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Lens eye top spot in Ligue 1 as they take title fight to PSG

Lens eye top spot in Ligue 1 as they take title fight to PSG

Lens are enjoying a remarkable season in France and can seize top spot in Ligue 1 this weekend as they look to take the title fight to a Paris Saint-Germain side whose main focus is the Champions League.

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Leverkusen wrestle with inconsistency as brilliant Bayern await

Leverkusen wrestle with inconsistency as brilliant Bayern await

Unpredictable Bayer Leverkusen host Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday, still battling the inconsistency which threatens to derail their top-four hopes.

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Svitolina topples Swiatek at Indian Wells as Sabalenka, Rybakina advance

Svitolina topples Swiatek at Indian Wells as Sabalenka, Rybakina advance

Elina Svitolina sent two-time champion Iga Swiatek spinning out at Indian Wells on Thursday to line up a semi-final meeting with Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina.

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Spurs search for salvation, Arsenal ready for title charge

Spurs search for salvation, Arsenal ready for title charge

Troubled Tottenham head to Liverpool on Sunday searching for salvation in their increasingly desperate fight against relegation.

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'Ticket to Tehran': Iranian Jews in Israel still long for Iran

'Ticket to Tehran': Iranian Jews in Israel still long for Iran

For Sahar Saidian, past and present collide every day on the airwaves as she hosts a Persian-language show on Israeli public radio for listeners in Israel and in Iran, the country she left behind years ago.

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With new ships, Canada aims to be 'icebreaking superpower'

With new ships, Canada aims to be 'icebreaking superpower'

At a massive shipyard in North Vancouver, Canadian workers grind metal beams for a powerful new icebreaker crucial to cementing the country's presence in the increasingly contested Arctic.

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Brazil's Recife basks in success of 'The Secret Agent' before Oscars

Brazil's Recife basks in success of 'The Secret Agent' before Oscars

The northeastern Brazilian city of Recife, where the Oscar-nominated movie "The Secret Agent" is set, is revelling in its moment in the limelight as tourists flock to film locations and a classic local shirt flies off the shelves.

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Casting directors finally get their due at Oscars

Casting directors finally get their due at Oscars

When a film stays with you, it is often because of the magical chemistry among the actors. You can thank casting directors for that, and finally, the Academy is honoring them too.

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Fantastic Mr Stowaway: fox sails from Britain to New York port

Fantastic Mr Stowaway: fox sails from Britain to New York port

A red fox that managed to slip onto a US-bound ship in Britain was discovered by customs officers in the Port of New York, a zoo in the city has said.

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Five share lead at US PGA Players Championship

Five share lead at US PGA Players Championship

Austria's Sepp Straka and American Sahith Theegala were among five players sharing the lead at five-under par 67 when darkness halted Thursday's opening round of the US PGA Players Championship.

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