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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  Portugal defender Pepe announces retirement at 41

  Portugal veteran Pepe announced on Thursday in a video on social media he was retiring from football aged 41. “I would...

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  English football

  / 3 months ago

  Chelsea new recruit Anselmino to be loaned back to Boca

  Chelsea have signed Boca Juniors defender Aaron Anselmino for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced Thursday. But the 19-year-old...

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  English football

  / 3 months ago

  Newcastle sign striker Osula from Sheffield United

  Newcastle have signed Denmark Under-21 striker William Osula from Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced Thursday....

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  Ethiopia’s Girma ‘in good shape’ after steeplechase fall: IOC

  Ethiopian steeplechase world record holder Lamecha Girma is recovering from a heavy fall at the Paris Olympics and is “in good...

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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  Morata and Rodri banned for ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ chant

  Spanish football captain Alvaro Morata and midfielder Rodri received a one-match suspension each from UEFA on Wednesday for singing “Gibraltar is...

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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  ‘Goosebumps’ – Henry hoping to cap ‘dream’ Olympics with football gold

  Thierry Henry admits he doesn’t want to wake up from his Olympic dream as his France team look to top off...

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  More sports

  / 3 months ago

  Van Rouwendaal wins Olympic 10k marathon swimming gold

  Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women’s 10k marathon swimming at the...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  Watch: Richardson, Thomas guide US women into 4x100m relay final

  Olympic 100m silver medallist Sha’Carri Richardson and newly-crowned 200m champion Gabby Thomas steered the United States into the final of the...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 months ago

  No ‘blood in the water’ but Hungary beat Italy in thriller

  There was no ‘blood in the water’ but there was plenty of drama as Hungary beat Italy 9-9 (3-1) after a...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  Lyles chases Olympic double as LeBron eyes basketball final

  Noah Lyles targets the second leg of an Olympic sprint treble in the 200m on Thursday while LeBron James and his...

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