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Football
/ 4 years agoBarcelona presidential elections postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions, club confirm
Barcelona announced on Friday that the club’s presidential elections have been postponed after a rise in coronavirus cases prompted heavy restrictions...
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Football
/ 4 years agoAuckland withdraw from Club World Cup over Covid – FIFA
Auckland City on Friday withdrew from the FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled to be held in Qatar in February, because of...
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More sports
/ 4 years ago‘Anything can happen’ with Tokyo Olympics: Japan minister
A Japanese cabinet minister admitted Friday that “anything can happen” with the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first senior official to...
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More sports
/ 4 years agoNo special favours for virus-hit Andy Murray, Aussie health chiefs say
Health chiefs vowed Friday there will be no preferential treatment for five-time finalist Andy Murray, saying he must return a negative...
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Football
/ 4 years agoMontreal Impact reveal new identity, fans divided
Montreal Impact officially unveiled its new identity on Thursday, relaunching the Major League Soccer franchise as Club de Foot Montreal with...
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Basketball
/ 4 years agoNets confirm Harden blockbuster
The Brooklyn Nets confirmed the arrival of James Harden on Thursday, saying the signing of the disgruntled Houston Rockets star would...
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Football
/ 4 years agoWatch: Rooney ends playing career to become full-time Derby boss
Manchester United and England great Wayne Rooney ended his illustrious playing career on Friday to take up the job of managing...
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Basketball
/ 4 years agoWatch: No Harden, no problem as Wood bags 27 points to fuel Rockets win
The Houston Rockets put this week’s franchise-altering trade in the rear view mirror on Thursday night as they kicked off their...
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English football
/ 4 years agoRashford credits Mourinho for greater penalty area ‘savvy’
Marcus Rashford said Thursday that former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had helped him become a more “savvy” striker in terms...
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Dakar
/ 4 years agoFrench motorcyclist dies after Dakar Rally fall
French motorcyclist Pierre Cherpin has died from his injuries after a fall during the Dakar Rally, becoming the notoriously perilous race’s...