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The Dallas Mavericks will have to make due without Anthony Davis for the rest of their Christmas Day matchup. The all-star forward was ruled out for the remainder of Thursday’s contest against the Golden State Warriors due to right-groin spasms, the Mavericks announced.
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It felt like nothing would top Tiger Woods's Masters win, but then the Northern Irishman completed his career grand slam on an extraordinary final day at AugustaAt 7am on 14 April in an Augusta rental home, Rory McIlroy awoke and immediately spotted a Green Jacket draped over a chair. "You think: 'Yeah, that did happen yesterday,'” he says....
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Manager would like 'clarity' on future of facilitiesHe wants show of ambition over academy setupEddie Howe has challenged Newcastle's owners to end the club's "limbo” by declaring whether they intend building a new training ground and stadium and to show their ambition by revamping the academy facilities.Although Howe is "99.9%” certain he will...
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Prescott ties Romo with fourth 30-TD seasonCowboys convert all six fourth-down attemptsLions eliminated after error-strewn loss to VikingsDak Prescott threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys blew most of an 18-point lead before squeezing past the Washington Commanders 30-23 Thursday.Dallas (7-8-1) scored touchdowns on their...
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Midfielder has not started a league match this seasonHead coach says 'everything can change in two days'Ruben Amorim has claimed that Kobbie Mainoo is "the future of Manchester United” and that the 20-year-old's versatility increases his chances of breaking into the team soon.Mainoo has a calf problem that rules him out of Newcastle's...
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Over-by-over updates from the MCG, hosts lead series 3-0 The Ashes top 100 | Follow us on Bluesky | And email TimThe players are out there. England go into a huddle, then disperse. And here comes the most significant element on the scene: Travis Head's moustache."And merry Christmas to you!” says Gareth Wilson. "If I can gently disagree with...
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Defending champions Ivory Coast made a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Wednesday, edging past Mozambique with a 1-0 victory. Set to face the Elephants on Sunday, Cameroon also got off to a strong start with a 1-0 victory over Gabon. Algeria, meanwhile, cruised to a convincing 3-0 win over Sudan, inspired by a standout...
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Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors look for a third straight win as they face Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day.Live coverage on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT, or follow along with our live tracker.
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The world junior hockey championship gets going Friday with plenty of top-end talent set to be on display. Future stars in the NHL to suit up at the men's under-20 tournament in recent years include Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, Lane Hutson and Leo Carlsson. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players to watch at this year's event in...
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Winger was described by Clough as 'Picasso of our game'Scored in Scotland's 1981 win over England at WembleyJohn Robertson, the Nottingham Forest and Scotland legend, has died at the age of 72. Robertson was a hugely important part of the great Forest team that under Brian Clough rose from the second tier of English football to win multiple major...
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Mikaela Shiffrin has plenty to celebrate this Christmas. The American skiing standout is off to a perfect start in slalom during the Olympic season — with four wins in four World Cup races. And she's regaining her form in other disciplines, too, following the two biggest crashes of her career.
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Sharks seventh in Prem heading into Harlequins matchDirector of rugby Sanderson: 'It wasn't a crisis meeting'Alex Sanderson has said an "honest” meeting of Sale's owners, players and coaches this week has set their intention for the Boxing Day encounter with Harlequins and beyond.The Sharks are seventh in the Prem table, with two wins from seven,...
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Despair and disorder have engulfed the club since their title party, leaving all concerned in need of previous serenityAs Virgil van Dijk raised the Premier League trophy on a cool May afternoon at Anfield, the cap was sealed on a serenely glorious season for Liverpool. For sure there had been challenges en route to a 20th league title, but not...
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Leagues eager to sell all games in next rights cycleAuction for televised rights expected in 2027The Premier League and EFL will hold talks early next year about combining to permit 3pm Saturday kick-offs to be broadcast live each week for the first time.The UK is the last country in Europe to apply the so-called 3pm blackout, and with the Premier...
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The Harry Redknapp-owned chaser can foil a strong challenge from the all-conquering Willie Mullins yardThere is a case to be made for seven of the eight runners in what promises to be a memorable renewal of the King George VI Chase, but the horse with the most appealing profile going into the Boxing Day showpiece is Ben Pauling's The Jukebox Man...
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Despite tactical flaws and a fixture pile-up, Eddie Howe still has a 'glass half full' attitude before Manchester United tripNewcastle supporters are starting to regard Eddie Howe's team as an unreliable friend. Catch them on the right night and they invariably prove the life and soul of the thrillingly high-intensity party but, on other days, the...
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Midfielder will be part of the conversation for a Ballon d'Or if he continues his ascent with trophies for club and countryDeclan Rice likes to call it "clean feedback”, which sounds like a euphemism for a bollocking, though he would probably say that is a misconception. Rather, it is part of the reason why Rice is being discussed as one of the...
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Pivotal items from the legendary leg-spinner's career, including the ball of the century, make up the exhibit"I feel like a medieval pilgrim being ushered into a chapel to behold some holy relics,” whispers Tom Holland as we head deeper into the bowels of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The historian and The Rest Is History Podcast co-host, his...
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Portland Fire are set for their debut season in the WNBA. Their coach has completed an unlikely journey to the top of his sportAs an aspiring basketball coach in his teens and early 20s, Alex Sarama was often met with snickers when he talked about the game he loved. For the British-born Sarama, who on 28 October was named the head coach of the...
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From the Super Bowl to UFC cards to the US Open to the Ryder Cup, the US president has turned sport into his own personal stage. There's more to comeConsidering he's the self-declared hardest working president to ever hold the office, Donald Trump has spent a remarkable amount of the past year away from it. In 2025, he loomed over sports like no...
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The decision by African football bosses to change the Africa Cup of Nations from a biennial competition to a tournament held every four years has been met with a mixed reaction on the continent with some seeing it as simply caving in to pressure from European clubs and FIFA.
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Algeria win 3-0 as Adel sees red | Burkina Faso 2-1 E Guinea Côte d'Ivoire 1-0 Mozambique | Cameroon 1-0 GabonRiyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria launched their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a comfortable 3-0 Group E win against 10-man Sudan in Rabat.The Desert Warriors were ahead within two minutes when the former Leicester and Manchester...
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Defending champions Ivory Coast started the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over Mozambique on Wednesday. Amad Diallo scored shortly after half-time to secure the win in the Group F match in Morocco, although Ivory Coast missed several chances to increase their lead.
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