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Whoever wins season's Scudetto is likely to crawl over the line and Juve have entered the picture"When you say things like that, it makes me want to bite you,” Luciano Spalletti told a Sky Sport Italia reporter asking about title ambitions. Treating interviewers like a slice of panettone aside, the most shocking thing about this assertion is that...
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A fightback win over RB Leipzig before the Christmas break is just reward for coach who faced a thankless taskLeipzig might not be every Bundesliga fan's idea of a weekend idyll but as the sun set on 2025, the venue for the final Saturday night Topspiel of the year might have been the scene of a minor Christmas miracle. It had already been a worthy...
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Milan-Como was intended for Perth on 8 FebruaryAsian Football Confederation wanted to impose conditionsThe proposal to play a Serie A match between Milan and Como in Perth, Australia, has been cancelled due to football sanctions and conditions imposed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).The game was set to become the first major European...
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The Monaco player discusses his father, the midfielders he copies and whether he could join the Premier LeagueBy Get French Football NewsAs I enter the room, Lamine Camara picks up a football that he won't let go of until after the interview. It's a simple visual metaphor for a dream he has never let slip. "I only wanted football; I was focused...
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2018 champion talks about difficult year after 3-1 win'I'm guilty of not expressing myself to people I trust'Rob Cross doesn't want to say what he saw at the children's hospital in Cologne a couple of weeks ago. Some of the stories were "horrific”, he confides, but in any case they're not his stories to tell. All he knows is that he went along...
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Highs and lows for Alexander Isak, Wolves' sobering survival chances and were Chelsea lucky at Newcastle?Premier League scoring chartsCan results be misleading? That is the question. Aston Villa's winning streak continued against Manchester United, but so did the nagging doubts. They were the lesser team by several measures – fewer shots (12-15),...
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In a match mercifully on Spanish soil, Villarreal bombarded Barça but were undone by profligacy and ill-disciplineMarcelino García Toral came bounding down the steps like an excited schoolboy when the bell goes. He flew past the substitutes and staff, skidded left, and sprinted up the line all wide-eyed and excited, shaking his fists and beaming....
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Beach sprints are shaking up this most strait-laced of sports and may be heading to a coastal town near youAt a point when most rowers are pounding away on rivers in the wind and rain through the dark winter months, a new breed are honing their skills in brighter climes surrounded by sun, sand and waves, all the while dreaming of the 2028 Los...
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Lilac Hill warmup, Alex Carey's glovework and Pat Cummins' control of Joe Root are key parts of the storyIt's not a complete exaggeration to say that Australia won the 2025-26 Ashes on 15 October 2024. That was when Cricket Australia announced the schedule for the series: Perth first, Brisbane second. Starting the series on the bounciest, most...
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A side that once looked resilient has collapsed into historic futility, with Wolves now facing the grim task of avoiding the worst season English league football has ever seenSaturday's defeat at home to Brentford means Wolves have taken just two points for 17 games. No side in the entire history of English league football, in any division, has...
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Patson Daka's injury-time equaliser earned Zambia a 1-1 draw with Mali in Group A at the Africa Cup of NationsShe's offered £36k under asking price. Surely she has no chance.We are the business end of A Place in the Sun on 4Seven before the football starts. Will they make an offer on a property? The tension is palpable!. Continue reading...
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Up to 80% of league and 20% of union claims face strikeoutAppeal over medical record disclosure denied on all groundsTwo appeals launched by the legal firm representing former players in rugby league and rugby union have both been denied in a significant blow to the ongoing legal action about brain damage caused by the sport. It means that after...
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Once loose, erratic and reliably unreliable, Jacksonville have hardened into something far more serious, with Trevor Lawrence's control and confidence turning a hot streak into a genuine AFC threatSeven weeks ago, the Jaguars were still that team: loose, entertaining, unreliable. The kind that could light up a quarter and then spend the next three...
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Tuesday's quarter-final will be the Eagles' 29th game of the season and Gabriel Jesus is set to line up against themOliver Glasner could be forgiven for preferring to enjoy a rest with his family in Austria a few days before Christmas rather than preparing for Crystal Palace's 29th game of the season – a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Arsenal...
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Italian replaces Rehanne Skinner at east London club'I want to build a team that is aggressive with the ball'Rita Guarino has declared herself "really excited” about the project at West Ham after being confirmed as the club's new head coach on Monday.Guarino has signed a contract until 2027 with West Ham, as the Guardian reported on Sunday,...
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Coach insists his methods are not about scoring ratesPaying off McCullum's contract would cost seven figuresBrendon McCullum has stressed his desire to stay on as England head coach but acknowledged this is now a question for those higher up.Australia winning this much-anticipated Ashes series at the earliest opportunity has thrust McCullum's role...
