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Kaká: Brazil soccer star most popular athlete on Twitter, surpassing 10 million followers

Brazilian soccer star Kaká — who now plays for Real Madrid — has become the post popular athlete on Twitter, surpassing 10 million followers.
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Brazilian soccer star Kaká is now Twitter's most popular athlete, with more than 10 million followers. (Twitter/Screengrab)

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian soccer star Kaká has become the post popular athlete on Twitter, surpassing 10 million followers.

After reaching the social media milestone, he decided to tweet about it, of course.

"We are already 10 million !!! Thank youuuuu. To celebrate I'll make a twitcam. Soon I'll send an update about the schedule. Tks !!" he wrote to his fans from @KAKA.

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Olympics 2012: US, North Korea to face off in women's soccer

April 24, 2012 18:27
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"A lot of the time we are at the center of some controversy on the political stage, but we have to give them the respect they deserve," Tim Ryder, general manager of the US women's team, told the Associated Press. "We try to keep (away) the things that don't pertain to us on the football field and concentrate on the football aspect."

Claire Squires, runner who died in London Marathon, raises more than $600,000 for charity posthumously

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According to the London Telegraph, friends said Squires was running in memory of her brother, who died from a drug overdose at age 25.

Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimming great, farewelled in Sydney

April 23, 2012 16:27
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Australian swimming legend Murray Rose was a true gentleman and a national hero, fellow Olympian Dawn Fraser told his memorial service in Sydney.  

Stanley Cup rioter arrested, also wanted by police for another hockey-related incident

April 22, 2012 20:14
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Police allege Andrew Comber, 38, set a stuffed bear on fire and threw it on top of an overturned truck. They also say Comber was "very active and noticeable" during the riots, painting himself green and even taunting police.

Kenya's Kipsang, Keitany win London Marathon

April 22, 2012 16:37
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The Kenyan runners showed their superiority ahead of the London Olympics, all but assuring their selection to the summer games.

Mike Tyson says he got female prison official pregnant

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Mike Tyson, the former boxing heavyweight world champion, has claimed got a female prison official pregnant while serving a 10-year rape sentence in Indiana.

Guan Tian-Lang: 13-year-old golfer to break record

April 18, 2012 22:09
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"My goal now is to be the youngest player ever to make the cut in a European Tour event, and I think if I can shoot level par or better I'll have a good chance to do that," Guan said to CNN.

Pat Summitt, Tennessee women’s basketball coach, steps down (UPDATES)

April 18, 2012 17:33
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Last August, Summitt announced that she had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, the New York Times reported.

100 days to 2012 London Olympics (PHOTOS)

April 18, 2012 14:08
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When the Games begin on July 27, England expects to welcome 10,000 athletes from 200 countries and countless visitors, said Seb Coe, chairman of the London organizing committee.
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