By Valentina Za and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – In 1977, a Ferrari owner offloaded his 1962 250 GTO because his wife complained it was too noisy, recounts Andrea Modena, head of Ferrari’s classic car division. It was either her or the car. “Nowadays, I’m not sure the wife would have won out.” Times have …
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(Reuters) – Ducati’s reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia smashed the circuit lap record to take pole position for the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Saturday. The pole was the Italian’s first of the season, and 12th of his career, after starting the previous two races in Portugal and Argentina on …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur blew a gilt-edged chance to rekindle their hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four when relegation battlers Bournemouth snatched a last-gasp 3-2 away victory over them on Saturday. Substitute Dango Ouattara’s superb finish in the fifth minute of stoppage time secured a vital three points for …
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By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Some holders of bonds issued by French food retailer Casino are working with financial adviser Perella Weinberg Partners to push for better terms should the company’s planned tie-up with smaller food firm Teract proceed, three sources familiar with the matter said.   The investors, who hold some Casino bonds maturing in 2026 and …
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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Brighton & Hove Albion ruined Chelsea boss Frank Lampard’s return to Stamford Bridge with a 2-1 comeback win on Saturday as substitutes Danny Welbeck and Julio Enciso condemned the Blues to a third defeat in three games under their interim coach. Lampard, who rested several first-choice starters before Tuesday’s Champions …
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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Harry Wilson scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Fulham snapped a five-game losing run and piled the misery on relegation-threatened Everton with a 3-1 victory at Goodison Park on Saturday. Harrison Reed and Dan James also netted for the visitors as Everton battled to contain the Londoners’ …
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By Kai Pfaffenbach SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on Friday, killing 11 people, wounding 21 and reducing parts of apartment blocks to a tangled mess of metal and concrete. Eleven people were killed and 21 wounded, Ukrainian public braodcaster Suspilne reported on Saturday, citing regional …
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(Reuters) – British drugmaker GSK said on Saturday its oral antibiotic drug to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTI) in female adults and adolescents met the main goals in late-stage trials. The drug, gepotidacin, in phase III trials, met its primary goals of being on a par or better than nitrofurantoin, the current standard of …
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BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – An early strike from Jacob Ramsey and two second-half goals from Ollie Watkins earned Aston Villa a 3-0 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday to move Unai Emery’s rejuvenated team to within six points of the top four. Ramsey ran on to Watkins’ cushioned header to give …
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By Balazs Koranyi WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three women are seen as the top contenders to become the European Central Bank’s new supervisory chief, with Germany’s Claudia Buch considered the clear favorite, conversations with a dozen sources with direct knowledge indicate. The ECB oversees just over a hundred of the euro zone’s biggest banks and needs …
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