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Al Hilal's Jardim calls Club World Cup schedule 'unfair'

Al Hilal's Jardim calls Club World Cup schedule 'unfair'

Al Hilal coach Leonardo Jardim has urged FIFA to reconsider the Club World Cup format that sees the European and South American champions play fewer matches than their rivals.

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Formula One bosses scrap knee-taking ritual before races

Formula One bosses scrap knee-taking ritual before races

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says drivers will no longer be given the formal opportunity to take a knee before races, stressing that it is now time for "action" to increase diversity in motorsport.

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Pfizer's 2021 profits doubled to $22 bn on strong Covid vaccine sales

Pfizer's 2021 profits doubled to $22 bn on strong Covid vaccine sales

Pfizer said Tuesday it expects $32 billion in revenue from Covid-19 vaccines in 2022 as it reported annual profits had more than doubled to $22 billion.

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Jacobs to compete in Lodz in run up to indoor worlds

Jacobs to compete in Lodz in run up to indoor worlds

Lamont Marcell Jacobs said Tuesday that he will be competing at the upcoming indoor meeting in Lodz after winning on his return more than six months after winning Olympic gold.

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Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over abuse scandal

Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over abuse scandal

Ex-pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness Tuesday for clerical child sex abuse committed on his watch, but aides rejected allegations of a cover-up while he was archbishop of Munich.

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S. Korea to appeal to CAS over Olympic short track 'injustice'

S. Korea to appeal to CAS over Olympic short track 'injustice'

An angry South Korea said Tuesday that they will appeal to sport's top court over "unfair" officiating in short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics after two gold medal hopes were disqualified.

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Stock markets steady, oil prices fall

Stock markets steady, oil prices fall

Stock markets largely steadied Tuesday while oil prices fell on easing geopolitical concerns surrounding major crude producers Iran and Russia.

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Israel troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank raid

Israel troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank raid

Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday during what Israel described as an operation against a "terrorist cell".

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Olympics is 'crazy dream' for Mexican skater who trains in mall

Olympics is 'crazy dream' for Mexican skater who trains in mall

Donovan Carrillo practises on an ice rink in a shopping mall and only got into figure skating in the first place to impress a girl.

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World champions South Africa to host Wales in July

World champions South Africa to host Wales in July

World champions South Africa will host Wales for a three-Test series in July, the national rugby body announced on Tuesday.

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