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  Football

  / 3 years ago

  Ruben Dias and Thiago Silva – marshalling Champions League final defences

  Both were signed at the start of this season and both have gone on to play important roles in helping their...

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  Tennis

  / 3 years ago

  ‘Media made us what we are,’ says Nadal as Osaka isolated over boycott

  Rafael Nadal said Friday that without the media “we will not be the athletes that we are today” as Naomi Osaka...

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  Basketball

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Teams ban unruly fans as NBA promises ‘respectful’ environment

  Three NBA teams said Thursday they had banned fans from their arenas for inappropriate behavior — including a Philadelphia 76ers fan...

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  English football

  / 3 years ago

  Brentford, Swansea eye lucrative Premier League promotion

  Brentford and Swansea will slug it out for promotion to the Premier League on Saturday as they meet in a Championship...

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  Football

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Alaba signs for Real Madrid after leaving Bayern

  Austrian defender David Alaba will join Real Madrid on a five-year contract after leaving Bayern Munich, the Spanish giants confirmed on...

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  Football

  / 3 years ago

  Man. City, Chelsea get set for Champions League final clash in Porto

  Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea are in Porto as tension builds towards Saturday’s all-English Champions League final showdown...

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  Football

  / 3 years ago

  Italy thump neighbours San Marino in Euro warm-up

  Italy began their Euro 2020 preparations in simple style on Friday as a second-string team hammered minnows San Marino 7-0 in...

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  English football

  / 3 years ago

  ‘Nothing’ in Tottenham contact with Pochettino: PSG source

  A source close to Paris Saint-Germain told AFP on Friday “nothing” should be read into the reports that their coach Mauricio...

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  English football

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Manchester United’s Rashford has ‘surreal’ talk with Obama

  Former US president Barack Obama has spoken with Manchester United forward and campaigner Marcus Rashford, praising him for the work he...

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  Football

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Allegri returns to coach Juventus after Pirlo exit: club

  Massimiliano Allegri has returned to Juventus after the Turin giants sacked coach Andrea Pirlo following a single season in charge, the...

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