 'back to the top' with promotion-chasing Schalke

Karius getting 'back to the top' with promotion-chasing Schalke

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius thought his career was over after his error-strewn performance cost his side the Champions League final, eight years later he is finding redemption at fallen German giants Schalke.

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Clashes erupt in Australian town over death of Indigenous girl

Clashes erupt in Australian town over death of Indigenous girl

An angry crowd clashed with Australian police outside a hospital treating the suspected killer of a five-year-old Indigenous girl in the outback town of Alice Springs.

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India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunch

India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunch

Across much of India, an energy crunch caused by the Iran war has prompted long queues for cooking gas cyclinders. That's not a problem for Gauri Devi.

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Afghans celebrate spring in bright red poppy fields

Afghans celebrate spring in bright red poppy fields

In the middle of a field filled with bright red poppies, Afghans frolic among the spring flowers in a tradition deeply rooted in the country's north.

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Finland's 'Flamethrower' and 4 other Eurovision favourites

Finland's 'Flamethrower' and 4 other Eurovision favourites

A vibrating violin behind a fiery curtain, a Greek cruise ship singer and a song about star-crossed planets are among the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

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Crude edges up after wild swing, stocks track Wall St rally

Crude edges up after wild swing, stocks track Wall St rally

Oil prices edged up Friday after the previous day's wild swings, with investors awaiting the next move in the Middle East crisis, while stocks rose in holiday-thinned trade following a tech-led record day on Wall Street.

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Eurovision: 70 years of geopolitics, patriotism, music and glitter

Eurovision: 70 years of geopolitics, patriotism, music and glitter

It's been the crucible of music icons from ABBA to Celine Dion, a flashy symbol of European integration, the charged focal point for geopolitics and a stage for social change.

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Knicks demolish Hawks to advance in NBA playoffs

Knicks demolish Hawks to advance in NBA playoffs

The New York Knicks put on one of the most dominant displays in NBA playoff history Thursday, destroying Atlanta 140-89 to advance to the second round.

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