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England in peril with Rugby League World Cup semi spots at stake

England in peril with Rugby League World Cup semi spots at stake

England face their earliest Rugby League World Cup exit ever this weekend with their fate in the hands of Tonga and Samoa during bumper games that will decide the semi-final line-up.

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Antonelli ready to rewrite the Formula One record books in Mexico

Antonelli ready to rewrite the Formula One record books in Mexico

Kimi Antonelli will take his place in Formula One’s record books as the youngest champion and Italy’s first since 1953, barring a wild swing of unexpected misfortunes amid a fiesta atmosphere at this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix.

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No penalty practice? No problem for Man City in shoot-out win

No penalty practice? No problem for Man City in shoot-out win

Enzo Maresca admitted Manchester City did not practice penalties at all this season before beating Brighton & Hove Albion in a League Cup fourth round shoot-out on Wednesday.

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Argentine football fan jailed for threats over Di Maria return

Argentine football fan jailed for threats over Di Maria return

An Argentine court jailed a football supporter for seven and a half years on Wednesday for threatening Angel Di Maria in 2024 in a bid to stop the World Cup winner returning to Argentina at the end of his career.

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Microsoft beats expectations fueled by Azure cloud business

Microsoft beats expectations fueled by Azure cloud business

Microsoft shares popped more than five percent Wednesday afternoon after it reported better than expected revenue and profit, fueled by its Azure cloud computing division which grew by 48 percent in the September quarter.

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Liverpool beat Chelsea in League Cup shoot-out, Man City survive scare

Liverpool beat Chelsea in League Cup shoot-out, Man City survive scare

Liverpool beat Chelsea in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to reach the League Cup quarter-finals, while holders Manchester City survived a scare against Brighton on Wednesday.

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Chelsea win as Bayern draw with Madrid in Women's Champions League

Chelsea win as Bayern draw with Madrid in Women's Champions League

Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Kadeisha Buchanan were enough to give Chelsea their second win in this season's Women's Champions League on Wednesday to join Arsenal and Lyon at the top of the table.

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Inter leave it late again in Serie A as AC Milan, Juventus lose

Inter leave it late again in Serie A as AC Milan, Juventus lose

Inter reclaimed top spot in Serie A with a nervy 2-0 win at Venezia on Wednesday, while Samuel Mbangula's hat-trick inspired Bologna to a 4-2 victory at AC Milan and Juventus stumbled again at Genoa.

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Kane watches as Bayern cruise into German Cup last 16

Kane watches as Bayern cruise into German Cup last 16

Newly-crowned Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane was left on the bench as Bayern Munich sailed to a 6-1 win over second-tier Magdeburg in the German Cup last 32 on Wednesday.

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Shares in Google owner Alphabet plummet on profit miss, ad slowdown

Shares in Google owner Alphabet plummet on profit miss, ad slowdown

Shares in Google parent Alphabet fell more than 10 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday as the company reported lower-than-expected profit and a slowdown in its advertising business while it maintained big spending on AI.

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