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Liverpool's set-piece problems a 'killer' - Van Dijk

Liverpool's set-piece problems a 'killer' - Van Dijk

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said the Premier League champions have to improve a woeful record defending set-pieces if they are to continue an upturn in form.

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Mozambique end 39-year wait for first AFCON victory

Mozambique end 39-year wait for first AFCON victory

Mozambique ended a 39-year wait for a first Africa Cup of Nations victory by defeating Gabon 3-2 in a Group F thriller in Agadir on Sunday.

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The film that created the Bardot 'sex kitten' myth

The film that created the Bardot 'sex kitten' myth

Her hair was a wild mess and her skirt slit to the waist, but the mambo dance that Brigitte Bardot performed in "And God Created Woman" became an overnight sensation in the staid 1950s.

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Former England cricket boss Morris dies aged 62

Former England cricket boss Morris dies aged 62

Glamorgan announced the death of Hugh Morris, the former chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), at the age of 62 on Sunday.

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Brigitte Bardot on Muslims, men and 'horrible' humanity

Brigitte Bardot on Muslims, men and 'horrible' humanity

Brigitte Bardot, France's outspoken sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, who has died at the age of 91, tended to shoot from the hip.

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Nkunku breaks Serie A goal duck to fire AC Milan top

Nkunku breaks Serie A goal duck to fire AC Milan top

Christopher Nkunku fired AC Milan top of Serie A with a brace in Sunday's 3-0 win over Verona at the San Siro, the France forward's first goals in Italy's top flight.

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Hakimi to feature in Morocco's final AFCON group game

Hakimi to feature in Morocco's final AFCON group game

African player of the year Achraf Hakimi will make his first appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations when hosts Morocco play Zambia on Monday, coach Walid Regragui confirmed.

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Bardot: the screen goddess who gave it all up

Bardot: the screen goddess who gave it all up

She was the ultimate sex symbol whose voluptuous figure and libertine lifestyle sent tremors through the straitlaced 1950s, but Brigitte Bardot soon tired of the male gaze and walked away from it all to care for animals.

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France's screen siren Brigitte Bardot dies at 91

France's screen siren Brigitte Bardot dies at 91

French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Sunday aged 91, her foundation said.

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French 'legend' Brigitte Bardot dead at 91

French 'legend' Brigitte Bardot dead at 91

French film icon Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation of the 1950s and sixties who turned her back on cinema to devote herself to protecting animals, has died aged 91, her foundation said Sunday.

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