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  Football

  / 3 years ago

  Pochettino pens new PSG deal despite tricky start to reign

  Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino on Friday penned a one-year extension to his contract to stay with the French giants until...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans

  The Tokyo Olympics were declared open in an eerily empty stadium on Friday after defying a year’s pandemic delay and lingering...

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  English football

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Manchester United sign Sancho on five-year deal from Dortmund

  Manchester United have signed England winger Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund, the Premier League club announced Friday. No fee for the...

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  English football

  / 3 years ago

  ‘Happy’ Son signs new four-year deal at Tottenham

  South Korean forward Son Heung-min has signed a new four-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur, the English Premier League club announced on...

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  Football

  / 3 years ago

  Real Madrid striker Benzema tests positive for COVID-19

  Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish club announced on Friday without providing further details. Since...

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  Basketball

  / 3 years ago

  NBA Pelicans name Suns assistant Green as new coach

  Willie Green, an assistant coach with NBA runner-up Phoenix, was named the new coach of the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday,...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under COVID-19 cloud

  The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally open in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to shake off lingering virus fears after...

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  English football

  / 3 years ago

  Smith Rowe signs new long-term deal with Arsenal

  Arsenal youngster Emile Smith Rowe has signed a new long-term contract, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. The 20-year-old youth...

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  Tennis

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Djokovic admits thinking calendar Golden Slam was almost impossible

  As Novak Djokovic steps up his pursuit of history and bids for an Olympic title in Tokyo, the world number one...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 years ago

  Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over old Holocaust skit

  The show director for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been fired on the eve of the event over a decades-old...

  By AFP