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Ireland greats delight in victory over NZIreland greats delight in victory over NZ
Image copyrightInphoImage caption Jacob Stockdale's try was the only try of the game

Ireland's historic win over New Zealand on Saturday in an electric Aviva Stadium had many pundits talking up the men in green as the team to beat at next year's World Cup.

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt was keen to play down the

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Driver fractures spine in Macau GP crashDriver fractures spine in Macau GP crash
Sophia Florsch (pictured ahead of the Macau Grand Prix) says she will have surgery on Monday

Formula 3 driver Sophia Florsch has fractured her spine in a high-speed crash at the Macau Grand Prix in China.

The 17-year-old German's car lost control going into a bend before flying through the air and crashing backwards into fences.

A statement from her

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Apec summit ends without statement over US-China divisionApec summit ends without statement over US-China division
Image copyrightAFPImage caption US VP Pence (3rd right) and China's Xi did not appear together in Apec leaders pictures

An Asian economic summit has ended without a formal leaders' statement for the first time because of US-China divisions over trade.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said "the two

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'Stingray' attack kills Australian man in Tasmania'Stingray' attack kills Australian man in Tasmania
Image caption Stingrays are not usually aggressive and fatal attacks on humans remain rare

A 42-year-old man has died after a suspected stingray attack off the Tasmanian coast, Australian police say.

They said the man developed a cardiac arrest after "sustaining a puncture to his lower abdomen" at Lauderdale

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Olympic Games: Why cities are snubbing the 'greatest show on Earth'Olympic Games: Why cities are snubbing the 'greatest show on Earth'
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Demonstrators protest against Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics

It has long been billed as the greatest show on Earth.

Both the summer and winter versions of the Olympic Games are multi-billion dollar spectacles that bring together the world's top athletes and draw

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England seal test series against Sri LankaEngland seal test series against Sri Lanka
Jack Leach now has 15 wickets in three Tests at an average of 24.46
Second Test, Pallekele (day five)
England 290 - 346: Root 124, Foakes 65*, Burns 59, Akila 6-115
Sri Lanka 336 - 243: Mathews 88, Karunaratne 57, Leach 5-83, Moeen 4-72
England win by 57 runs
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Moeen Ali struck twice and Jack Leach claimed his maiden five-wicket haul to

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