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# good odds

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Frenchman wins €1 million twice in eighteen months

It was a feat mathematicians said carried odds of around 16 trillion to one.

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Jun 6th 2018, 8:31 AM

Paddy Power hijack United fans' Moyes protest

A plane trailing a banner calling for the dismissal of beleaguered Manchester United manager was flown over Old Trafford.

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Mar 29th 2014, 2:33 PM