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Arsenal host Lyon to start new Women's Champions League format

Arsenal host Lyon to start new Women's Champions League format

Title-holders Arsenal will kickstart their Women's Champions League defence when they host eight-time winners Lyon on Tuesday as the elite European club competition debuts its new format.

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Gloves off, Red run, vested interests: Singapore GP talking points

Gloves off, Red run, vested interests: Singapore GP talking points

McLaren clinched the Formula One constructors title, but their drivers' tempers frayed in the heat of a Singapore Grand Prix won by the Mercedes of George Russell.

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Bills, Eagles lose unbeaten records in day of upsets

Bills, Eagles lose unbeaten records in day of upsets

The previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles both slumped to shock defeats in the NFL on Sunday as the injury-hit Baltimore Ravens suffered a humiliating blowout.

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Muller on target as Vancouver thrash San Jose to go joint top

Muller on target as Vancouver thrash San Jose to go joint top

Thomas Muller was among the goalscorers as the Vancouver Whitecaps thrashed the San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 to edge closer to Major League Soccer's Western Conference crown on Sunday.

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Tokyo soars, yen sinks after Takaichi win on mixed day for Asia

Tokyo soars, yen sinks after Takaichi win on mixed day for Asia

Tokyo stocks surged more than four percent to a record high Monday and the yen sank on bets that the new leader of Japan's ruling party will embark on a new era of loose monetary policy to kickstart the country's economy.

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China's chip challenge: the race to match US tech

China's chip challenge: the race to match US tech

China's push to develop top-end artificial intelligence microchips is gaining momentum, but analysts say it will struggle to match the technical might of US powerhouse Nvidia within the current decade.

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UN rights council to decide on creating Afghanistan probe

UN rights council to decide on creating Afghanistan probe

The UN Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday whether to set up an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan.

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Indonesia sense World Cup chance as Asian qualifying reaches climax

Indonesia sense World Cup chance as Asian qualifying reaches climax

World Cup qualifying in Asia reaches its climax over the next week with Patrick Kluivert's Indonesia among six countries vying for two remaining spots from the region.

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ICC to give war crimes verdict on Sudan militia chief

ICC to give war crimes verdict on Sudan militia chief

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday hands down its verdict on a feared Sudanese militia chief accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity during brutal attacks in Darfur.

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Matthieu Blazy to step out as Coco's heir in Chanel debut

Matthieu Blazy to step out as Coco's heir in Chanel debut

Franco-Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy is set to make his debut in one of the most coveted jobs in the fashion industry on Monday when he sends out models for Chanel for the first time.

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