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Bayern Munich take on holders Real Madrid

Bayern Munich are taking on holders Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

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Juventus thump Barcelona in Turin

Barcelona are left with a mountain to climb after Juventus smashed them 3-0 in their Champions League quarter final

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North Pole hosts 'world's coolest race'

It’s billed as the world’s coolest race.

North Korea

Pyongyang Marathon offers rare opportunity to visit North Korea

On Sunday, April 9, over 1,000 foreign runners were on hand for a rare glimpse of one of the world’s most secretive countries.

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US, Mexico, Canada announce joint bid for World Cup 2026

In a rare show of unity, the US, Mexico and Canada have announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

USA

Sergio García wins first major at US Masters, congratulations flood in

García won the Masters, his first major title, after staging a sensational comeback against his friend and European Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose.

Sport

Westbrook's 42nd triple-double breaks 56-year record

Russell Westbrook has scored his 42nd triple-double of the season, smashing a 56-year record.

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MotoGP: Maverick Vinales on a roll

It’s two for two for Maverick Vinales.

USA

Sergio García wins first major at US Masters, congratulations flood in

García won the Masters, his first major title, after staging a sensational comeback against his friend and European Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose.

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Uzbekistan's Mirzahid Farmonov gets the gold on second day of Antalya Grand Prix

Turkey's hopes for gold rested on 73 kilo contender Hasan Vanlioglu but Uzbekistan's Mirzahid Farmonov's beat him to it.

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Olympic gold medalist Jemima Sumgong EPO positive

Olympic gold winner Jemima Sumgong tests EPO positive

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Japanese Olympians join schoolchildren for education programme launch

Hundreds of children take part in official launch ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic education programme

Sport

NHL stars won't shine at Pyeongchang Winter Games

The IOC says it regrets the NHL's move not to release its players for the Winter Games

Sport

Fencing's number ones take gold at the Seoul Grand Prix

Double Olympic champion and world number one Yana Egorian convincingly won the women's sabre final in the International Fencing Federation's Seoul Grand Prix.

China

It's International Pillow Fight Day

April 1 may be best known as April Fools Day, but it also has another, equally frivolous significance.

Sport

Tbilisi Grand Prix: Georgian judokas delight home crowd

The Tbilisi Grand Prix got underway with five gold medals for the taking.

Sport

FIFA reveals allocation plan for 2026 World Cup

Two months after FIFA decided to expand the 2026 World Cup from 32 teams to 48, football’s world governing body has revealed its allocation plan for the…

Portugal

Ronaldo bronze bust grabs limelight for all the wrong reasons

A bronze bust of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has become an internet joke, being the latest in a series of failed attempts to capture his model good looks.

Sport

Federation set to cover NHL costs at 2018 Winter Games

The International Ice Hockey Federation has agreed to pay NHL players’ travel and insurance costs to try to lure them to the 2018 Winter Olympics but team owners have set more commercial demands, acco

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Video technology helps Spain down France

Spain’s Gerard Deulofeu scored one and created another but had to share the limelight with the video assistant referee in a 2-0 friendly win over France in Paris on…