Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia: Marcelo The Unlikely Hero After Ronaldo Misses Penalty

Marcelo proved an unlikely hero as Real Madrid snatched a wonderful and dramatic 2-1 win over Valencia at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

The full-back fired home with four minutes of normal time to spare after Dani Parejo had cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo's 20th LaLiga goal of the season. Also, Ronaldo saw a spot-kick saved by Diego Alves for the third time in four attempts

The result puts Madrid back to the top of the table, three points above champions Barcelona ahead of their derby match with Espanyol later on Saturday.

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Fast & Furious' To Receive MTV Generation Award

Fast & Furious will receive the Generation Award at the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards on May 7, marking the first time the award show will give the honor to a film franchise rather than an individual actor.

Fast & Furious star and producer Vin Diesel will accept the award alongside his co-stars Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Jordan Brewster.

Giving further attention to the Fast & Furious franchise, J Balvin, Pitbull and Camila Cabello will perform their The Fate of the Furious single "Hey Ma" at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. This will be the song's first televised performance since its release in March.

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Turkish Authorities Block Wikipedia Without Giving Reason

Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Officials said "an administrative measure" had been taken, but gave no reason why.

Turkish media said authorities had asked Wikipedia to remove content by writers "supporting terror". Turkey has temporarily blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter in the past, usually following protests or terror attacks.

The Turkey Blocks monitoring group said Wikipedia was unreachable from 08:00 (05:00 GMT). People in Istanbul were unable to access any pages without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

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Google and Facebook Scammed Out Of $100M

Google and Facebook Scammed Out Of $100M but say that money was recovered:

Google and Facebook were scammed out of a total of $100M by a crook sending fake invoices purporting to be from Taiwanese server supplier Quanta Computer, reports Fortune. The scam was allegedly carried out by a Lithuanian man, Evaldas Rimasauskas.

Google said that all of its money has been recovered, while Facebook said this was true of ‘the bulk’ of its funds, but questions are still being asked of both organisations …

While $100M is not a large sum in the context of the balance sheets of either company, and the bulk of the money was in any case recovered, former Securities & Exchange Commission head Mary Jo White says that this doesn't necessarily eliminate the need to report the incident.

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U.S. Announces Additional $30m Aid For North East

The US Embassy said in statement on Friday that the additional funding would bring the total U.S. humanitarian contribution in Nigeria to more than $298m since October 2015.

The funding, according to it, is in response to dire humanitarian crisis in the North East as a result of years of brutality by Boko Haram and other militant groups.

"This new funding will support the UN World Food Programme in Nigeria, which is providing critical food assistance, nutrition support, and vouchers that can be used to buy food where local markets are functional," the statement read in part.

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Manchester United Tribute To Nigerian Fans Killed In Calabar

Manchester United has revealed plans to honour Nigerian football fans who died last week following an accident in the south-eastern city of Calabar.

The tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least seven people, happened when an electric cable fell on fans watching a Manchester United match on TV.

The English club tweeted that its players will wear black armbands on Sunday in memory of the victims.

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'I have no crystal ball' - Conte Can't Guarantee Hazard Stay

Antonio Conte insists Eden Hazard is not looking to leave Chelsea, but admits he cannot make any guarantee with Real Madrid interested in a big money move for him.

Chelsea prepare for a difficult test away to Everton this weekend with Tottenham only four points behind in second. Conte says Hazard is likely to stay but couldn't officially rule out a summer departure from Stamford Bridge.

“I think that it's impossible for me to take this responsibility, but not only for Eden but for every single player," Conte told reporters at a news conference. "In this situation, it's the club who have the final decision.

"I can say my opinion about this situation, but I repeat: the club has the final word about this situation. I think that everything is possible, everything is possible in football. But not only for Eden, but for every single player."

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Buhari Should Reveal His Health Status Immediately-Wole Soyinka

"Why is the president hiding his state of health? He's supposed to understand he's public property, me I'm still private property, that's why I'm not in Aso Rock," said Mr. Soyinka, a Nigerian Nobel laureate for literature.

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Why Oba Of Lagos 'Snubbing' Ooni Of Ife Shocked Nigeria

At a recent public event a Yoruba leader, known as the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu ,74, refused to properly greet the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi 42.

Though there are various interpretations by historians and scholars on the origins of Yoruba people, the Ooni of Ife is widely acknowledged as the overall leader and is known as the "king of kings".

The Oba - of which there are up to 50 in Lagos alone - is seen to be a lesser traditional ruler, even though he is older. There is speculation it could relate to a spat that goes back over a century when a long rivalry existed between the two thrones even before the colonial era.

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Pogba, James and Balotelli Not Worth The Money Or Hype, Says Antonio Cassano

Paul Pogba, James Rodriguez and Mario Balotelli all benefit from having "a very good agent", according to Antonio Cassano, who says the three players are overrated.

The Manchester United, Real Madrid and Nice stars are all managed by Mino Raiola.

Cassano told Gazzetta dello Sport: "Three overrated players? Pogba, James Rodriguez and Balotelli."

“Is Pogba really worth €120m? Not for me, no. Rodriguez €80m? No. If he’s worth that, how much would [Andres] Iniesta have been worth at his age?

“As for Balotelli, I wish the best for Mario and he’s doing pretty well in France but both he and Pogba have had great fortune in life: they’re managed by a very good agent, Mino Raiola."

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Creator of Microsoft’s Infamous ‘Clippy’ Tool Talks Designing The Character On A Mac & More

One of the most iconic pieces of software design ever is the Clippy (or Clippit) assistant that was baked into Microsoft Office up until 2007. Now, the original illustrator of Clippy, Kevan Atteberry, has sat down with Motherboard for a full interview.

Microsoft and the designers worked with social psychologists from Stanford to make a final decision, which is interesting considering most people ended up hating Clippy:

He said, "They fucking hate him! And you know what, that’s fine." Perhaps most notably, however, Atteberry himself designed Clippy but then never had to see the character again. As it turns out, Clippy was designed on a Mac and Atteberry is a Mac user

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Tranexamic Acid Can Reduce Maternal Deaths 'By A Third'

Heavy bleeding after giving birth is the leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide, killing more than 100,000 women each year. Around six percent of women suffer from postpartum hemorrhaging (PPH) - uncontrollable bleeding after giving birth.

A trial involving 20,000 women in 193 hospitals across 21 countries - mainly in Africa and Asia - found that a widely available drug called tranexamic acid (TXA) could help save lives. Within three hours of birth, women diagnosed with PPH were either given TXA or a placebo intravenously, and TXA won.

"We now have important evidence that the early use of tranexamic acid can save women's lives and ensure more children grow up with a mother," said Haleema Shakur of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, England

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Kante And Griezmann Nominated For Top French Award, But No Place For Paul Pogba

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante is in the running to add the best French player abroad award to his PFA Player of the Year prize.

Kante has been named on a four-man shortlist for the Trophees UNFP du football prize alongside Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Borussia Dortmund teenager Ousmane Dembele.

Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet have dropped out of reckoning this year, with Payet now back at Marseille after forcing through a transfer from West Ham and Pogba yet to justify the record-breaking £89 million fee which took him from Juventus to Manchester United.

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