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Gigi Riva, Italy and Cagliari footballing hero, dies aged 79 after heart attack

Riva remains Italy’s record international scorer, with 35 goalsStoried striker won European Championship in 1968 The Italian football legend Gigi Riva, renowned for his ­extraordinary ­goalscoring ability and widely ­considered to be one of the greatest ­strikers of all time, died on Monday aged 79. According to la Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy’s all-time ­leading goalscorer

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Afcon roundup: hosts Ivory Coast near exit after Equatorial Guinea’s shock win

Equatorial Guinea top Group A after stunning 4-0 victoryNigeria through in second after 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast are on the brink of a humiliating exit from their own tournament after a shock 4-0 defeat by Equatorial Guinea. Two more goals from Emilio Nsue, the hat-trick hero from the

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Retrial set to begin over fatal shooting of Super Bowl champion Will Smith

Former Saints star was killed during 2016 confrontationCardell Hayes says he acted in self-defense during shooting A retrial was set to begin Monday for the man who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith almost eight years ago. Cardell Hayes, 36, has long insisted he shot Smith in self-defense during an April 2016

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