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Crystal Palace go for glory as Man City seek salvation in FA Cup final

Crystal Palace go for glory as Man City seek salvation in FA Cup final

History beckons for Crystal Palace at Wembley in Saturday's FA Cup final as Manchester City have one final shot at avoiding a rare trophyless season under Pep Guardiola.

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Napoli's first match point as Scudetto race reaches climax

Napoli's first match point as Scudetto race reaches climax

Napoli will have their first opportunity to win their fourth Serie A title on Sunday night when the league leaders travel to Parma with a slender lead over Inter Milan heading into the penultimate weekend of the season.

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Dortmund hope to take 'final step' in unlikely top-four rescue act

Dortmund hope to take 'final step' in unlikely top-four rescue act

Borussia Dortmund can take the "final step" in their miraculous run to the Bundesliga top four with a big win at home against Holstein Kiel on Saturday.

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Raisuqe death to 'motivate' Castres in Top 14 season run-in

Raisuqe death to 'motivate' Castres in Top 14 season run-in

Castres travel to Bordeaux-Begles in the French Top 14 on Saturday in their first game since the tragic death of Fijian Josaia Raisuqe.

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Eurovision favourite KAJ shines spotlight on Finland's Swedish- speaking minority

Eurovision favourite KAJ shines spotlight on Finland's Swedish- speaking minority

Comedy act KAJ, the favourite to win Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden, has shone a spotlight on Finland's small Swedish-speaking minority, little-known outside the Nordic region, Finnish officials say.

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'Serious problem': Afghan capital losing race against water shortages

'Serious problem': Afghan capital losing race against water shortages

Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband's meagre daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply residents of Afghanistan's increasingly parched capital.

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Jokic, Strawther star as Nuggets down Thunder to tie series

Jokic, Strawther star as Nuggets down Thunder to tie series

Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and unheralded bench player Julian Strawther produced a crucial late burst of scoring as the Denver Nuggets scored a series-leveling 119-107 victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.

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Buttler to leave extended IPL early for England duty

Buttler to leave extended IPL early for England duty

England's former white-ball captain Jos Buttler will leave the rescheduled Indian Premier League before the playoffs so he can be available for his country, likely to be the first of several early departures.

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Asian markets stagger into weekend as trade rally runs out of legs

Asian markets stagger into weekend as trade rally runs out of legs

Markets limped into the weekend as investors consolidated gains fed by the China-US trade war hiatus, having enjoyed one of their best weeks since Donald Trump unloaded his "Liberation Day" tariff bazooka last month.

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US singer Chris Brown charged with assault in Britain

US singer Chris Brown charged with assault in Britain

American R&B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, is due to appear in a UK court on Friday after being arrested and charged over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023, police said.

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