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Chelsea, Lyon ease to wins in Women's Champions League

Chelsea, Lyon ease to wins in Women's Champions League

Chelsea moved to the top of their Women's Champions League group with a 3-1 win at Twente on Thursday, while record eight-time winners Lyon saw off Wolfsburg.

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Yamasaki brings keirin world title home as Japan takes two track golds

Yamasaki brings keirin world title home as Japan takes two track golds

Kento Yamasaki won Japan's first world title in the men's keirin since 1987 as record-chasing Olympic gold medallist Harrie Lavreysen was eliminated in the semi-finals.

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Netflix adds millions of subscribers but growth slows

Netflix adds millions of subscribers but growth slows

Netflix on Thursday said it added more than five million subscribers in the recently ended quarter but signaled slowing growth.

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EU leaders urge new laws to speed up migrant returns

EU leaders urge new laws to speed up migrant returns

EU leaders called Thursday for urgent new legislation to increase and speed up migrant returns on Thursday, after a summit in Brussels that crystallised a rightward shift in the bloc's rhetoric.

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Mitzi Gaynor, star of 'South Pacific,' dies aged 93

Mitzi Gaynor, star of 'South Pacific,' dies aged 93

Mitzi Gaynor, best known for hit movie musical "South Pacific," has died at the age of 93, her representatives said Thursday.

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Hayes turns focus to US women's World Cup goal

Hayes turns focus to US women's World Cup goal

The Olympic gold medal-winning United States women's team will turn their focus towards the 2027 World Cup when they return to action later this month.

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Bosch stuns Australia as South Africa reach Women's T20 World Cup final

Bosch stuns Australia as South Africa reach Women's T20 World Cup final

A superb 74 not out from Anneke Bosch fired South Africa into the Women's T20 World Cup final as they demolished defending champions Australia by eight wickets in Dubai on Thursday.

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What we know about One Direction star Liam Payne's death

What we know about One Direction star Liam Payne's death

Liam Payne, a British singer and former member of boy band One Direction, died after falling from a third-floor balcony at a Buenos Aires hotel.

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Nicotine pouches rise in popularity as US youth tobacco use hits 25-year-low

Nicotine pouches rise in popularity as US youth tobacco use hits 25-year-low

Nicotine pouches have overtaken cigarettes in youth popularity, as tobacco product use among US middle and high schoolers dropped to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, according to official data released Thursday.

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Mendis clinches Sri Lanka series win over West Indies

Mendis clinches Sri Lanka series win over West Indies

Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten 68 to help clinch Sri Lanka's first T20 international series win over the West Indies with a thumping nine-wicket victory in the third and final game on Thursday.

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