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Claire Danes has 'zero regret' about turning down Titanic role opposite Leonard DiCaprio

'There was strong interest, but honestly, I'd just made this romantic epic with Leo in Mexico City, which is where they were going to shoot Titanic, and I just didn't have it in me,' the actress, 40, said.




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Conor McGregor vows to tear through welterweight opponents

WILL GRIFFEE IN LAS VEGAS: 'How good do I look at 170 pounds', roared McGregor after coming face-to-face with Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone for the last time before they headline UFC 246.




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Conor McGregor takes aim at future opponents after stunning UFC return

The Irishman overpowered Donald Cerrone in Las Vegas, despite being out of action for 15 months, after exploding into life from the first bell at UFC 246.




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Conor McGregor accused by bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomedov of avoiding tough opponents

Conor McGregor enjoyed a sensational return to the octagon last month by beating Donald Ceronne in 40 seconds at UFC 246 in Las Vegas, his first fight since losing to bitter rival Khabib in 2018.




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You have missed a big opportunity, Eddie! England coach still none the wiser after defeat by Wales

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England missed out on the scoreboard in Cardiff - and they missed a huge learning opportunity. What did they gain from the match? Not much. What did they learn? Not much.




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Oscar Pistorius' lawyers file court papers opposing prosecutors move to appeal his verdict and sentence

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers have filed court papers opposing prosecutors move to appeal the verdict and sentence in his murder trial.




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Eddie Howe to hand £19m striker Solanke Bournemouth opportunity in Carabao Cup clash

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has indicated he will make changes as the Premier League side host Sky Bet League Two club Forest Green in the Carabao Cup second round.




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Crawley Town 1-0 Norwich: League Two minnows knock top flight opponents out of Carabao Cup

NATHAN SALT AT THE PEOPLE'S PENSION STADIUM: When the teams were read out, Crawley knew there was always a chance they could pull it off. Daniel Farke made 11 changes.




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Hillary Clinton says Joe Biden is 'deeply decent' and 'opposite of what we have in the White House'

Hillary Clinton praised former vice president Joe Biden after his better-than-expected Super Tuesday performance. The former First Lady said Biden was 'deeply descent' and the 'opposite' of Trump.




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Clinton and Biden join storm of opposition to Trump's demand to get America back to work 

Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden both chided President Trump for wanting to get Americans back to work more hastily than medical experts would recommend amid the coronavirus outbreak.




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France manager Didier Deschamps opposed to possible Karim Benzema comeback

The Real Madrid striker has not featured for France since back in 2015, with Deschamps choosing to axe him from the squad following the controversy with compatriot Mathieu Valbuena.




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Self-exiled founder Pakistani opposition party appears in UK court for 'encouraging terrorism'

Altaf Hussain, who lives in Mill Hill, north London, faced Westminster Magistrates' Court today after a speech he made over the phone was played on loudspeaker to his supporters in Karachi.




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Nottinghamshire decide to dump Northamptonshire as pre-season opponents due to coronavirus spread

Northamptonshire's decision to travel to Singapore on Monday for a 12-day warm weather trip led Nottinghamshire to scrub it, fearful that facing such opponents invited unnecessary risk.




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ECB face opposition over proposal to sell stakes in Hundred franchises to private equity

EXCLUSIVE By MATT HUGHES: The ECB will face opposition from MCC and counties who play at major Test venues if they seek to sell stakes in Hundred franchises to private equity,




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Fernandinho describes Diego Costa as his 'most difficult' opponent

The Brazilian has faced the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo during an illustrious career but says the notoriously tricky former Chelsea striker was the toughest to get the better of.




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Tomas Rosicky wants Czech Republic's young stars to grow up and 'hurt big opponents' ahead of their crucial Euro 2016 clash with Croatia

The former Arsenal veteran believes his country should be positive after their narrow defeat to Spain but has called on his side's youngsters to step up on the big stage.




