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  Dakar

  / 10 months ago

  ‘El Matador’ Sainz makes Dakar Rally history

  Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the gruelling Dakar Rally for a fourth time on Friday, becoming at 61 the oldest...

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  Football

  / 10 months ago

  Henderson joins Ajax after controversial Saudi Arabia move

  England and former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson has joined Dutch giants Ajax, the club said Thursday, only six months after his...

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  Football

  / 10 months ago

  ‘Too early to say’ as Egypt sweat on Salah injury

  Egypt coach Rui Vitoria said it was “too early to say” whether Mohamed Salah would play again at this year’s Africa...

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  Football

  / 10 months ago

  Atletico Madrid defeat Real Madrid, Barca scrape past third-tier rivals in Copa

  Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme’s extra-time strikes earned Atletico Madrid a 4-2 win over rivals Real Madrid and passage to the...

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  Football

  / 10 months ago

  Napoli see off Fiorentina to reach Italian Super Cup Final

  Napoli reached the Italian Super Cup final after beating Fiorentina 3-0 in Thursday’s last-four clash in Riyadh. Giovanni Simeone opened the...

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  Football

  / 10 months ago

  Nigeria beat AFCON hosts Ivory Coast with Troost-Ekong penalty

  William Troost-Ekong’s second-half penalty gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, turning...

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  Football

  / 10 months ago

  Sancho in ‘outstanding’ shape despite lay-off, says Dortmund’s Terzic

  Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic on Thursday said returned English winger Jadon Sancho was in “outstanding” condition despite having not played...

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  More sports

  / 10 months ago

  New Zealander Schmidt poised to be appointed Wallabies coach: reports

  Former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is set to be named as the new Wallabies boss to replace Eddie Jones with an...

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  Football

  / 10 months ago

  France ministry searched in Neymar PSG transfer probe: source

  The French finance and economy ministry was searched earlier this week as part of a probe into the 2017 transfer of...

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  Football

  / 10 months ago

  Villas-Boas confirms Porto presidency bid

  Former Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas hopes to become president of the club in an April vote, after declaring his candidacy on Wednesday....

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