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Milan have option to buy German at end of seasonWest Ham interested in Wolves's Jørgen Strand LarsenMilan have agreed to sign West Ham's Niclas Füllkrug on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season. The Germany striker has toiled since moving to the London Stadium from Borussia Dortmund for £27.5m in the summer of 2024 and it is hoped...
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The world record holder on his remarkable year, that viral kiss and why he's serious about music Plenty of sports stars strive for perfection. In 2025, Mondo Duplantis achieved it. He broke the pole vault world record four times. Retained his world indoor and outdoor titles. Won all 16 competitions that he entered. Was voted World Athletics' male...
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Ayoub El Kaabi's spectacular bicycle kick gernered royal approval as Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 victory over Comoros on Sunday. Home fans, including Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, who greeted the players before kickoff, witnessed a tense match as Comoros, ranked 108th in the world, put up a determined fight...
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Indian ODI skipper Shubman Gill, world's No. 1 T20 batter Abhishek Sharma and pacer Arshdeep Singh were on Monday named in the Punjab squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in line with BCCI's diktat of mandatory participation in the National One-Day Championship.
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In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman cover the Minnesota Wild being humbled, Jarmo Kekäläinen reshaping the Sabres' front office, an on-bench spat in Philly, Phillip Danault’s return to Montreal, growing confidence around Ottawa, concerns around Toronto's scoring drought and much more.
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A spectacular bicycle kick earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros on Sunday. Morocco Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, who greeted the players before kickoff, and home fans had endured a frustrating game as island nation Comoros, ranked 108th in the world, stubbornly held...
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A spectacular bicycle kick earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros on Sunday. Home fans including Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, who greeted the players before kickoff, had endured a frustrating game as island nation Comoros, ranked 108th in the world,...
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Friends Tarryn Allarakhia and Haji Mnoga will step out together in Morocco having shared a path in the English lower leaguesLike all good things, Tarryn Allarakhia and Haji Mnoga's friendship began at a National League match between Wealdstone and Aldershot in 2023 when they were opponents. Since then they have moved to the north-west and are...
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Former Manchester United player discusses culinary and cultural surprises, feeling more mature and how he learned KoreanJesse Lingard says his Korean is decent, good enough to make himself understood when out for dinner and the shocks do not stop there. The former Manchester United and England midfielder was always going to throw himself into his K...
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Local media gleefully homed in on English pre-series predictions after Australia retained the urn having played just 11 days of cricket The sports sections of Australia's major mastheads were on Monday largely dedicated to ridiculing pre-series predictions of an England Ashes victory, and announcing the end of the tourists' now-compromised...
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Murakami joins White Sox on $34m, two-year dealFormer NPB MVP adds power to Chicago rebuildDeal includes posting fee, award-based escalatorsThe rebuilding Chicago White Sox added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup on Sunday, agreeing to a $34m, two-year contract with the Japanese slugger.Murakami, who turns 26 on 2 February, joins a promising group...
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Miami bout was a bleak and blood-flecked affair but both men will find more opponents willing to take the moneyJake Paul's mouth opened wide, and his eyes became huge glazed saucers, as he sank to the canvas in shock and awe after a pulverising right hand from Anthony Joshua finally ended the circus in Miami late on Friday night. It looked as if...
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Chiefs down to QB3 as Minshew hurt in loss to TitansMcCarthy hurt as Vikings hand Giants ninth straight lossChargers close on playoffs behind Herbert surgeThe Pittsburgh Steelers pushed the Detroit Lions to the brink of elimination from the playoffs on Sunday, holding on for a 29-24 win when Jared Goff's touchdown on the final play was negated by...
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William Nylander could well be the most confident man in Toronto, most nights. But even he was shaken by the state of the Maple Leafs on Sunday.Luke Fox breaks down a third-straight loss for the slumping squad and why it’s “tough sledding right now.”
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Despite a rare blip in form, Neeraj Chopra was the biggest saving grace for India's doping-marred athletics landscape after getting the 90m "monkey off his back" even as the sport's administrators worked towards making the country a hub of big-ticket events in a bitter-sweet 2025.
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Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, Cale Makar and Brock Nelson each had a goal and two assists, and Colorado beat Minnesota.Martin Necas also scored and Gabriel Landeskog had two assists for Colorado, winners of five straight. Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves.
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After the Oilers lost No. 1 goalie Tristan Jarry to an injury, they needed to call up a ‘tender from the farm. Enter Connor Ingram, who had been searching for his game in Bakersfield after missing camp, and not playing an NHL game since last February.
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The Edmonton Oilers will honour Leon Draisaitl after he became the first German player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points.Draisaitl will be recognized in a pregame ceremony on Jan. 10 against the Los Angeles Kings Mark Spector of Sportsnet reported.
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The star quarterback left Baltimore’s game against the New England Patriots late in the second quarter with a back issue. The two-time MVP looked uncomfortable getting up after a run up the middle, and NBC cameras showed an exasperated Jackson heading down the hallway.
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