reign

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Captain Caelan Doris said on Wednesday that he has faith in young fly-half Sam Prendergast ahead of Ireland's daunting Six Nations opener away to reigning champions France in Paris, despite reservations about his defence.

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The reigning world champion will be competing at his first Olympics having controversially been left out of the US team in Beijing.

From BBC

In the Western Conference, the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder became the first team this season to record 40 wins with a 128-92 demolition of the Orlando Magic.

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For the last few years, Arteta's Arsenal reign has been a story of near-misses, both in cup competitions and in the Premier League.

From BBC

But Rosenior was unable to solve his Arsenal conundrum, with the Gunners handing him the only two defeats of his brief reign.

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