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Historical Wikinews report from 2016-05-06. The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)'s independent ethics committee has opened
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-28. George Michael, a well-known British pop singer and songwriter, died on Christmas Day at the age of 53. Michael was found dea
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-01-06. On Monday, Spanish football club Real Madrid sacked their manager Rafael Benítez. They appointed Zinedine Zidane as his succe
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-06-11. On Wednesday, Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard, songwriters of the song Amazing performed by Matt Cardle in The X Factor
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-03-27. Netherlands and FC Barcelona football legend Johan Cruyff died in Barcelona on Thursday at the age of 68. He had lung cancer,
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-17. On Thursday, the Australian Federal Court ordered Internet service providers to block websites which infringe copyright. The
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-05-10. Quentin Letts, a UK political columnist and sketch writer, publicly apologized yesterday after he mocked disabled broadcaster
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-08-29. On Friday, French capital football club Paris Saint-Getmain announced they loaned Italian goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu to Span
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-11-01. Wikinews attended the Rose City ComiCon comic-book convention in Tyler, Texas on Saturday. The event was held at the Lonestar
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-08-10. Yesterday, English football club Manchester United F.C. announced signing Frenchman Paul Pogba from Italian club Juventus F.C
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-27. Carrie Fisher, US actress and writer for page and screen, died this morning in a Los Angeles, California hospital after treat
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-15. On Monday, the draw for the Last 16 for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League took place in Nyon, Switzerland at 12:00 local time
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-01-14. Today, the family of English actor Alan Rickman announced his death at the age of 69 in London from cancer. As per the family
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-09-30. On Tuesday, The English Football Association (FA) announced manager Sam Allardyce had resigned from his management duties due
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-29. Acclaimed actor and singer Debbie Reynolds died at the age of 84 yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, Californi
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-06-05. On Friday, German football club Borussia Dortmund announced they are to sign Spanish defender Marc Bartra from FC Barcelona o
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-02-09. On Sunday, the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 by a score of 24–10. The game, played at Levi's
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-07-04. On Friday, Neymar Jr agreed to a five-year contract extension with FC Barcelona, Zlatan Ibrahimović to a one-year contract wi
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-02-16. Yesterday, UK singer Ed Sheeran won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for his song Thinking Out Loud from his album × ahe
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-06-10. On Wednesday, the International Tennis Federation banned 29-year-old Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova for two years afte
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-02-17. On Monday, at the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony, Canadian singer The Weeknd won his first Grammy Award, Best R&B Performance, f
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-09-03. On Wednesday, English football club Manchester City F.C. announced that they had loaned their goalkeeper Joe Hart to Italian
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-07-02. Garrison Keillor, the humorist and longtime host of A Prairie Home Companion on US public radio network NPR, hung up his micr
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-07-07. Spanish footballer Fernando Torres has signed a one-year contract extension with the capital-based club Atlético Madrid, the
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-08-02. Toronto, Ontario's 2016 Fan Expo Canada, scheduled for September 1–4, includes farewells to some US icons, and the debut of a
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-06-05. Legendary boxing great Muhammed Ali died on Friday aged 74 in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States. A family s
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-02-29. Yesterday Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar, for Best Actor, at the 88th Academy Awards. The award ended DiCaprio's long
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-03. Peng Chang-kuei, a Chinese-born chef credited with creating the internationally popular dish General Tso's chicken, was yeste
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-06-14. On Sunday, Team Penske driver Joey Logano claimed his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of the 2016 season in the FireKeeper
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-09-02. On Tuesday, Catalonian football club FC Barcelona announced signing of Spanish striker Paco Alcácer from Valencia C.F. for €3
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-04-22. A statement from the Carver County Sheriff's office said Prince was found in an elevator at his home at Paisley Park Studio.
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-08-07. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed the ban on all Russian athletes from the games in the 2016 Summer
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-10-24. On Friday, Catalonian football club FC Barcelona announced Brazilian forward Neymar signed a five-year contract extension, wh
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-26. A military plane carrying 92 people crashed into the Black Sea two minutes after departing Sochi, Russia yesterday. The Tupol
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-06-24. Yesterday, Spanish capital club Atlético Madrid announced the contract extension of 25-year-old French forward Antoine Griezm
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-10-20. On Monday, Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Nobel Committee for Literature at the Swedish Academy, publicly announced
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-02-11. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football manager Laurent Blanc has signed a two-year contract extension with the French Ligue 1 win
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-11-30. On Monday local time, a chartered flight carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members crashed on the outskirts of the city of
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-02-20. Umberto Eco, semiotician, philosopher, and novelist, died on yesterday night at the age of 84 at his home in Milan, according
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-13. Esma Redžepova, a Macedonian singer nicknamed the "Queen of Gypsy Music", was on Sunday reported to have died. She was 73. An
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-11-01. Yesterday, Spanish capital football club Real Madrid announced Welsh winger Gareth Bale has signed a contract extension which
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-08-06. Concerns about water quality at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games have expanded to include the inside training pool: top
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-01-10. Yesterday, FC Barcelona collected three points defeating Granada-based football club Granada CF 4–0 at Camp Nou in Barcelona
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-24. Austrian cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff's death was announced yesterday morning, having died overnight. He was 65. Bor
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-11-23. On Sunday, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway and his seve
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-05-06. Today, the Ethics Committee of FIFA (the International Federation of Association Football) sanctioned the former president of
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-07-06. On Sunday, London-based club Arsenal F.C. agreed to sign 21-year-old Japanese forward Takuma Asano from Sanfrecce Hiroshima a
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-01-27. On Sunday, London-based football club Chelsea F.C. defeated local rivals Arsenal F.C. 0–1 in a Premier League match played at