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Tory MP claims coronavirus is the perfect opportunity to snap up bargain holiday deals

Sir Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West, Hamphire,has advised people to take advantage of travel companies slashing prices amid global panic about the illness.




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David Beckham promises a 'great opportunity' for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at Inter Miami

David Beckham believes his Major League Soccer franchise Inter Miami have a chance of signing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the years to come.




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Dundee offered friendlies against Scottish Premiership opposition after bungled vote to void season

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The Championship club are at the centre of a battle after their crucial vote against voiding the season was not registered on time due to technical problems.




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DOMINIC SANDBROOK on the Royal Family's opportunity from this crisis

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The new slimmed down Royal Family is a good thing, though I don't for a moment underestimate the strain it has placed upon our 93-year-old Queen.




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Manchester City are on course for a 64-game season as opposed to Liverpool's 53

THE NUMBERS GAME - KIERAN GILL: Manchester City's chase of an unprecedented Quadruple could see them play 64 matches this season, while title rivals Liverpool could only play 53.




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Inside the Parisian hotel suite decorated by Francis Ford Coppola, which goes for £6.000 a night

The St Germain Penthouse, which dominates the top floor of Paris' Lutetia Hotel, was designed by Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola.




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Mike Bloomberg fires up opposition research dump on Bernie Sanders over support of gun rights

Mike Bloomberg is taking on Bernie Sanders for his opposition to some gun control measures, launching a new online ad that hits him for getting 1990 NRA support and opposing the Brady bill.




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'Just give me an opponent!' Donald Trump mocks 'crazy, chaotic' Democratic debate

Donald Trump mocked Democrats' Debate night of finger-pointing, shouting and chaos as he returned to the White House Wednesday, scoffing: 'Just give me an opponent.'




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Mel C reveals the Spice Girls REJECTED opportunity to sing with superfan

Posh Spice, 45, revealed the Spice Girls rejected an opportunity to sing with Adele, 31, when she attended the final show of their reunion tour at Wembley Stadium back in June.




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Djokovic, Federer and Nadal could face opposition to proposals to support lower-ranked players

Novak Djokovic has sent a letter endorsed by Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer, to fellow top-100 ranked players asking them to donate and support those ranked between 250 and 700.




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Italy 9-1 Armenia: Hosts make light work of opponents

Italy made light work of Armenia as they kept up their perfect record in Group J, smashing nine past their opponents in Palermo on a night where Nicolo Zaniolo impressed in midfield.




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Vince Cable makes Brexit opposition a priority

Vince Cable has made a career out of U-turns so it's not surprising that the new Lib Dem leader should be accused of yet another screeching about-face. First, he moved from the Labour Party.




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Man Utd game is a great opportunity for Oxlade-Chamberlain

MERSEY BEAT - DOMINIC KING: This game, English football's Clasico, has a power like no other; a goal or a stellar performance in it and suddenly a player is on another level.




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Tyson Fury WILL be Anthony Joshua's opponent of choice if restricted to one fight in 2020

Tyson Fury will be Anthony Joshua's opponent of choice if he is restricted to one fight this year, promoter Eddie Hearn has said. Joshua is scheduled to fight Kubrat Pulev on June 20.




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Corporate bond crash creates opportunity for income investors

Despairing income investors watching dividends shrivel or vanish should consider corporate debt, say experts.




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Are 'cheap' UK bank shares an opportunity to profit or a value trap?

Lloyds Banking Group shares leapt almost 13 per cent on hopes of a Brexit deal, but that was a rare bit of sunshine in an overwhelmingly gloomy year. So are UK banks a value opportunity?




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'Bungling Balls' has destroyed chances of leading Labour after lacklustre response to Osborne's Autumn statement, claims fellow opposition MP

Bassetlaw MP John Mann said the Shadow Chancellor’s response to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement had damaged Mr Balls’s leadership prospects – and made Mr Miliband’s position secure.




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George Osborne slashes funding for opposition parties by 19% in Autumn Statement

Public funding - known as Short Money - given to opposition parties to prepare to become an alternative government is to be slashed by 19 per cent, in line with Whitehall departments.




