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Taylor Swift couldn't just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the football field. The 12-time Grammy Award winner arrived at MetLife Stadium about 40 minutes before kickoff Sunday night to watch Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs take on the New York Jets.
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Shane Lowry adds: 'Everyone is pretty young in the team'Poulter, Westwood and García all sent their congratulationsRory McIlroy and Shane Lowry believe the absence of high-profile LIV rebels from Europe's Ryder Cup team allowed younger members to shine.Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio García – all icons for Europe in the biennial event –...
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'I'll obviously consider it,' says victorious captainDonald praises Rory McIlroy and team for collective spiritLuke Donald will soon have a decision to make. The swell of support from Europe's successful Ryder Cup team for Donald taking the captaincy again in 2025 plus, bluntly, the lack of obvious alternatives means the Englishman is certain to be...
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Former Barcelona striker under police investigation for allegedly promising to help a friend's club gain promotionEven before the leak, rumours had been circulating for a while. Victoria United's return to the top level of Cameroonian football for the first time in almost 20 years had seemed like a fairytale for the club from the seaside city of...
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New measures need to be brought in by the referees' body to ensure major errors such as Luis Díaz's disallowed goal at Spurs are not repeatedThe video assistant referee system was supposed to be a boon but it has turned into a curse. An incident at Tottenham on Saturday in which the VAR, Darren England, thought he was confirming a goal while...
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Being within touching distance of the Ryder Cup action is a rare and precious experience – one unlikely to last much longerYou get a fluorescent green bib from the front desk, and it makes you look a bit like you're about to do community service, but you don't really mind, because what you've just been given is actually a golden key. One of the...
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Galatasaray winger insists he is 'not bothered' about unhappy spell at Manchester United and is ready to dazzle on his returnMany will claim Wilfried Zaha is returning to Old Trafford on Tuesday night with a point to prove after spending two-and-a-half forgettable years as a Manchester United player. But it was hard for the winger to show what he...
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Britain's Jessica Gadirova third in all-round standingsWomen's final takes place in Antwerp on FridaySimone Biles qualified for the women's all-around final at the world championships in Antwerp in first place after the final day of qualifications on Monday. The American is also the only gymnast to qualify for all four event finals after an...
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Lee made 330 City appearances in eight-year playing spellHe returned to the club as chairman in 1994 for four yearsTributes have been paid to one of Manchester City's greatest players after the former striker and chairman Francis Lee died at the age of 79.Lee became a legend at Maine Road, where he spent eight years as a player, joining City from...
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It is five months since the League One side found the net and they could equal EFL's longest barren run on TuesdayThe mind can only begin to wonder about the kind of goal celebration Cheltenham Town have planned. Something flamboyant, a touch theatrical? A choreographed team move? Off-the-cuff or calculated? Or maybe the joy will be muted, more...
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India are hosts and hot favourites but the strength of the other leading nations promises quite a contest over the next six weeksProspects Few will enjoy facing their spin attack, particularly the irrepressible Rashid Khan, and most Indian pitches should suit them. But they lost every game at the 2019 World Cup, despite getting into winning...
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Former NFL tight end won NFL championship with 49ers70-year-old was a qualified pilot and keen aviatorSuper Bowl champion Russ Francis has died at the age of 70 in a plane crash, his family has confirmed.Francis was flying with Richard McSpadden, a former commander of the US Air Force Thunderbirds, on Sunday when their plane experienced an...
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Rookie cornerback Devon Witherson scored on a 97-yard interception return late in the third quarter and the Seattle Seahawks tied a team record with 11 sacks in a 24-3 victory over the struggling and offensively inept New York Giants on Monday night.
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'Too many young players arrived in a team that is not solid'Goals from Mudryk and Broja seal much-needed 2-0 victoryMauricio Pochettino said Chelsea have signed too many young players after his inexperienced side got their league form back on track by beating Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage last night.Chelsea did not sign a player over the age of 25...
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Pakistan and the West Indies are the touring teams in Australia this summer, hardly a blockbuster schedule. But the West Indian heroics to beat Australia on Monday night brought an early shot of adrenalin that the home summer desperately needs.
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The 29-year-old Finnish netminder, who signed a five-year, $20 million deal with the Ottawa Senators on July 1 as an unrestricted free agent, stopped 40 shots on Monday night to help his squad defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in NHL pre-season action at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S.
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Former Manchester City striker and chairman Francis Lee has died at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer. Lee became a legend at Maine Road, where spent eight years as a player and four years as club chairman. During his time as a player at City, he won the First Division title, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup, scoring 148...
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Ineos founder hopes move will end the drawn-out sale processStake of 25% would allow Glazer family to retain majority controlSir Jim Ratcliffe is considering changing his bid and buying a minority stake in Manchester United, according to reports. The Ineos founder, who had attempted to buy Chelsea last year, and Sheikh Jassim made offers to buy...
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First Champions League home game is payback for supporters who went to extraordinary lengths to keep German club afloat"One story sums up Union,” says Mark Jameson, an Englishman living in Berlin who has followed Union for more than 20 years. "One of the ultras at our rivals, Hertha, was ill. He had leukemia. There was a campaign at Hertha to...
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The recovery may be at an early stage, but the sight of a rampant Mykhailo Mudryk tearing through to score his first goal in English football, Armando Broja finding the net on his first start since recovering from a serious knee injury and Cole Palmer's delicate passing bewitching Fulham's defenders will only strengthen Chelsea's belief in Mauricio...
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Brook recognised after stellar 12 months for EnglandBeaumont wins for second time after Ashes double centuryHarry Brook and Tammy Beaumont have been named as the leading cricketers in England in the Professional Cricketers' Association awards. Brook won the PCA men's young player of the year in 2021 and 2022 – a crown that has now passed to...
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England lock was not worried by World Cup warm-up lossesLawes keen to see which team strategy will prove a successAs the age-old debate over contrasting styles rages again at the Rugby World Cup – whether power and physicality trump poise and panache – Courtney Lawes has detailed how England's maligned approach fits in.It is a topic never far...
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Arteta forced to cancel media obligations as plane is groundedBukayo Saka able join the squad after knock at BournemouthArsenal's preparations for their Champions League tie at Lens were heavily disrupted after storms in the south of England caused their flight to be delayed by nearly five hours.Mikel Arteta and his squad were waiting in the...
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Club increase pressure on referees' body following VAR errorLiverpool appeal against red card shown to Curtis JonesLiverpool have increased pressure on the referees' body, Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), to be fully transparent over their monumental failure at Tottenham on Saturday by making a formal request for audio of the decision...
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777 Partners also owns Brazilian club Vasco da GamaVasco under transfer ban due to £4.5m in unpaid feesFresh concerns have been raised over 777 Partners, Everton's prospective new owners, after another of their clubs failed to meet payments on three transfers costing about €5.2m (£4.5m).The Brazilian side Vasco da Gama were hit with a transfer...
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Jeff and Elliotte kick off with Steve Staios becoming the President of Hockey Ops in Ottawa. Then, they dive into Lassi Thomson being put on a waivers by the Senators (11:53) and the latest on the Anaheim Ducks (17:30). The guys discuss which players they were shocked to see make it to waivers on Sunday, including Canucks defensemen Jack Rathbone...
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The World Cup begins where it left off and the New Zealand bowler believes his side can learn from the 2019 final and go one betterThe appointment of Kumar Dharmasena as one of the umpires for the match on Thursday between England and New Zealand in the opening World Cup game seemed appropriate: if the teams involved in the 2019 final, that...
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