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Pete Frates, the college baseball player whose struggle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) inspired the viral ALS ice bucket challenge in 2014 and raised 220 million USD for ALS charities, has passed away at the age of 34. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease is a motor neuron disease with no known cure.

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Arsenal won its first league game with interim manager Freddie Ljungberg at the helm against West Ham. The match ended with a score of 3-1 and resulted in Arsenal moving up two spots in the league tables, now at ninth place. West Ham, on the other hand, is just one point above the relegation zone.

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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has said that the team may not be able to compete with the best teams in Europe and that they will just have to accept that. His statements come after the team lost 2-1 to Manchester United. He went on to say that Man City must improve if it wants to stay in the competition.

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The World Anti-Doping Agency has announced a unanimous ban on Russia from all major international sporting events due to doping noncompliance. They made this announcement after they launched a large investigation into the Russian government's practices. The investigation found that the government was conspiring with athletes to begin a state-sponsored doping program.

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Ding Jinhui, 32-year-old Chinese snooker player ranked 16th in the world, beat Scotland's Stephen Maguire, ranked 14th, to acquire the UK Championship title for the third time. Ding last won the title more than a decade ago in 2009, and 2005 before that. With his third win, Ding becomes one of a handful of snooker players to have won the UK Championship thrice.

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Mexican heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr. took British Anthony Joshua's heavyweight titles in a stunning match 6 months ago, but the former champion won the long-awaited rematch held in Diriya, Saudi Arabia to retake the IBF, WBA and WBO championships by unanimous judges decision, the final scorecards reading 118-110, 118-110 and 119-109.

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Manchester United has dealt a crushing blow to Manchester City by beating them 2-1, leaving them 14 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League. Both of UNited's goals came in the first half-hour of the match, after which City was unable to recover. This win will go a long way to silence critics of Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

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FIFA has announced that it will be changing the venue for the Club World Cup Final as the stadium where it was scheduled to be held at first has not been signed off yet. The stadium is in Doha and can hold 40,000 people but has yet to host any events. The match will instead be held at the Khalifa International Stadium.

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Despite having a record-breaking year winning 8 elite chess tournaments, Norwegian chess world champion Magnus Carlsen has been seen erring constantly in the speedier versions of the game. While his unbeaten streak in classical chess has now crossed a record 100 games, Carlsen blundered against French opponent Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the deciding blitz game of the Grand Tour's semi final, and will play Levon Aronian for the third position.

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Marco Silva, Everton's manager, has been fired after working with the team for the last 18 months. The decision came after the team lost to Liverpool 5-2 and ended up in the relegation zone in the Premier League. Silva has lost 24 of his 60 games with the team. His replacement has not been announced yet.

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Human rights watchdog Amnesty International cautioned star boxer Anthony Joshua against making misinformed statements, after the heavyweight came out in support of the Saudi Arabian government, stating he felt they were attempting "a good job politically" and that he felt comfortable in the country. In his response, Joshua seemed uninformed on the Amnesty organization, which claims Saudi citizens are suffering abuses under a repressive regime.

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Leicester beat Watford 2-0 to retake the number two position in the Premier League, with Jamie Vardy and James Maddison scoring a goal each to deliver an easy win for Leicester over bottom rank Watford. Leicester have replaced Manchester City at second position, with Liverpool leading the charts at number one, 8 points ahead of Leicester.

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Liverpool has kept its 8 point lead, cementing its spot as the number one team in the Premier League. They essentially won the match against Everton in the first half after scoring 4 goals and then scoring one more in the second half. Everton is now at the bottom of the table.

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The final score stood at 4-1, with Manchester City in a confident 3 goal lead against Burnley, which has only won a single game in its past 27 matches with top 6 Premier league teams. The highlight of the match was rising star Gabriel Jesus' aggressive double goals against the Burnley side, with Rodri and Mahrez scoring one goal for Manchester City, and Burnley's only goal coming from Robbie Brady.

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Anthony Martial, a French forward who plays for Manchester United, will have to miss the team's next match due to a muscle injury. Doctors have not given the player the all clear to play against Tottenham. Manchester United is expected to once again adopt a formation involving three center halves for this game.

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After recent controversy surrounding a racial epithet aimed by a spectator at black England bowler Jofra Archer, New Zealand cricket had issued a heartfelt apology to Archer, promising to investigate the incident further. However, despite substantial collection of evidence from social media and surveillance footage, the investigation did not yield a positive identification of the male spectator, and NZC has now referred the case to the police.

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For the record-breaking sixth time, Barcelona's star player, Lionel Messi, has won the Ballon d'Or award. The football superstar has often been called one of the greatest players in the world and has made around 700 appearances for Barcelona. Christiano Ronaldo was also in the running for the award but came third in the voting.

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Manchester United manager, Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said that he does not care about the team's league position. He said this after the team's draw with Aston Villa which led to the team being dropped to ninth position out of fourteen. He went on to say that the team should be seeing some wins in the future.

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With their 0-1 win against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona managed to return to first position in La Liga after losing the spot to Real Madrid earlier. Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen maintained a solid defense for Barcelona with two close saves, while star player Lionel Messi scored an elegant late-game goal off of Suarez's assist to win the match for Barcelona.

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Terrelle Pryor was stabbed in his apartment by a woman and has been hospitalized. He is now in stable condition and the woman has been arrested and charged with attempted homicide. The police have also charged Pryor with assault as it is currently unclear how the altercation between the two started.

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Demonstrations against the rising prices of transport within the Chilean capital of Santiago, often turning violent, have forced the government to cancel scheduled sports events. These include the football season, which ended early and Universidad Catolica, the leader by 17 points, were declared league winners. Chile's World Rally Championship racing event, to be held in April, has also been cancelled.

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At the pink-ball test cricket match being played between Australia and Pakistan at the Oval in Adelaide, Pakistan floundered as the Australian team shined in all departments. While batting, David Warner broke records with an unbeaten 335 runs, the 10th highest ever in all of test cricket. In bowling, seamer Mitchell Starc took 4 wickets to leave Pakistan at an almost sure loss at 96 runs with 6 losses.

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Pep Guardiola, Manchester City's current manager, has said that he is open to staying on with the team for longer. His current contract was extended last year and will end in 2021. He has been with the club for the last five years but has not reached the Champions League final with them yet.

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Two incidents involving racism outed recently have seen the National Hockey League struggling to maintain positive public relations. One incident involved a coach racially insulting a black player 10 years ago, while the other involves a commentator's insensitive comments regarding Canadian immigrants during a game. Despite the NHL's condemnation, experts advise the NHL to take more expansive action against racism in the league.

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Dries Mertens scored first for Napoli in the 21st minute of the game, but Liverpool's Dejan Lovren managed to equalize with 25 minutes to go. Defending European champions Liverpool are on top in Group E with 16 points, with Napoli a close second with 15 points. A win in this game would have put Liverpool through as Group E winners, but the tie means they still have work to do.

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