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Barrett-bolstered Blues eye back-to-back Super Rugby titles

Barrett-bolstered Blues eye back-to-back Super Rugby titles

Super Rugby champions Auckland Blues, strengthened by the return of Beauden Barrett, have high hopes of back-to-back titles as the club competition returns this week, but are wary of Australian sides bolstered by the collapse of the Melbourne Rebels.

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After Patagonia, Argentina's northern prairies consumed by fires

After Patagonia, Argentina's northern prairies consumed by fires

Wildfires have consumed up to 250,000 hectares of land in northeast Argentina since January, local officials said Tuesday as firefighters continue to battle blazes in the remote southern region of Patagonia.

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Toonsutra, India’s #1 Webtoon App, Closes $3.2 Million Seed Financing, Led by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

Toonsutra, India’s #1 Webtoon App, Closes $3.2 Million Seed Financing, Led by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

~ Additional Investors included GMJP, Graphic India and T-Accelerate ~ ~ Toonsutra Is Building India’s Leading Mobile Fandom Platform, Bringing the Best Comics & Webtoons Globally Into Regional Languages For The First Time ~

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Cleverbridge Appoints Markus Scheuermann as Chief Financial Officer

Cleverbridge Appoints Markus Scheuermann as Chief Financial Officer

Seasoned Finance Leader Brings 20+ Years of Expertise in Financial Strategy, M&A and Digital Transformation to Cleverbridge

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Forest beat third-tier Exeter on penalties after huge FA Cup scare

Forest beat third-tier Exeter on penalties after huge FA Cup scare

Nottingham Forest survived a huge scare to beat 10-man Exeter on penalties after a 2-2 draw on Tuesday, setting up an all-Premier League FA Cup fifth-round clash against Ipswich.

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Real Madrid late show exposes Man City's decline

Real Madrid late show exposes Man City's decline

Real Madrid once again twisted the knife into Pep Guardiola's Manchester City to compound a troubled season for the English champions and leave them on the brink of an early Champions League exit.

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Guardiola laments lack of Man City composure in Madrid collapse

Guardiola laments lack of Man City composure in Madrid collapse

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said his side lacks composure to defend a lead after Real Madrid struck twice late on to snatch a 3-2 win from the first leg of their Champions League play-off.

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Unhappy Mbangula gives Juve advantage over PSV in Champions League play-offs

Unhappy Mbangula gives Juve advantage over PSV in Champions League play-offs

Samuel Mbangula blasted his own performance in Juventus' 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League even though it was his late winner on Tuesday which boosted the Italians' chances of reaching the last 16 of the last 16.

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Real Madrid stun Man City as PSG down Brest in Champions League

Real Madrid stun Man City as PSG down Brest in Champions League

Jude Bellingham snatched a stoppage-time winner as Real Madrid twice came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of their blockbuster Champions League play-off tie Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain took command of an all-French clash with Brest.

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Fury as US Open chiefs announce mixed doubles revamp

Fury as US Open chiefs announce mixed doubles revamp

US tennis chiefs announced a radical overhaul of the US Open's mixed doubles on Tuesday, unveiling plans to stage the competition as a standalone event in the week before the main men's and women's singles draws get under way.

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