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Ivory Coast recall Zaha for AFCON title defence

Ivory Coast recall Zaha for AFCON title defence

Defending champions Ivory Coast have recalled 33-year-old former Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

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Trump's FIFA peace prize breached neutrality, claims rights group

Trump's FIFA peace prize breached neutrality, claims rights group

Human rights group FairSquare has filed a complaint to FIFA's ethics committee claiming the world football body's president Gianni Infantino breached his duty of neutrality by supporting US President Donald Trump.

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NHL 'optimistic' about Olympic rink but could pull out

NHL 'optimistic' about Olympic rink but could pull out

North America's National Hockey League (NHL) said it was "cautiously optimistic" about the Milan Olympic rink but warned it still could yank its players from the Games.

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Three face German court on Russia spying charges

Three face German court on Russia spying charges

Three men went on trial in Germany on Tuesday, accused of tailing a former soldier for Ukraine on behalf of a Russian intelligence service for a possible assassination plot.

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Amy Winehouse's father sues star's friends for auctioning her clothes

Amy Winehouse's father sues star's friends for auctioning her clothes

The father of late British singer Amy Winehouse Tuesday defended his UK lawsuit against two of her friends after they sold some of her clothes at auction for around £730,000 ($970,000).

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Woltemade's 'British humour' helped him fit in at Newcastle - Howe

Woltemade's 'British humour' helped him fit in at Newcastle - Howe

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said Nick Woltemade's British sense of humour helped him adapt to life in England, ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash in the striker's native Germany against Bayer Leverkusen.

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UK trial opens in dispute over Jimi Hendrix recordings

UK trial opens in dispute over Jimi Hendrix recordings

A legal dispute over the rights to recordings made by the 1960s British-American rock band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, went to trial on Tuesday at the High Court in London.

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Pandya blitz helps India thrash South Africa in T20 opener

Pandya blitz helps India thrash South Africa in T20 opener

Hardik Pandya struck an unbeaten 59 and took a key wicket as India thrashed South Africa by 101 runs in the first T20 international on Tuesday.

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Miami's Messi wins second consecutive MLS MVP award

Miami's Messi wins second consecutive MLS MVP award

Lionel Messi won his second consecutive Major League Soccer Most Valuable Player award on Tuesday after sparking Inter Miami to the MLS title and leading the league in goals.

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TotalEnergies in deal for Namibia offshore oil field

TotalEnergies in deal for Namibia offshore oil field

TotalEnergies said Tuesday it had reached a deal to become a partner in the Mopane oil field off the coast of Namibia, where exploration remains underway.

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