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Rugby
Rugby-Ford shines as England overwhelm dismal Wales 48-7 to kickstart Six Nations title bid
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - England demolished struggling Wales 48-7 at Twickenham on Saturday to extend their winning run to 12 games and launch their Six Nations title bid in style, thanks to a commanding performance that included a hat-trick from winger Henry Arundell.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Italian fans keep party going despite heavy defeat by Sweden
MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The party around Italian ice hockey showed no sign of slowing on Saturday, even after the hosts suffered a heavy 6-1 defeat to Group B leaders Sweden, as over 10,000 fans at Santagiulia Arena roared their support throughout the game.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-US crush Finland, Knight ties goal record at Games
MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. pummelled Finland 5-0 for their second straight win at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday, as arch-rivals Canada prepared to begin their title defence against Switzerland
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Other Sports
Olympics-Alpine skiing-U.S. gold medal hope Shiffrin speaks up for diversity and inclusion
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Alpine skier and hot gold medal favourite Mikaela Shiffrin spoke up for diversity and inclusion on Saturday and said she hoped to promote her values at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
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Football
Soccer-Arsenal go nine points clear, Man Utd win again under Carrick
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Arsenal marched nine points clear in the Premier League title race as Viktor Gyokeres hit two in a 3-0 home defeat of Sunderland and Manchester United made it four wins out of four for caretaker manager Michael Carrick to maintain their top-four push on Saturday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Ireland will be buzzing, says Comerford after finishing last in downhill
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ireland's Cormac Comerford finished Saturday's Olympic downhill in last position of skiers who finished the race but he was still happy with his Games debut on one of the world's toughest downhill slopes and is certain that his country will be too.
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World
Former French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties
PARIS, Feb X (Reuters) - Jack Lang, a former French culture minister under President Francois Mitterrand, has resigned as president of the Arab World Institute, the French Foreign Affairs ministry said on Saturday, a decision taken under pressure over Lang's ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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World
Swiss alpine skier Von Allmen wins first gold of Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics (updated)
BORMIO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Swiss alpine skier Franjo von Allmen won the first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics here on Saturday, capturing the men's downhill title on the daunting Stelvio course in one minute and 51.61 seconds.
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World
1st LD-Writethru: Death toll rises to 7 in north China factory explosion
TAIYUAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Saturday's biotech factory blast in north China's Shanxi Province has risen to seven, with one person still missing, local authorities said early Sunday.
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World
Italy's Lollobrigida breaks women's 3,000m speed skating Olympic record to win maiden Olympic gold
MILAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Italian veteran Francesca Lollobrigida broke the Olympic record in the women's 3,000m speed skating event to win her first Olympic gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday.
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Rugby
Rugby-Townsend defends Scotland players following 18-15 loss in Italy
ROME, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Scotland coach Gregor Townsend is braced for criticism for his side's disappointing 18-15 Six Nations loss to Italy in torrential rain in Rome on Saturday, but says he cannot fault the players' effort in difficult conditions.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Snowboard-Riders campaign to save parallel giant slalom from Olympic axe
LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 7 (Reuters) - With the Olympic snowboard parallel giant slalom competitions approaching on Sunday, riders are wondering whether they will be racing in the discipline's last appearance at a Winter Games as a review by the International Olympic Committee looms.
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Cricket
Cricket–Suryakumar leads from front as India down US in T20 World Cup
MUMBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - India captain Suryakumar Yadav led by example as the tournament co-hosts began their Twenty20 World Cup title defence with a scratchy 29-run victory over the United States in a group A contest on Saturday.
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Other Sports
Hooded protesters throw flares at police at end of demonstration in Olympic host city Milan
MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A group of around 100 hooded protesters threw flares and fireworks at police after breaking away from the main body of a demonstration in the Olympic host city of Milan on Saturday, a Reuters reporter said.
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World
Greenland, Denmark FMs signal "not where we want to be" in U.S. talks
NUUK, Greenland, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Saturday that ongoing negotiations with the United States are "still not where we want to be," signaling that a final agreement remains distant.
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Football
Soccer-Barcelona ease past Mallorca to extend LaLiga lead
BARCELONA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Barcelona outclassed Mallorca 3-0 at home on Saturday to increase their lead at the top of the LaLiga standings.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Curling-Czech mixed doubles pair learn lessons in defeat
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's Julie Zelingrova and Vit Chabicovsky have had a tough time of it at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics so far, but the curlers believe the experience will serve them in good stead in the future.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Figure Skating-Liu ready to show her true self on Olympic return
MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - After quitting figure skating shortly after making her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Games as a 16-year-old, Alysa Liu has returned to winter sports' biggest stage with a message to deliver.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Luge-Langenhan off to a flier with first-run track record
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Germany's Max Langenhan got the Olympic luge competition off to a spectacular start on Saturday when he scorched to a track record with the first run of the men's singles, then watched his 24 rivals try and fail to match him.
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Football
Soccer-Gyokeres double as Arsenal outclass Sunderland to extend lead
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Viktor Gyokeres struck twice as Arsenal sealed a comfortable 3-0 win over Sunderland to extend their advantage at the top of the Premier League table to nine points on Saturday, turning up the pressure on Manchester City ahead of their trip to Liverpool.