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Kygrios jokes with the umpire, praises his opponent and mock's Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open

The Australian 23rd seed dominated the first two sets of his encounter with Frenchman Gilles Simon, with a jovial Kyrgios putting on a show for the Melbourne Arena crowd.




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Australian Open fourth round opponents Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal pay tributes to Kobe Bryant

The polarising Australian tennis bad boy earned the respect of fans and his arch rival after bowing out of the grand slam in a pulsating fourth setter on Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena.




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Australian Open: Roger Federer's opponent Tenny Sandgren collides with ballkid

Roger Federer's opponent Tennys Sandgren needed medical attention when a ballkid collided with him during a crucial stage of their quarterfinal showdown at the Australian Open.




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Australian Open viewers left baffled as Ash Barty wears the SAME outfit as her opponent

Australian Open viewers have been left scratching their heads as Ash Barty wore the same outfit as her opponent Sophia Kenin.




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Newcastle's £300m Saudi-led takeover faces more opposition from beIN Sports

English football's biggest overseas broadcast partner beIN Sports have reportedly urged the Premier League to block Newcastle's proposed takeover from the Saudi Arabian-led consortium.




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Vasek Pospisil SLAMS Nick Kyrgios for his opposition to men's and women's merger plans

Canada's Vasek Pospisil has hit back at Nick Kyrgios for opposing the proposal to merge the men's ATP and women's WTA tennis tours, saying the Australian did not have enough information.




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Jamie Carragher names his all-time toughest XI from opponents he faced

Carragher, who played for Liverpool for the duration of his time on the pitch, laid his dream team out in a 4-3-3 formation with Gianluigi Buffon picked as the goalkeeper.




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Liverpool's Rhian Brewster opens up on his dreams... before snubbing Van Dijk as toughest opponent

He is currently on loan at Swansea where he had kick-started his career, before football's coronavirus-enforced suspension, after a serious ankle injury that kept him out for 16 months.




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Wales' Dan Biggar rues missed opportunity after Rugby World Cup semi-final defeat by Springboks

Dan Biggar (left) admitted it was 'tough to take' after Wales' World Cup dream ended in Yokohama. Wales' 19-16 semi-final loss to South Africa means they will face New Zealand in the third place play-off.




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Louis Rees-Zammit, 19, has grasped every opportunity so far and is now pushing for a Wales start

SPECIAL REPORT BY WILL KELLEHER: No player has run out in a Test match at Wales' Principality Stadium having been born after the ground was built. Rees-Zammit could change that fact.




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Wales accuse Six Nations opponents France and Ireland of scrum tricks

The Welsh face an unbeaten French side in Cardiff on Saturday. Wayne Pivac's side come into the game on the back of a defeat in Dublin to the Irish - their first Six Nations loss since 2018.




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Im backing Murray but he cant let it get personal with Vallverdu in the opposite corner

There is an 800lb elephant in the room for this Australian Open semi-final in the shape of Dani Vallverdu, Andy Murray's former assistant, but my advice would be: don't make it personal.




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Boris Johnson 'hands a legal weapon to opponents' after Heathrow Airport's third runway 

Dr Liam Fox, former Secretary of State for International Trade, said the Prime Minister was making a serious error by allowing the legal system to hijack policy.




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The business-savvy people turning the COVID-19 pandemic into a money-making opportunity 

Tens of thousands of Australians have found themselves out of work overnight as COVID-19 continues to destabilise the economy, but some entrepreneurs are discovering new niches.




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Opposition prompts Cabinet nod to criminalise triple talaq

The Cabinet has backed a bid to launch the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 in Parliament. It is expected to become a reality after getting clearance from politicians.




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Andy Robertson on being 'ripped apart' by Eden Hazard as Liverpool star names his toughest opponents

The young left-back faced an in-form Belgian as Steve Bruce's side visited Stamford Bridge with Chelsea firmly in the hunt for the Premier League title.