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FIFA drops plans for 48-team 2022 World Cup
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Thursday 23 May 2019, 09:52AM
FOOTBALL: FIFA shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams on Wednesday (May 22), dealing a blow to the world football body’s president Gianni Infantino.
Bomb blast hits tourist bus near Egypt pyramids
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EGYPT: A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt’s famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding some of them, including South Africans, in the latest blow to the country’s tourism industry.
Guardiola relentless as Man City’s muscle pounds rivals
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FOOTBALL: Pep Guardiola looked on almost embarrassed as Manchester City put Watford to the sword with the biggest winning margin in a FA Cup final for 116 years on Saturday, a 6-0 thrashing that was the final flourish of a season of domestic dominance unlike any England has ever seen.
Conservatives keep power in ’miracle’ Australia election victory
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AUSTRALIA: Australia’s ruling conservative coalition defied expectations to retain power in national elections Saturday (May 18), prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to declare: “I have always believed in miracles!”
Aston Villa beat West Brom on penalties to reach playoff final
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FOOTBALL: Aston Villa progressed to within one game of a return to the Premier League after edging West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion 4-3 on penalties in the Championship playoff semi-finals on Tuesday (May 14).
Myanmar plane in emergency touchdown as landing gear fails
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MANDALAY: A Myanmar pilot saved the day after his aircraft’s landing gear failed, safely putting the jet on the runway with no front wheels on Sunday (May 12), an official said.
Manchester City win thrilling title race, break Liverpool hearts
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FOOTBALL: Manchester City retained the Premier League title in style on Sunday (May 12), holding their nerve to come from behind and thrash Brighton to hold off a charging Liverpool after a nailbiting campaign.
‘It wasn’t easy’: Sarri relief as Chelsea book Europa final clash with Arsenal
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LONDON: Maurizio Sarri admitted Chelsea rode their luck to reach the Europa League final as Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty heroics clinched a dramatic 4-3 shoot-out win against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday (May 9).
Prince Harry and Meghan name ‘dream’ son Archie
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LONDON: Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Wednesday (May 8) announced their new “dream” son’s name is Archie, hours after showing him off to the world for the first time.
Lucas hat-trick takes heroic Spurs to all-English Champions League final
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AMSTERDAM: An emotional Mauricio Pochettino called his Tottenham Hotspur players “super-heroes” after they reached the Champions League final for the first time in their history as a Lucas Moura hat-trick saw them come back from the dead to beat Ajax on Wednesday (May 9) and leave the Dutch side heartbroken.
Liverpool ‘giants’ stun Barca to make Champions League final
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PHUKET: Liverpool produced one of the most stunning comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 and progress to the final for the second consecutive year on Tuesday (May 7) as stand-in striker Divock Origi and substitute Georginio Wijnaldum both scored twice.
Captain Kompany keeps Man City on course for Premier League title
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MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola led the tributes for Vincent Kompany after the Belgian’s thunderous strike earned a nervy 1-0 win over Leicester City on Monday (May 6) to move the English champions to within one win of retaining the Premier League.
41 dead as Russian plane bursts into flames on landing
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MOSCOW: A Russian passenger plane erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke after making an emergency landing at Moscow’s busiest airport, killing 41 people including at least two children.
Brunei won’t enforce gay sex death penalty after backlash
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BRUNEI: Brunei’s sultan has announced death by stoning for gay sex and adultery will not be enforced after a global backlash, but critics Monday called for harsh sharia laws to be abandoned entirely.
Dragons and wizards fired up at Myanmar rocket festival
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NANTAR: Clad in elaborate headdresses representing dragons and wizards, Myanmar’s ethnic Pa’O fire huge, homemade rockets into the sky – an annual call for plentiful rains and a chance for a windfall of cash.
Klopp hails ‘unstoppable’ Messi after Barca star shines in CL semi
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BARCELONA: Jurgen Klopp admitted Lionel Messi was “unstoppable” on Wednesday (May 1) after he left Liverpool needing a miracle to reach the Champions League final.
Talks resume between SAS and pilots as 4,000 flights cancelled
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Negotiations have resumed between Scandinavian airline SAS and its striking pilots, a mediator said Wednesday (May 1), as hundreds more flights were cancelled due to the strike action which has affected over 380,000 passengers.
Emery ‘proud’ despite huge Arsenal defeat
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LEICESTER: Arsenal manager Unai Emery insisted he was “proud” of his players after they were humbled for the third time in a week, losing 3-0 at Leicester on Sunday (Apr 28).
Mexican lawmaker proposes warm beers to cool desire for a drink
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MEXICO CITY: Time to crack open a cold one? Not so fast – a local Mexican lawmaker proposed a measure Thursday (Apr 25) limiting the sale of cold beer to curb alcohol consumption, unbottling a wave of mainly mocking reactions online.
Man City move to top as United suffer more misery
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his side have raised the bar in the Premier League after edging one point back ahead of Liverpool in a titanic title race with a 2-0 win at Manchester United on Wednesday (Apr 24).
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