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MOTORI - Formula 1 - Qatar Grand Prix 2025 - Sprint Race

(from L to R), Novak Djokovic (CRO) Tennis Player, George Russell (GBR) - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team - Mercedes W16 - Mercedes E Performance, Oscar Piastri (AUS) - McLaren Formula 1 Team - McLaren MCL39 - Mercedes, Lando Norris (GBR) - McLaren Formula 1 Team - McLaren MCL39 - Mercedes during the Sprint Race of the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2025 at Losail International Circuit, ahead of Round 23 of 24 of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship (November 28-30, 2025).

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Player Spotlight Lukas Hradecky Joins AS Monaco - La Turbie

Lukas Hradecky, AS Monaco Football Club's new Finnish goalkeeper (left), who joined the club from German side Bayer Leverkusen, responds to the press with coach Adi Hutter (center) and genreal managerThiago Scuro (right) at AS Monaco's performance center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Player Spotlight Lukas Hradecky Joins AS Monaco - La Turbie

Lukas Hradecky, AS Monaco Football Club's new Finnish goalkeeper, who joined the club from German side Bayer Leverkusen, trains at AS Monaco's performance center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Player Spotlight Lukas Hradecky Joins AS Monaco - La Turbie

Adi Hutter seen during Lukas Hradecky, AS Monaco Football Club's new Finnish goalkeeper, who joined from German club Bayer Leverkusen, holds a press conference at AS Monaco's performance center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Player Spotlight Lukas Hradecky Joins AS Monaco - La Turbie

Lukas Hradecky, AS Monaco Football Club's new Finnish goalkeeper, who joined the club from German side Bayer Leverkusen, trains at AS Monaco's performance center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Player Spotlight Lukas Hradecky Joins AS Monaco - La Turbie

Adi Hutter (left) and Thiago Scuro (right) seen during Lukas Hradecky, AS Monaco Football Club's new Finnish goalkeeper, who joined from German club Bayer Leverkusen, holds a press conference at AS Monaco's performance center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Player Spotlight Lukas Hradecky Joins AS Monaco - La Turbie

Lukas Hradecky, AS Monaco Football Club's new Finnish goalkeeper, who joined the club from German side Bayer Leverkusen, trains at AS Monaco's performance center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Player Spotlight Lukas Hradecky Joins AS Monaco - La Turbie

Thiago Scuro seen during Lukas Hradecky, AS Monaco Football Club's new Finnish goalkeeper, who joined from German club Bayer Leverkusen, holds a press conference at AS Monaco's performance center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training Highlights Pogba with AS Monaco

The French player, a new recruit to AS Monaco Football Club, takes part in team training ahead of the first match of the Ligue 1 McDonald's national championship, in which AS Monaco will host Le Havre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the AS Monaco Performance Center in La Turbie, France, on August 14, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Legia Warsaw vs Slask Wroclaw

Artur Jedrzejczyk, Steve Kapuadi during PKO Ekstraklasa match Legia Warsaw vs Slask Wroclaw in Warsaw Poland on 2 March 2025. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto)

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(SP)SPAIN-MADRID-FIELD HOCKEY-SPANISH WOMEN'S TEAM-OLYMPICS-PREPARATION

(240710) -- MADRID, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Spanish field hockey player Lola Riera is interviewed during the Media Day of Spanish women's field hockey team at the Madrid High Performance Center, in Madrid, Spain, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)SPAIN-MADRID-FIELD HOCKEY-SPANISH WOMEN'S TEAM-OLYMPICS-PREPARATION

(240710) -- MADRID, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Spanish field hockey player and twin sisters Sara Barrios (1st L) and Laura Barrios are interviewed during the Media Day of Spanish women's field hockey team at the Madrid High Performance Center, in Madrid, Spain, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-JAZZ PERFORMANCE (CN)

(240526) -- BEIJING, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Laurent Maur, a French harmonica player, performs at the 2024 Taihu Jazz Festival at the Taihu Stage Art Center, a branch of China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's jazz scene hits high note with growing audience" (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-JAZZ PERFORMANCE (CN)

(240526) -- BEIJING, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Laurent Maur, a French harmonica player, performs at the 2024 Taihu Jazz Festival at the Taihu Stage Art Center, a branch of China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: China's jazz scene hits high note with growing audience" (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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Djokovic looks forward to more success from Chinese male players

STORY: Djokovic looks forward to more success from Chinese male players SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Riyadh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): NOVAK DJOKOVIC, Serbian World Tennis Star STORYLINE: World number one Novak Djokovic gave all thumbs up to the success of Chinese tennis male players like Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua, and looks forward to more success from the Chinese male players. Djokovic, who is playing the Riyadh Season Tennis Cup in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, said he was impressed with the performance of the Chinese male players in 2023. SOUNDBITE (English): NOVAK DJOKOVIC, Serbian tennis player "I have seen his (Wu Yibing's) success in the 2023. And I think it's very important for China, which is a country that is very big and loves record sports and loves tennis to have players who are on the men's side because historically you had better success on the women's side. B

