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BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) -Bournemouth thumped Everton for the second time this week as goals from Marcus Tavernier, Kieffer Moore and substitute Jaidon Anthony gave them a 3-0 win at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday in their final Premier League game before the World Cup. The hosts had snapped a run of four straight losses by …

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NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Morgan Gibbs-White grabbed the only goal as Nottingham Forest beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at the City Ground on Saturday to ensure that they will not spend Christmas at the bottom of the Premier League. Forest’s third victory of the season in their final game before the World Cup break lifted them off …

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By Richard Martin LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Liverpool’s South American strikers Darwin Nunez and Roberto Firmino propelled the team to a 3-1 home win over Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday in their final match before the season pauses for the World Cup. The victory took Liverpool into sixth place in the league standings …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Rodrigo Bentancur’s late double secured a thrilling 4-3 victory for Tottenham Hotspur over Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday — the hosts coming from behind three times. Antonio Conte’s side appeared to be signing off before the World Cup with a third successive home league defeat as an attack-minded Leeds led …

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By Richard Martin LIVERPOOL (Reuters) – Premier League champions Manchester City fell to their first home defeat of the season on Saturday as Ivan Toney secured a shock 2-1 win for Brentford while Tottenham Hotspur recovered from going behind three times to beat Leeds United 4-3. Liverpool beat Southampton 3-1 as Darwin Nunez scored his …

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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Samoa stunned hosts England to reach the Rugby League World Cup final with a Golden Point victory in extra time after a thrilling semi-final had ended 26-26 on Saturday. The Pacific Islanders, crushed 60-6 by England in the opening game of the tournament, produced a sensational display at the Emirates …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and France are set to agree a deal possibly as soon as Monday to ramp up their joint efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous crossings of the English Channel, a British newspaper reported on Saturday. The agreement will significantly increase the 200 French officers and volunteers who operate on Channel …

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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Securing England’s second Twenty20 World Cup title would be a triumph for a team in transition but captain Jos Buttler says more success can be reaped by his seasoned squad. The England team battling Pakistan for the trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday will be laden with …

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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A confident England will look to deny Pakistan a fairytale finish in Sunday’s Twenty20 World Cup final and become the first nation to hold both global white-ball trophies – if Melbourne’s fickle weather permits. Heavy rain could disrupt the Melbourne Cricket Ground showdown and even see the teams crowned …

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