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From nowhere: Holger Rune bounces back under new coach Boris Becker

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TennisThe 20-year-old Dane qualified for next week’s ATP Finals in Turin after a slump in form and credits the German’s guidance In September, two months after reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, having earlier in the year successfully defended a title in Munich and reached the final of two Masters 1000 tournaments (Monte Carlo and Rome), Holger Rune, world No 6, was facing a player ranked more than 100 places below him, and yet a seventh consecutive defeat stared back. Read More...

Jos Hierro | | The Guardian

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ObituaryJosé HierroSolitary and personal voice from Spain's golden age of poetryJosé "Pepe" Hierro, who has died aged 80 of respiratory complications, was one of the last of the golden century of Spain's poets. Though born in Madrid, he lived, from the age of two, in Santander, on the north coast. Too young to fight in the civil war, he was arrested in 1939 for organising help for a group of prisoners, one of whom was his father. Read More...

Patrizia D'Addario: Silvio Berlusconi knew I was an escort | Silvio Berlusconi

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Silvio Berlusconi This article is more than 14 years oldPatrizia D'Addario: Silvio Berlusconi knew I was an escortThis article is more than 14 years oldLive television interview with escort at centre of sex scandal adds to pressure on Italian prime ministerThe woman at the centre of the sex scandal involving Silvio Berlusconi has claimed the Italian prime minister knew she was an escort when she spent the night with him last November. Read More...