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Villarreal sink Alaves to stay in La Liga hunt

Villarreal sink Alaves to stay in La Liga hunt

Villarreal eased to a 3-1 victory over Alaves on Saturday to consolidate their position in third in La Liga and stay in contention to win the Spanish title.

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Bristol, Glasgow reach Champions Cup last 16

Bristol, Glasgow reach Champions Cup last 16

Bristol Bears booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions Cup with a stunning 61-49 win over South African franchise Bulls at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria in Saturday's early game.

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Holders Palace suffer biggest ever FA Cup shock, Man City hit 10

Holders Palace suffer biggest ever FA Cup shock, Man City hit 10

Holders Crystal Palace succumbed to the biggest shock in FA Cup history with a 2-1 defeat at sixth-tier Macclesfield on Saturday as Antoine Semenyo started his Manchester City career by scoring in a 10-1 rout of Exeter.

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Freiburg beat 10-man Hamburg to climb to eighth in the Bundesliga

Freiburg beat 10-man Hamburg to climb to eighth in the Bundesliga

Freiburg came from a goal down to beat Hamburg 2-1 at home in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with the visitors playing most of the second half with 10 men.

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Venezuela loyalists to rally one week after Maduro's capture

Venezuela loyalists to rally one week after Maduro's capture

Supporters of Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro geared up for a mass protest Saturday to mark one week since his dramatic capture by US forces.

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Football: Five memorable FA Cup upsets

Football: Five memorable FA Cup upsets

Non-league Macclesfield caused one of the FA Cup's greatest ever upsets with a 2-1 win over holders Crystal Palace in the third round on Saturday.

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Odermatt warms up for Winter Games with Adelboden giant slalom win

Odermatt warms up for Winter Games with Adelboden giant slalom win

Reigning Olympic giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt warmed up for next month's Games with his sixth World Cup victory of the season in front of his home crowd at Adelboden on Saturday.

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Benin showcases culture with Vodun Days

Benin showcases culture with Vodun Days

On the newly-renovated streets of Ouidah, thousands of Beninese and foreign tourists gathered this week to discover the rituals and deities bound up with voodoo, a popular animist tradition which has grown to become the focus of a international festival.

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Odermatt wins Adelboden giant slalom for sixth World Cup success of season

Odermatt wins Adelboden giant slalom for sixth World Cup success of season

Reigning Olympic giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt warmed up for next month's Games with his sixth World Cup victory of the season in front of his home crowd at Adelboden on Saturday.

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Holders Crystal Palace stunned by Macclesfield in biggest ever FA Cup shock

Holders Crystal Palace stunned by Macclesfield in biggest ever FA Cup shock

Crystal Palace's defence of the FA Cup came to an embarrassing end as they were beaten 2-1 by sixth-tier Macclesfield in the biggest shock in the competition's history.

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