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Iga Swiatek was given extra security protection at the Miami Open after being verbally attacked during a practice session by a man who had sent the five-time Grand Slam champion harassing messages via social media, BBC Sport reported Wednesday, citing representatives for the player.
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From punches in the beak to inflatable hammer attacks, I've copped it every which way in my 19 years as 'Hawka'"Hawka, ya dickhead!” *THWACK* I've just been punched in my spongey beak by a pre-teen Collingwood fan. It didn't tickle.Yes, I'm wearing the Hawthorn FC mascot suit, dressed as Hudson "Hawka” Knights. Yes, I'm on level two of the MCG,...
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Brazilian followed her heart with a move across the Atlantic to the WSL in January and has already had a big impactKerolin joined Manchester City from North Carolina Courage in January and last week showed everyone exactly why she made the move. On the biggest stage in European football, the Champions League, the Brazilian produced the performance...
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Jordan Henderson is a great leader for England. But he has been encouraged and applauded for the very same acts for which minority ethnic players are castigated and stigmatisedHow shall I lead thee? Let me count the ways. I lead thee by stepping up and being vocal, around the dressing room, setting standards in training. I lead thee quietly by...
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Briton is looking a tougher athlete but can still learn lessons from her quarter-final opponent, Jessica PegulaJessica Pegula began her professional tennis journey with a head start on most of her peers. In a sport as prohibitively expensive as elite tennis, her family wealth – her billionaire parents own several sports franchises, including the...
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Striker is an outspoken talisman who will have to be at his best if national side are to get out of group stage in 2026Mehdi Taremi was born 10 days after Son Heung-min, in July 1992, but in terms of the global reputations of these Asian attackers, the Iranian striker has consistently lagged much further behind his South Korean counterpart. The...
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Uruguay's Araújo also out of rescheduled Osasuna match Barça's Flick: 'The flight is long, it's not the ideal situation'Barcelona's best player was not at their final training session at San Joan Despi before facing Osasuna on Thursday night. Instead, as his teammates took to the practice field on Wednesday morning, Raphinha, scorer of 27 goals...
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Boothroyd given diagnosis three years agoFormer Watford manager 'focused on keeping fit'The former England Under-21s manager Aidy Boothroyd has revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson's three years ago. Boothroyd also managed Watford and Coventry before succeeding Gareth Southgate as Under-21s manager in 2016, spending five years in the role.On...
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A pub visit with the T20 extravaganza on in the background said much about its appeal and status in EnglandA man walks into a pub, orders a drink and sits down. On two huge screens either side of the bar, the 2025 Indian Premier League is taking place, not that this establishment's punters are paying it much attention. April and the English...
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Lawson failed to earn a point in first two races of 2025New Zealander to swap seats with Racing Bulls' driverRed Bull are poised to replace Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda after just two races of the Formula One season. Tsunoda would join Max Verstappen for his home grand prix in Japan next week, with Lawson likely returning to the Racing Bulls...
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After last June's seizure in Rome, the British athlete has rebuilt her health and running career and plans for a final summer on the trackJess Warner-Judd and her husband, Rob, are collectors. Everywhere they go – and international athletics requires a lot of travel – they return with a mug, a postcard, a badge and a fridge magnet. All around...
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So-called PGCE three barred from Cambridge teamCall to dismiss qualification as 'not a degree' challengedAn independent legal opinion has concluded that there are "strong grounds to challenge the lawfulness” of the controversial decision to ban three Cambridge students from taking part in next month's Boat Race.The two crews will be formally...
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Andy Farrell draws up 75-man longlist to face AustraliaFive-man backroom includes England's attack coachAndy Farrell has revealed that an initial longlist of 75 players has been drawn up for the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia. The England No 2, Richard Wigglesworth, and Ireland's recent interim coach, Simon Easterby, are among the five...
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Brad Marchand is inching closer to making his Florida Panthers debut.The team is targeting Friday’s matchup against Utah as the first game for the 36-year-old to don the red and gold, head coach Paul Maurice said Wednesday, according to the team’s senior digital content manager Jameson Olive.
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Plus: managers sacked just before cup finals, and teams with goal differences higher than their league positionMail us with your questions and answers"Uzbekistan are playing Kyrgyzstan in a World Cup qualifier this Thursday,” notes Ben Jones. "Is this fixture the highest combined Scrabble score for a pair of Fifa nations? Bosnia and Herzegovina...
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The Dutch rider was narrowly beaten in her bid to retain her title. But she has stormed back at the start of this season using lessons from her childhoodEarlier this month, on the final climb of the Strade Bianche, Demi Vollering flew past Anna van der Breggen, her former coach and renewed rival, handily winning by 18 seconds. As the first spring...
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Arsenal's Spanish forward on fighting to win support for women's football, leaving a successful Barcelona team and the stress of winning the World CupWhen Mariona Caldentey was a student, reading sports science at university, she could see the Camp Nou scoreboard from her bedroom window on the top floor of 63 Travessera de les Corts. On the nights...
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