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-PERFORMANCE

(231126) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fan Linfeng, a bamboo flute player from the Central Conservatory of Music of Beijing, China, performs at Carnegie Hall in New York, the United States on Nov. 24, 2023. Artists from the leading Chinese symphony orchestra returned here on Friday night after a COVID-induced hiatus and won the hearts of over a thousand audience members with their world premiere compositions. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's symphony orchestra wins applause with premiere-filled performance in New York" (Photo by Michael Violago/Xinhua)

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LIBERATING THE SHAMISEN

LIBERATING THE SHAMISEN,Tsugaru shamisen, Tsugaru jongara bushi, Tsugaru shamisen player, Susumu Yamagami, traditional culture, Japanese culture, sledding, performance, live music, Kassai Aomori=Date:1994, Place:Aomori Prefecture,JAPAN

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Japan's youngest pro Go player

Japan's youngest professional Go player Reo Fujita reflects on his performance after beating Yoshitaka Uchikubo, 75, in Osaka on Jan. 31, 2023. Fujita became the youngest-ever pro Go player to win an official match at the age of nine years, nine months.

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Chinese shuttlers reach semifinals in all categories at Indonesia Masters

STORY: Chinese shuttlers reach semifinals in all categories at Indonesia Masters DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venues and audiences 2. various of the games 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HAN YUE, Chinese badminton player in Woman's Single 4. various of the games STORYLINE: Chinese shuttlers delivered another convincing performance at the 2023 Indonesia Masters in Jakarta on Friday as they advanced into semifinals in all categories. In a tough battle against home favorites Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, China's Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi won 11-21, 21-13, 25-23 in front of a loud home crowd in just over an hour to reach the men's doubles semifinal, facing compatriots He Jiting and Zhou Haodong, who beat Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik on Saturday. Meanwhile, in the men's singles, Shi Yuqi bested his countryman Lu Guangzu 21-10, 21-17 and is now scheduled to face Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Women's doubles pa

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First female boxing club opens in Gaza

STORY: First female boxing club opens in Gaza DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of girls boxing in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): OSAMA AYOUB, Co-founder & coach of the club 3. various of girls boxing 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): HALA AYOUB, Boxing player 5. various of girls boxing 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): HALA AYOUB, Boxing player STORYLINE: The first-ever female boxing club, the Palestinian Center of Boxing for Women, recently opened in Gaza, where the sport is mostly popular with men. Osama Ayoub, a co-founder, came up with the idea of setting up such a club six years ago and started to train a group of girls in 2017. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OSAMA AYOUB, Co-founder and coach of the club "I came up with the idea to create a female boxing team six years ago when I participated in a boxing competition in Algeria, where I saw the fantastic performance given by Arab women of various ages. At first, I started training at small places and later trained

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'Bunraku' puppet masters to give special show in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - "Bunraku" (puppet theater) chant master Toyotake Nozomidayu (L) poses with puppet masters and a "shamisen" (three-stringed guitar) player during a press conference held in Osaka on Dec. 24, 2014, to announce a special Bunraku performance to be staged in the western Japan city in February 2015.

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Orix pitcher Kaneko wins outstanding performance prize

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes pitcher Chihiro Kaneko speaks during a ceremony at the Japan Pro Sports Awards in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2014, after receiving an Outstanding Performance Award. He has also been named this year's most valuable player of the Pacific League.

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Golfer Michael Kim

ARDMORE, United States - Photo shows U.S. amateur golfer Michael Kim playing during the U.S. Open championships at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2013. The 19-year-old player drew attention for his performance during the event.

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Kanemoto remains highest-paid Japanese player

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Veteran Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto speaks at a news conference after re-signing for an estimated 550 million yen plus performance incentives at the club office in Nishinomiya on Dec. 27. He will remain the highest-paid Japanese player for the second year in a row.

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Shinjo goes 1-for-5 as San Francisco beats N.Y. Mets

NEW YORK, United States - San Francisco Giants outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits a single to left in the second inning against the Mets at Shea Stadium in New York on May 7. The former New York player could only manage a 1-for-5 performance as the San Francisco Giants downed the Mets 5-1. (MLB)

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PL home run king Nakamura gets 300 million yen

OSAKA, Japan - Infielder Norihiro Nakamura speaks to reporters Dec. 27 after signing a one-year contract carrying a 300 million yen annual salary and a performance-hinged bonus of up to 50 million yen with the Kintetsu Buffaloes, making him the highest-paid player in the Pacific League.

