Pulling the strings in Saturday's early Bundesliga title showdown between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen will be 21-year-old Germany forwards Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz. The midfielders, born within 10 weeks of each other in 2003, have combined brilliantly at international level, but will go head to head at Munich's Allianz
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Harini Amarasuriya appointed as new PM of Sri Lanka
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Champions Italy, Argentina qualify for Davis Cup final eight
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