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South Korea's Cha leads at Four Continents Championships

South Korea's Cha leads at Four Continents Championships

South Korean champion Cha Jun-hwan hit a new personal best score in the men's short programme to take the lead at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Friday in Tallinn.

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Toulouse to 'take legal action' after 'disrespectful' Champions Cup decision

Toulouse to 'take legal action' after 'disrespectful' Champions Cup decision

Toulouse president Didier Lacroix said on Friday the club will "take legal action" after European Champions Cup organisers cancelled this weekend's home game with Cardiff and left the holders at risk of missing out on the last 16.

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Gas giants' Myanmar exit unlikely to badly damage junta: analysts

Gas giants' Myanmar exit unlikely to badly damage junta: analysts

The exit of energy titans TotalEnergies and Chevron from Myanmar's billion dollar gas industry has been hailed by rights groups, but analysts say it will not significantly weaken the generals and may even enrich the military in the short term.

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Chelsea must improve attitude, admits Tuchel

Chelsea must improve attitude, admits Tuchel

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel admitted his side need to improve their attitude for Sunday's Premier League clash with Tottenham if they are to avoid a battle just to remain in the top four.

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Jamieson retains Abu Dhabi lead as McIlroy sweats over cut

Jamieson retains Abu Dhabi lead as McIlroy sweats over cut

Scott Jamieson clung on to his one-shot lead in gusty conditions at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday as Rory McIlroy needed a birdie on the final hole to avoid missing the projected cut.

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Nadal feared he would never play again after foot injury

Nadal feared he would never play again after foot injury

Rafael Nadal said on Friday that his foot injury last year was so bad he thought he might never play tennis again.

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Intel to spend $20 bn on US chip plants amid shortage

Intel to spend $20 bn on US chip plants amid shortage

US semiconductor giant Intel on Friday announced a $20 billion investment to build two new semiconductor plants in Ohio, as a global chip shortage fans the inflation wave weighing on Joe Biden's presidency.

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World cycling eases Covid-19 protocols for 2022 season

World cycling eases Covid-19 protocols for 2022 season

World cycling's governing body UCI announced on Friday an easing of Covid-19 health protocols for the 2022 season because of the good vaccination coverage of the peloton and team monitoring.

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Vandersay stars as Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe to clinch ODIs 2-1

Vandersay stars as Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe to clinch ODIs 2-1

Sri Lankan spinner Jeffrey Vandersay returned figures of 4-10 to lead Zimbabwe's 184-run rout in the third one-day international as the hosts clinched the series 2-1 on Friday.

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Reserve Bank chief will be Chile's new finance minister

Reserve Bank chief will be Chile's new finance minister

Chile's leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled the markets, on Friday named the country's Central Bank governor as his finance minister in a young, diverse and woman-majority cabinet.

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