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China can "become world's biggest football nation": Patrice Evra

STORY: China can "become world's biggest football nation": Patrice Evra DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Lisbon CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICE EVRA, Former football player and entrepreneur 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JAVIER TEBAS, President, La Liga STORYLINE: Former Manchester United football star Patrice Evra said China could likely become "the world's biggest football nation" in the future. In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of Web Summit, one of the world's largest technology conferences which took place in Lisbon on November 1-4, the 41-year-old told Xinhua: "I think China can be one of the greatest nations of football if they really focus on it and invest in it. Although China did not qualify for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will be played from November 20 to December 18, Evra said he was optimistic about the long-term performance and skills of the Chinese players. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICE EVRA, Former football player

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Chinese teen from Wa ethnic group chases tennis dream

STORY: Chinese teen from Wa ethnic group chases tennis dream DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wang Fa playing tennis 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG FA, Tennis player STORYLINE: Wang Fa, a 14-year-old tennis player who won the title of U14 boys' singles at the 2022 ASICS Tennis Junior Tour Guangzhou, has come under the spotlight not only because of his performance on the court but also for how he carries his tennis rackets. Having started to play tennis since he was eight years old, the boy from southwest China's Yunnan Province said he carries his rackets in a bamboo basket of the Wa people wherever he goes. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG FA, Tennis player "This is the kind of basket that we use back home. We take our baskets wherever we go. I will continue to work hard and train hard. I hope to become a professional in the future." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Kanemoto remains highest-paid Japanese player

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Veteran Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto speaks at a news conference after re-signing for an estimated 550 million yen plus performance incentives at the club office in Nishinomiya on Dec. 27. He will remain the highest-paid Japanese player for the second year in a row. (Kyodo)

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

John C. Reilly Film: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) Director: Jake Kasdan 21 December 2007 Walk Hard - Die Dewey Cox Story (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, USA 2007, Regie: Jake Kasdan) re.: John C. Reilly, Matt Besser, Tim Meadows, Chris Parnell / fiktives Plattencover, 'Teenager Party', Teenager, tanzen, Mode, Fashion, 1960er Jahre, sechziger, Plattenspieler, Rock'n'Roll / ------- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ?ber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture/tv programme Date: 21 December 2007

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High School Musical (2006)

Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens Characters: Troy Bolton & Film: High School Musical (TV-Film) Usa 2006, Director: Kenny Ortega 20 January 2006 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL-Disney Channel Original Movie 'High School Musical' tells the story of two high school students - Troy (Zac Efron), a popular basketball player and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), a shy, brainy newcomer - who share a secret passion for singing. When these two seemingly polar opposites decide to join forces and go out for the lead roles in the school musical, it wreaks havoc on East High's rigid social order. But by defying expectations and pursuing their dreams, Troy and Gabriella inspire other students to go public with some surprising hidden talents of their own. 'High School Musical' premieres FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. (DISNEY CHANNEL/FRED HAYES) Date: 20 January 2006

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High School Musical (2006)

Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens Characters: Troy Bolton & Film: High School Musical (TV-Film) Usa 2006, Director: Kenny Ortega 20 January 2006 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL-Disney Channel Original Movie 'High School Musical' tells the story of two high school students - Troy (Zac Efron), a popular basketball player and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), a shy, brainy newcomer - who share a secret passion for singing. When these two seemingly polar opposites decide to join forces and go out for the lead roles in the school musical, it wreaks havoc on East High's rigid social order. But by defying expectations and pursuing their dreams, Troy and Gabriella inspire other students to go public with some surprising hidden talents of their own. 'High School Musical' premieres FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. (DISNEY CHANNEL/FRED HAYES) Date: 20 January 2006

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Outstanding performance of Mengke Bateer

PUSAN, South Korea - Mengke Bateer, NBA player, is an all-star representative of China in men basketball. Photo shows the moment Bateer does a thankless job on Oct 4. (Asian Games) (Kyodo)

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Outstanding performance of Mengke Bateer

PUSAN, South Korea - Mengke Bateer, NBA player, is an all-star representative of China in men basketball. Photo shows the moment Bateer does a thankless job on Oct 4. (Asian Games) (Kyodo)

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Brave Blossoms hoping for imperious performance against Scots

Japan's rugby player Yu Tamura trains at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on June 24, 2016, a day before the last of their two-test series against Scotland. The two sides will play in front of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the stadium that will host the opening game of Rugby World Cup 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, China, S. Korea musicians pose after joint N.Y. performance

Mayumi Miyata (L) from Japan with the "sho" mouth organ, Jin Hi Kim from South Korea, player of the zither-like "komungo" instrument, and Wu Man from China with the "pipa" lute pose after their joint concert in New York on Feb. 7, 2015. The concert was organized by "Music from Japan," a nonprofit organization introducing Japanese music in the U.S., as part of the NPO's 40th anniversary of activities to help improve Japan's strained relations with the two Asian neighbors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones wants to end ARC campaign with powerful performance

Hitoshi Ono (L), Japan's most capped international rugby player, listens to defense coach Leigh Jones (C) as Michael Broadhurst looks on during a training session at Aberdeen Sports Ground in Hong Kong on May 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PL home run king Nakamura gets 300 million yen

OSAKA, Japan - Infielder Norihiro Nakamura speaks to reporters Dec. 27 after signing a one-year contract carrying a 300 million yen annual salary and a performance-hinged bonus of up to 50 million yen with the Kintetsu Buffaloes, making him the highest-paid player in the Pacific League.