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City stumble again in title race as Villa held

City stumble again in title race as Villa held

Manchester City missed out on the chance to make significant inroads into Arsenal's Premier League lead on Wednesday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton while Aston Villa also dropped points.

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Man City title bid damaged by Brighton draw despite Haaland's 150th goal

Man City title bid damaged by Brighton draw despite Haaland's 150th goal

Manchester City's Premier League title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow as Brighton hit back to earn a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.

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France's Noel wins World Cup slalom at Madonna di Campiglio

France's Noel wins World Cup slalom at Madonna di Campiglio

Clement Noel won the floodlit slalom at Madonna di Campiglio on Wednesday evening, the Olympic champion's first World Cup victory of the season.

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US immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis

US immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis

An immigration agent in Minneapolis shot dead a woman Wednesday, triggering outrage from local leaders even as President Donald Trump claimed the officer acted in self-defense.

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Barca rout Athletic to reach Spanish Super Cup final

Barca rout Athletic to reach Spanish Super Cup final

Raphinha netted twice as Barcelona strolled into the Spanish Super Cup final with a dominant 5-0 semi-final win over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia.

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Napoli scrape draw with lowly Verona as leaders Inter look to capitalise

Napoli scrape draw with lowly Verona as leaders Inter look to capitalise

Napoli came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with lowly Verona on Wednesday, a result which gave Inter Milan the chance to pull away from the champions in the race for the Serie A title.

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'One Battle After Another' leads SAG's Actor Awards noms with seven

'One Battle After Another' leads SAG's Actor Awards noms with seven

Paul Thomas Anderson's politically charged "One Battle After Another" on Wednesday set a record for nominations for the Screen Actors Guild's influential Actor Awards with seven, staking its claim to Oscars frontrunner status.

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Rosenior vows to make fast start as Chelsea boss

Rosenior vows to make fast start as Chelsea boss

Liam Rosenior has delivered his first message to Chelsea's players as the new Blues boss admitted he needs to "hit the ground running".

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3,000 tourists evacuated as Argentine Patagonia battles wildfires

3,000 tourists evacuated as Argentine Patagonia battles wildfires

Argentine authorities have evacuated some 3,000 tourists from a sparsely populated Patagonian district ravaged by wildfires for days, officials said Wednesday.

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US oil giant Chevron interested in Russian Lukoil's foreign assets: report

US oil giant Chevron interested in Russian Lukoil's foreign assets: report

US oil giant Chevron and private equity firm Quantum Capital Group have partnered on a bid for sanctioned Russian oil company Lukoil's international assets, valued at $22 billion, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.

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