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Football
/ 3 years ago

PSG hold their breath in Messi waiting game

Paris Saint-Germain supporters have been gathering in anticipation of the arrival of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi after his emotional Barcelona departure at...

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Athletics
/ 3 years ago

Star of Italy’s medal-winning Olympic squad returns to hero’s welcome

The star of Italy’s Olympic team, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, returned home as a national hero on Monday after the country’s best...

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English football
/ 3 years ago

English football club ready for sale to ‘criminal’: report

An investigation by the Al Jazeera broadcaster to be released Monday found that middlemen were prepared to enable a fictitious criminal...

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Formula 1
/ 3 years ago

FIA maintains Vettel disqualification from Hungarian GP

Formula One ruling body the FIA on Monday said it would not revisit the disqualification of Sebastian Vettel at the Hungarian...

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Tennis
/ 3 years ago

Nadal slips out of top three as Sinner climbs ATP rankings

Rafael Nadal slipped out of the top three in the new ATP rankings released on Monday while Jannik Sinner, who won the...

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Tennis
/ 3 years ago

Olympic champion Bencic up to 11 in WTA rankings

Olympic champion Belinda Bencic climbed one place in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday but the Swiss remains one place...

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Football
/ 3 years ago

Murat Yakin named new Switzerland coach

Murat Yakin was appointed Monday as the new boss of the Swiss national football team, with an eye on greater success...

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American Football
/ 3 years ago

Peyton Manning headlines 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

Quarterback Peyton Manning, receiver Calvin Johnson and wideout Drew Pearson were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during the...

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Football
/ 3 years ago

Ex-FIFA boss Blatter arrives for payment probe hearing

Sepp Blatter, the former world football chief, arrived on Monday for final hearings with a Swiss prosecutor in a fraud probe...

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Football
/ 3 years ago

PSG braced for Messi arrival

Lionel Messi is expected to arrive in Paris on Monday, lured by the limitless funds of PSG, having said a tearful...

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