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/ 4 weeks agoBridgestone latest Japanese firm to end Olympics sponsorship
Tyre giant Bridgestone has become the latest Japanese firm to end its Olympics and Paralympics sponsorship, following pullouts by Toyota and...
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/ 4 weeks agoArgentine court authorizes transfer of Maradona’s remains
An Argentine court on Tuesday authorized the transfer of football legend Diego Maradona’s remains, at his daughters’ request, from a cemetery...
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/ 4 weeks agoItaly bids to host women’s Euro 2029: Italian FA
Italy is a candidate to host the 2029 women’s European Championship, the country’s football federation announced on Tuesday. In a statement,...
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/ 4 weeks agoBattling Alcaraz outlasts Sinner in thriller to win China Open
Carlos Alcaraz roared back from a set down to beat world number one Jannik Sinner in a thriller and win his...
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/ 4 weeks agoAtletico’s Le Normand sidelined with head injury
Atletico Madrid defender Robin Le Normand was diagnosed on Tuesday with a head injury after a collision in last weekend’s La...
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/ 4 weeks agoIbrahimovic’s son joins Sweden’s youth squad
Swedish football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s son Maximilian, 18, has been selected to join Sweden’s national youth squad for the first time,...
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/ 4 weeks agoDjokovic hopes Sinner doping case ‘resolved as soon as possible’
Novak Djokovic said Wednesday that he hoped current world number one Jannik Sinner’s steroid case would be “resolved as soon as...
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/ 4 weeks agoAtletico ban fan for life after Real derby disruption
Atletico Madrid said on Monday they had permanently banned a fan for throwing objects onto the field during the weekend’s heated...
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/ 4 weeks agoReal Madrid to take no risks with Mbappe at Lille in Champions League
Kylian Mbappe has recovered faster than expected from a thigh injury but Real Madrid will take no risks with the fitness...
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/ 4 weeks ago‘Rusty’ Foden happy to kickstart Man. City season in Bratislava rout
Phil Foden said he is still “rusty” but scored his first goal of the season as Manchester City thrashed Slovan Bratislava...