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Can Gyokeres match Messi's record season?
Gyokeres has netted 24 goals in 17 Sporting games this season. Messi had scored 22 goals after the same amount of Barca games in 2011-12. Spread over the course of the season, Sporting’s Swede is netting a goal every 65 minutes compared to Messi’s one every 72 then. Their Champions League rates are fairly even…
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More flooding expected after Storm Bert hits UK
PA Media A severe flood warning for the River Nene in Northamptonshire remains in place More than 140 flood warnings remain in place across England, Wales and Scotland as the after-effects of Storm Bert are still being felt, with more rain expected to fall today on sodden ground. A severe “danger to life” warning also…
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A Lions XV from the autumn – according to the data
In the 12 months building up to a Lions tour, the autumn internationals often mark the point at which fans and pundits start to deliberate over their potential Lions XV. With the final full round of fixtures having just taken place, we take a look at which British and Irish players stood out during the…
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Trump vows tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on day one
Donald Trump says he will hit China, Mexico and Canada with new tariffs on day one of his presidency, in an effort to force them to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the US. The president-elect said that immediately after his inauguration on 20 January he will sign an executive order imposing…
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Drake files lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us
Getty Images Drake’s company accused Universal Music and Spotify of engaging in an illegal ”scheme” to promote Lamar’s song Drake has launched legal action against Universal Music and Spotify, accusing them of artificially boosting streams of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track against him, Not Like Us. In papers filed in New York, Drake’s company, Frozen Moments…
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A decade on – how individual toll of Hughes' death still haunts Australia
At some point in the previous year, for a lot of people who follow cricket, the thought would have come up. Late November in the last nine years has included moments of remembrance for Phillip Hughes, Australia’s prodigy who died after being struck on the neck by a ball while batting in the Sheffield Shield…
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More than 30 stranded whales rescued
A pod of more than 30 pilot whales were rescued after being stranded on Ruakākā Beach near Whangārei in northern New Zealand on Sunday, officials say. The Department of Conservation (DOC) says most were refloated and swam out to sea, but three adults and one calf died. There were no re-strandings overnight. The rescue effort…
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Football pitch becomes swimming pool for one team after Storm Bert
Football players from Lydney Town AFC in Gloucestershire refused to let Storm Bert stop them from taking to the pitch this weekend. Footage shows players heading the ball back and forth and swimming in waist-deep floodwaters. “Can’t believe I’m saying this… but GAME ON! Teams are out and kick off is imminent,” the club wrote,…
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What will definition of a woman judgement mean for UK society?
Getty Images Judges at the Supreme Court are to consider how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It is the culmination of a long-running legal dispute which started with a relatively niche piece of legislation at the Scottish Parliament, but which could have big UK-wide implications. It will…
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Will Gyokeres match Messi's record season?
Gyokeres has netted 24 goals in 17 Sporting games this season. Messi had scored 22 goals after the same amount of Barca games in 2011-12. Spread over the course of the season, Sporting’s Swede is netting a goal every 65 minutes compared to Messi’s one every 72 then. Their Champions League rates are fairly even…