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Neymar celebrates after scoring against Real Sociedad during a Spanish La Liga

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FC Barcelona's Neymar celebrates after scoring against Real Sociedad during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2015 . Neymar scored his 35th goal of the season in Barcelona's 2-0 win at home over Real Sociedad on Saturday, provisionally extending its lead of the Spanish league to five points . The victory puts added pressure on second-place Real Madrid when it hosts fourth-place Valencia later. Sociedad was fortunate to escape the first half scoreless at Camp Nou, but Neymar broke through in the 51st minute after Lionel Messi's pass was headed on by a defender.   Substitute Pedro Rodriguez netted from an acrobatic bicycle kick to secure the points with five minutes left. Barcelona remained on pace to dethrone Atletico Madrid as the champion. But the final two rounds are in doubt after the Spanish federation announced it was suspending all matches from May 16 in protest at a proposed la...

Lyon's Clement Grenier reacts at the end of his French League One soccer match against Caen, in Caen, western France, Saturday, May 9, 2015. Caen won 3-0.

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Lyon's hopes of winning the French league appeared over Saturday after slumping to a 3-0 loss at Caen that left the seven-time champions six points behind leader Paris Saint-Germain with only two games left. Lyon's first defeat in six matches — and its heaviest since November — paves the way for PSG's third consecutive title. PSG, which also has a superior goal difference of 45 versus 38 for Lyon, thrashed Guingamp 6-0 on Friday and will wrap up the title next weekend if it manages a draw at Montpellier. Second-place Lyon, which failed to secure automatic qualification for Champions League football next season, crumbled under pressure and conceded two goals in three minutes before halftime. "We did not deserve anything today," said Lyon midfielder Steed Malbranque. "They were stronger in every challenge. The fight for the title is over, now we need to hang on to our second place." Nicolas Benezet opened ...

A police officer and Larry the Downing Street cat outside 10 Downing Street, London,

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A police officer and Larry the Downing Street cat outside 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday, May 9, 2015. David Cameron's Conservative Party swept to power Friday in Britain's Parliamentary General Elections Standing outside 10 Downing Street the day after his unexpected election victory, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to govern for "one nation, one United Kingdom." That will be easier said than done, as competing brands of nationalism threaten to pull the country apart. Separatists have swept the board in Scotland, Wales wants greater autonomy and England saw spreading support for the insular U.K. Independence Party and its demand to leave the European Union. Newspaper editorial pages on Saturday oozed anxiety about Britain's future, worrying that Cameron could be the last leader of a truly United Kingdom. The Independent said the election "leaves the prospect of the U.K. still being in one piece at the next general election in 2020 in s...

Traders gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

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Traders gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, May 7, 2015. U.S. stocks are opening mostly lower, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average into the red for the year. Asian shares mostly rose Friday as worse-than-expected Chinese trade revived hopes for additional economic stimulus measures. The pound jumped as U.K. election results suggested the Conservative Party had won enough support to form a stable government. KEEPING SCORE Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.5 percent to 19,379.19 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.8 percent to 27,510.65. South Korea's Kospi shed 0.3 percent to 2,085.52 while the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.4 percent to 4,129.84. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.1 percent to 5,640.90 while shares in Southeast Asia were higher. India's Sensex gained 1.4 percent to 26,964.65 and New Zealand's market also gained. UK ELEC...

Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, center, challenges for

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Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, center, challenges for the ball with Guingamp's Jeremy Sorbon, during their League One soccer match, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, France, Friday, May 8,   Edinson Cavani scored a hat trick and Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed two as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Guingamp 6-0 on Friday to move provisionally six points clear of Lyon and take a step toward a third straight French title.   Since being eliminated by Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals, PSG has scored 17 goals in four league games, with Cavani getting seven during that spell to take his league tally to 16 this season. PSG also moved well clear of Lyon on goal difference and will all but seal the title if Lyon loses at Caen on Saturday, with two rounds remaining after this weekend's games. "What pleased me was the score and how we played," PSG coach Laurent Blanc said. "For the past five or six (league) games, everyone's b...

UK:Cameron's Conservative Party swept to power Friday in Britain's Parliamentary elections

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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to the media in 10 Downing Street in London Friday, May 8, 2015. Cameron's Conservative Party swept to power Friday in Britain's Parliamentary elections winning an After years of sharing power, David Cameron pulled off an unexpected election triumph that gave the Conservative prime minister a second term with an outright majority Friday and dealt a stinging defeat to his three main rivals. The election ushers in a new era in British politics, with veteran lawmakers ousted by a public that made clear it had lost trust in its political leaders. The victors included a 20-year-old Scottish nationalist who beat out a senior Labour Party leader in Scotland. It was also unexpected. Polls had predicted a dead heat — a result that would have meant days of haggling to form a new government. Queen Elizabeth II was out of town at her castle in Windsor, and needed to rush back to London for the traditional mee...

what!!!, see what Kendall Jenner on the Cover of GQ

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newest superstar from the Kardashian clan, for our May issue. Check out Jenner's sexy photo shoot with Steven Klein here , and check back for our full interview and cover story—in which she talks about her modeling career, the paparazzi, and the rumors about her father—tomorrow on GQ.com.

Kendall Jenner scores a fashion victory in kinky gladiator boots and tiny shorts as she joins Khloe Kardashian at basketball game

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The 19-year-old supermodel scored a fashion victory in kinky knee-high gladiator boots with stiletto heels and tiny denim shorts that showed off her legs to maximal effect. The new face of Calvin Klein displayed her taut midriff in a white crop top and added a sophisticated black jacket for a regal effect. The reality TV stars made a decidedly glamorous arrival as they hit the sprawling stadium The pair put their long legs on display in a pair of contrasting ensembles   The 19-year-old supermodel scored a fashion victory in kinky knee-high gladiator boots with stiletto heels and tiny denim shorts that showed off her legs to maximal effect   The Keeping Up With The Kardashians stars sat front row at the Clippers game   Khloe scrunched up her nose as Kendall leaned over with a questioning look on her face   Something to chew on: Kendall tucked into a large cookie as her sister cheered on the players   Snoop Dogg chatted it up with Los Angeles Clip...