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Football
Soccer-Benfica back player accused of using racial slur at Real's Vinicius Jr
LISBON/MADRID, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Portuguese soccer club Benfica on Wednesday expressed their support for Argentine winger Gianluca Prestianni who was accused of using a racial slur against Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr during Tuesday's Champions League playoff first-leg.
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Cricket
Cricket-English cricket gets 45 million pounds grassroots boost as Hundred investment pays dividends
Feb 18 (Reuters) - English cricket is set to receive a 45 million pounds ($61.05 million) injection into grassroots facilities as proceeds from The Hundred investment trickle down to community level, England's cricket board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Bobsleigh-Germans hoping to finish on a high with rediscovered domination
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Germany's second successive medal sweep in the Olympic Two-Man bobsleigh has fuelled the belief that they are light years ahead of all opposition in the sport, and boosted morale after a sub-optimal start at the Sliding Centre.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Crosscountry-Who let the dog out? Husky gatecrashes team sprint
TESERO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A husky with lots of enthusiasm but no credentials gatecrashed a women's team sprint cross-country race on Wednesday, giving an impromptu performance that had spectators howling with delight.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Crosscountry-Norway win men's team sprint to hand Klaebo fifth Milano Cortina gold
TESERO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Johannes Klaebo led Norway to victory in the men's cross-country team sprint on Wednesday to win his fifth gold of the Milano Cortina Games and 10th career Olympic title, while Sweden's women extended their domination of the sport with another gold.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Biathlon-Jubliant Jacquelin letting emotions run free at Milano Cortina Games
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Emilien Jacquelin of France is bucking the trend of trying to keep a cool head in biathlon and letting his emotions run wild as he competes, thrilling the crowd at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena and collecting medals along the way.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Ukraine officials will boycott Paralympics over Russia participation, sports minister says
MILAN, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine officials will boycott the Milano Cortina Paralympics next month over the participation of a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes cleared to compete under their flags, Ukraine's Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi said on Wednesday.
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Cricket
Cricket-South Africa sink UAE to cap unblemished group campaign
NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - South Africa made four changes yet scarcely missed a beat as they trounced the United Arab Emirates by six wickets in a Group D dead rubber of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Vinicius earns Real 1-0 win at Benfica in match marred by racism row
LISBON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Vinicius Jr scored a sublime second-half winner as Real Madrid beat Benfica 1-0 in their Champions League playoff first leg on Tuesday, a night overshadowed by the Brazilian accusing Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni of directing a racist slur at him.
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Cricket
Cricket-Australia face rebuild after T20 World Cup flop
MELBOURNE, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australia's group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup stands as one of the most calamitous campaigns in the team's limited-overs history and a rebuild looms for the former white ball titans.
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Football
Soccer-PSG’s mental strength hailed as they come from behind to win at Monaco
MONACO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique hailed the mental strength of his side in coming from two goals down to win 3-2 away at Monaco in the Champions League on Tuesday, but warned the knockout round tie was far from finished.
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Tennis
Tennis-Badosa slams online 'disrespect' after Dubai injury retirement
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Paula Badosa lashed out on Wednesday at a "disrespectful" comment online and vowed to prolong her injury-hit career after a right thigh issue forced the former world number two to retire from her match at the already depleted Dubai Tennis Championships.
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Boxing
Boxing-Pacquiao to face Provodnikov in April return bout
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao confirmed he will face former junior welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodnikov in Las Vegas on April 18, marking his second outing since returning from a four‑year retirement last year.
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Rugby
Rugby-Hurricanes lose Love for start of Super Rugby season
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Rising All Blacks playmaker Ruben Love will miss up to six games of the Super Rugby Pacific season after suffering an ankle injury during Wellington Hurricanes training, the team said on Wednesday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Figure skating-Liu shines while Glenn suffers heartbreak in Milan
MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Americans Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn left the short programme at the Milano Cortina Olympics on sharply different trajectories - Liu skating into medal position with calm assurance, while Glenn was reduced to tears following a mistake that dropped her down the standings.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Figure Skating-'Not here for medals', Nakai says after leading Japanese charge at Olympics
MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Ami Nakai entered her first Olympics insisting she was not here for medals — but after the short programme at the Milano Cortina Games, the 17‑year‑old figure skater found herself at the top, ahead of national icon Kaori Sakamoto and rising star Mone Chiba.
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Football
Soccer-Mbappe calls for Prestianni ban over alleged racist slur at Vinicius
LISBON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe said Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni should be banned from the Champions League after the Argentine was accused of directing a racist slur at Vinicius Jr during the Spanish side's 1-0 playoff first-leg win on Tuesday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Curling-Fancy pants Norway pay tribute to Ulsrud at Winter Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Norway's men's curling team delighted supporters at the Olympics on Tuesday by reviving the famous red, white and blue-patterned trousers that became a sensation 16 years ago when they were worn by Thomas Ulsrud's team.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Sweden beat Latvia to set men's quarter-final meeting with US
MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Sweden swatted aside Latvia 5-1 on Tuesday to reach the men's Olympic ice hockey quarter-finals, taking the long way to a meeting with fellow powerhouse United States after a slow start to the tournament.
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Football
Soccer-Real Madrid game at Benfica suspended after Vinicius alleges racist slur
LISBON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Champions League playoff first leg at Benfica was suspended for 11 minutes on Tuesday after their Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr accused the home side's Argentine winger Gianluca Prestianni of directing a racist slur at him.
