Ronaldo starts with a win after lucrative Saudi move

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Ronaldo, leading out Al Nassr as captain, made a low-key start in the first half, twice losing the ball with attempted trickery as his team-mates struggled to get him on the ball. But there was to be no goal for Ronaldo, watched by his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, in a win that kept Al Nassr on top of the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo also holds the record for international goals -- 118 with Portugal, with whom he won Euro 2016 -- and career goals with 819. His shock move to Al Nassr came after his second stint at Manchester United collapsed in acrimony when he savaged the club in a TV interview. Part of his appeal is his massive social media presence, with nearly 800 million followers across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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UK shrugs as Rishi Sunak becomes first brown PM

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3 months ago France 24

Barcelona's Pique announces 'end of this journey' after stellar career

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona's Gerard Pique announced his retirement on Thursday after a decorated career, saying "the moment has come to end this journey". The veteran defender bows out with four Champions League titles and the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain. Barcelona's Spanish defender Jordi Alba (L) and Barcelona's Spanish defender Gerard Pique look on from the bench. Pique with Shakira after Barcelona's 2015 Spanish Cup win Josep LAGO AFP/FileThey met during the filming of the video of Shakira's 2010 World Cup anthem Waka Waka. "Once a champion, always a champion," wrote FIFA's official World Cup account, along with a picture of Pique kissing the trophy.

2 months ago France 24

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North Korea sees such regular drills by Seoul and Washington as practice for launching an attack on the North, though the allies say their exercises are defensive in nature. North Korea says its testing activities were meant to issue a warning amid a series of South Korea-U.S. military drills. The area was apparently closer to South Korea than any other missile launch site North Korea has used so far this year. South Korea and the United States have strongly warned North Korea against using its nuclear weapons preemptively. North Korea has said the artillery firings were in reaction to South Korean live-fire exercises at land border areas.

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No favourites in 'good to watch' World Cup: Ross Taylor

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France edge ahead as Autumn thrillers augur well for World Cup

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Purdy and Lawrence defy inexperience with touchdowns and composure

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