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An immediate return to the Premier League remains Wigan Athletic's priority, but the FA Cup holder is determined to repeat last year's stunning final win over Manchester City when they meet in Sunday's last-eight clash.
Inter Milan owner and president Erick Thohir hailed the capture of Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic but hinted on Thursday the club's rebuilding could continue with a summer purge of ageing stock.
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Michael Schumacher's spokeswoman says he is "still in the wake-up phase" and that his medical situation is unchanged.
Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung was sentenced to six years in jail on Friday for money laundering in a high-profile case that law enforcement officials hailed as an important victory to combat money laundering in the global financial hub.
"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius told a friend to take the blame for him accidentally firing a pistol under the table in a packed Johannesburg restaurant in January 2013.
Think of Brazil's famous No 10 jersey and the mind conjures images of Pele, Zico or Rivaldo, swaggering past transfixed defenders with a nonchalant dip of the shoulder before firing the ball past a helpless goalkeeper.
Lionel Messi does not need a World Cup winners' medal to be considered among soccer's all-time greats, fellow Argentine Diego Maradona said on Tuesday.
Kim Yu-na and other winter Olympic atheletes were invited by the President for lunch on Wednesday after returning from the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games.
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Brazil-born Diego Costa could finally make his Spain debut on Wednesday when the world and European champion hosts Italy in one of more than 60 friendly internationals being played worldwide.
Spain will open its defense of the World Cup the same way it ended the 2010 tournament in South Africa - by facing the Netherlands.
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