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Milan Limps to Scoreless Draw against Anderlecht

Seven-time European champion AC Milan limped to a scoreless draw against Belgian side Anderlecht in Tuesday's Champions League opener in front of a more than half-empty San Siro.

Milan was hoping for a positive result after a dismal start to the season in which it has lost its first two home games for the first time in 82 years.

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Report Urges More Action to Combat Racism in Football

Football authorities need to do more to combat racism in the British game and urge candidates from ethnic backgrounds to apply for prominent roles in the sport, a government report said Wednesday.

The report, published by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, criticized clubs for lacking a transparent way of reporting incidents of racist behavior at the same time as praising the improvement in atmosphere at matches compared to the 1970s and '80s.

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Arsenal Beats Montpellier 2-1 in Champions League

Lukas Podolski and Gervinho scored as Arsenal came back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Montpellier in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.

All the goals came in a frantic opening spell. Montpellier midfielder Younes Belhanda won and converted a penalty in the ninth minute, Podolski equalized in the 16th and Gervinho put the Gunners ahead two minutes later.

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Streisand, Minnelli Sing for Marvin Hamlisch in NY

Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin and Liza Minnelli took turns singing songs by the late Marvin Hamlisch during a stirring memorial service for the composer on Tuesday.

Minnelli sang "If You Really Knew Me" from the musical "They're Playing My Song," Franklin gave a soulful rendition of "Nobody Does It Better" from the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" and Streisand brought the crowd to its feet when she finished "The Way We Were" from the film of the same name.

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Gomez Unsure of Bayern Return Date

Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez said he doesn't know when he will return following surgery on his left ankle that was only supposed to keep him out for three weeks.

Gomez told Munich's TZ newspaper "I don't know when I can fully return, when I can take part in team training again. I myself am very impatient and can't even guess how much more time the foot needs. I don't know where I stand."

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Google Snaps Up Snapseed's Photo-Editing Service

Google has snapped up the digital photo editing service Snapseed as part of its effort to compete against Facebook's online social network.

Snapseed is the centerpiece of Google's acquisition of Nik Software, which developed the service's photo-editing technology.

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German Watchdog Warns of Internet Explorer Breach

The German government agency overseeing IT-safety is warning of a security breach in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and recommending people use other browsers until the problem is fixed.

The Federal Office for Information Security said in a statement late Monday the browser's "weak point is already being used for targeted attacks."

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Coptic Christians, Muslims Denounce Film, Violence

California Coptic Christian and Muslim leaders on Monday denounced an anti-Islamic movie that has sparked violence in the Middle East, as the filmmaker and his family left their suburban home and went into hiding.

The Southern California religious leaders joined a chorus of condemnation about last week's killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans as violence continued and the leader of the powerful militant group Hezbollah called for more protests.

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World Stocks Down on Slow Euro Bank Union Progress

World stock markets mostly fell Tuesday as signs that Europe will take longer than expected to set up a new authority to supervise European banks kept investors on the sidelines.

The creation of a European banking union is important to prevent any bank failures from torpedoing the finances of financially weak countries such as Spain or Italy. But a meeting among European finance ministers over the weekend underscored the lack of consensus on the details of such a union.

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Pacquiao, Marquez Look for KOs in 4th Rivalry Bout

Three compelling bouts in eight years haven't resolved the rivalry between Pacquiao and Marquez, so they're stepping in the ring together for a fourth bout on Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.

And this time, they're both looking for the only decisive ending to any fight: a stone-cold KO.

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