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1. Philadelphia (from Brooklyn via Boston), Markelle Fultz, pg, Washington.

Butler will serve up offense for T-wolves

MINNEAPOLIS - The long-anticipated reunion between Jimmy Butler and Tom Thibodeau is on.

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Sanchez shoots his way to history

KAZAN, Russia - Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez became Chile's all-time top scorer with his 38th international goal in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Germany at the Confederations Cup.

Oscar lands 8-game suspension for triggering Guangzhou brawl

SHANGHAI - Brazilian international Oscar was suspended for eight games on Thursday for triggering a spectacular mass brawl in the Chinese Super League between his Shanghai SIPG side and Guangzhou R&F last Sunday.

Liverpool finally reels in Salah

LIVERPOOL - Liverpool on Thursday completed the signing of Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah from AS Roma for a fee reported to be $43.5 million.

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FTZs open wider to foreign firms

More sectors are now open for foreign investment in China's 11 pilot free trade zones, ranging from helicopter manufacturing to financial services, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday.

Wanda buys key site in S.London

Chinese real estate giant Wanda closed a 470 million pound ($600 million) deal to buy a major piece of land in South London's Nine Elms area on Wednesday, the latest in a series of key Chinese investments in London property.

Nation set to cash in on sharing economy

Buoyed by the success of the nation's ride-hailing and bike-sharing sectors, Chinese companies and consumers are set to benefit from the country's intensified efforts to drive the rapidly expanding sharing economy.

JD eyes luxury sector expansion

JD.com Inc, China's second-largest e-commerce player, said it will invest $397 million in London-based online fashion retailer Farfetch UK Ltd to further penetrate the luxury sector, amid fierce competition with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

US companies finding niche markets

Ocean Spray didn't realize that dried cranberries would be so popular with young women when it moved into the Chinese market two years ago.