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Bobsleigh-2017 worlds to be moved from Sochi - federation
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) had come under pressure to move the event from the 2014 Winter Olympics host city after last week's damning report by Canadian law professor Richard McLaren which implicated more than 1,000 Russian athletes in at least 30 sports in a state-sponsored doping program.
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Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions: Week 14 keys to the game
NOTES: The Lions played without two of their key offensive players. Detroit took it down the field on the winning drive with the aid of two Bears penalties. On the ground, Jordan Howard posted 117 yards and three touchdowns in 32 carries. Matthew Stafford ran for the winning touchdown in another close victory.
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Real Madrid prepares to contest Club World Cup in Japan
Zinedine Zidane's men have now surpassed Real's previous record mark of 34 games unbeaten from the 1988/89 season under Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker. On Saturday, he scored a 92nd minute header to give Madrid a thrilling 3-2 win against Deportivo la Coruna, reports Xinhua.
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Rick Perry returns to Trump Tower for another Cabinet interview
Rick Perry, reportedly a finalist to become secretary of energy, is scheduled to meet Monday in NY with President-elect Donald Trump, according to transition team spokesmen. Perry serves on the board of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, a pipeline company headed by Kelcy Warren, the finance chairman of his 2016 presidential campaign.
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Ballon d'Or 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to best player award
Ronaldo led Portugal to an Euro triumph this year and also lifted the Champions league trophy with his club, Real Madrid the same year. Following the end of its merged agreement with football's governing body FIFA, the 2016 Ballon d'Or award - now run exclusively by its founder France Football magazine - was decided by a vote of 173 journalists for the 30 nominated players.
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Democratic candidate for Senate concedes runoff in Louisiana
Campbell says his campaign did everything "humanly possible" in trying to win the Senate race in Louisiana and is giving special thanks to people across the country who contributed to his campaign. The seat is open because Republican David Vitter didn't seek re-election. Polls closed at 8 p.m. local time (0200 GMT). Republican John Neely Kennedy won a runoff election in Louisiana against his Democratic opponent in a race that gives the Republicans a 52-seat majority in the US Senate.