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Poland striker Milik joins Juventus on loan from Marseille

Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik has joined Juventus on a one-year loan from Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille, the Serie A club said on Friday. Juventus said the deal included an…

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Man City’s Haaland, Barca’s Lewandowski to meet former clubs in Champions League

Two of Europe's leading strikers will take on their former teams as Manchester City's Erling Haaland faces Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski meets Bayern Munich after the Champions League…

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Newcastle, Leeds progress in League Cup, Man City v Chelsea in round three

Premier League clubs Newcastle United and Leeds United overcame lower division opposition to secure their places in the League Cup third round with victories on Wednesday. The third-round draw pitted…

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Rangers, Copenhagen reach Champions League group stage

Rangers returned to the Champions League group stage for the first time in 12 years with a 1-0 win at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday while Dinamo Zagreb also qualified with…

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Benfica cruise into Champions League group stage with Dynamo win

Benfica's David Neres scored a superb goal as the Portuguese side reached the Champions League group stage with a 3-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev in Lisbon on Tuesday for a…

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Djokovic missing U.S. Open over COVID vaccine status would be ‘a joke’ – McEnroe

Four-times U.S. Open winner John McEnroe said it would be "a joke" if Novak Djokovic is unable to compete at the U.S. tournament starting later this month due to his…

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Everton edge Fleetwood in League Cup for first win of season, Fulham out

Everton avoided any slip-up as they beat third-tier Fleetwood Town 1-0 in the League Cup second round to claim their first win of the season on Tuesday. Frank Lampard's struggling…

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Ronaldo can still fit into Man Utd’s system – Ten Hag

Manchester United's new manager Erik ten Hag said Cristiano Ronaldo still features in his plans for the season despite dropping the Portugal international from the club's starting lineup in their…

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Robertson calls on Liverpool to sort out slow starts after United defeat

Liverpool must stop making life difficult for themselves by conceding early goals, defender Andy Robertson said after they were beaten 2-1 by rivals Manchester United in a Premier League clash…

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Russian oil firm Lukoil acquires Spartak Moscow soccer club

Russian oil firm Lukoil said on Monday it had purchased Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow, as well as the Moscow stadium where it plays its home matches. Spartak is…

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Ukraine restarts football league as war rages on

As soon as the air raid sirens had stopped, Shakhtar Donetsk's players ran out onto the pitch for their final training session on Monday before Ukraine begins an extraordinary new…

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Juve held to goalless draw at battling Sampdoria

Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw at Sampdoria in their second Serie A game of the season on Monday with the hosts having come closest to scoring when Mehdi Leris…

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United protests turn to celebration after victory over Liverpool

Manchester United produced an utterly unexpected 2-1 victory over old rivals Liverpool in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday to turn fan protests against the club's owners into a rare night…

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Man United’s Rashford calls for unity ahead of Liverpool clash

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford urged the team to show unity on the pitch as they look to recover from a 4-0 defeat at Brentford and return to winning ways…

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Fury, Usyk interested in heavyweight unification bout

Both Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are interested in staging a potential heavyweight unification bout, the Briton's promoter Frank Warren said on Monday. Usyk retained his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight…

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Former Formula One boss Ecclestone indicates not guilty plea to UK fraud charge

Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has indicated a not guilty plea to a charge of fraud over a failure to declare more than 400 million pounds ($472 million) of…

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Motor racing – Hamilton ‘fully transformed’ by Africa trip

Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton says he feels "transformed" after travelling in Africa during Formula One's August break. The Briton, Formula One's only Black driver whose paternal grandparents emigrated…

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Liverpool’s Klopp says wounded Man Utd will not be easy to play

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp believes struggling Manchester United will have extra motivation when the teams meet on Monday and said he would have preferred to play their bottom-placed opponents following…

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Nadal not discouraged by losing on return, says will be ready for US Open

Rafa Nadal was not too downhearted by defeat at the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday after the Spaniard lost 7-6(9) 4-6 6-3 to Borna Coric on his return from a six-week…

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Crystal Palace defender Andersen gets death threats after head-butt by Liverpool’s Nunez

Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen said he has received death threats directed at him and his family after he was head-butted by Liverpool's Darwin Nunez in Monday's Premier League draw…

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Football revenues grow despite Covid-19

European soccer revenues grew by 10% in the 2020-21 season despite most an almost total lack of fans in stadiums, according to a report published on Thursday. The season was…

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Olympics-Germany may consider Games bid after multi-sport Munich event

Germany is considering bidding for the Olympic Games, a top official suggested, building on the success of an international event in Munich featuring nine sports and using many of the…

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Musk’s tweets about buying Manchester United no joke for fed-up fans

Having seen eight coaches come and go in less than 10 years, Manchester United fans know their false dawns. Wednesday shed a different light on strife at the giant football club: Elon Musk…

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Athletics: Olympic champ Jacobs wins 100m Euro title

Italy’s Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs ended a troubled season on a high when he won the European 100 metres title on Tuesday, while local favourite Gina Lueckenkemper won a brilliant women’s race…

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Di Maria sidelined with injury after Juve debut

Juventus forward Angel Di Maria suffered a thigh muscle injury on his Serie A debut and will out of action for at least 10 days, the Turin-based club said on…

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Tennis: Murray returns to Britain’s Davis Cup squad

Three-times Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has been included in Britain's team for the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals in mid-September, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said on…

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Conte and Tuchel charged with improper conduct after fiery London derby

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and his Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Antonio Conte have been charged by the Football Association (FA) following their confrontation after Sunday's heated Premier League draw at Stamford…

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WATCH: Janet Richard sets new 400m National Record at Euro Champs

Maltese sprinter Janet Richard put her name in the record books with a stunning performance at the European Athletics Championships being held in Munich, establishing a new National Record on…

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Vlahovic double earns Juventus 3-0 win over Sassuolo

Juventus cruised past Sassuolo as a Dusan Vlahovic double, including a penalty, led the Turin club to a 3-0 home win at the start of their Serie A campaign on Monday.…

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Nunez sees red as Liverpool held to home draw by Palace

Liverpool forward Luis Diaz cancelled out Wilfried Zaha's opener for Crystal Palace as the teams drew 1-1 in the Premier League at Anfield on Monday, with Reds striker Darwin Nunez sent…

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Qatar World Cup may start a day earlier – sources

The World Cup in Qatar will kick-off a day earlier than scheduled if FIFA's ruling bureau agree to a plan to hold the opening ceremony and the host nation's first…

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Germany striker Werner returns to Leipzig from Chelsea

Chelsea's Germany striker Timo Werner has signed a four-year contract to return to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, the two clubs announced on Tuesday. British media said Leipzig are bringing Werner…

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Tennis-Serena ‘can’t wait’ to reach light at end of tennis tunnel

Serena Williams delivered an impressive physical performance in challenging conditions to return to winning ways at the Toronto Open on Monday and then said she can see the light at…

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Inter terminate Sanchez contract by mutual agreement

Inter Milan have ended the contract of Chile forward Alexis Sanchez by mutual agreement, the Serie A club said on Monday. Italian media reports said Sanchez is set to join…

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Szczesny to miss start of Juventus campaign with thigh injury

Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will miss the start of the Serie A campaign with a left thigh injury suffered in a pre-season match against Atletico Madrid, the club said on…

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Soccer-Giggs showed “sinister” side says prosecution in assault trial

The jury in the trial of former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, facing charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her sister, was told by the prosecution on Monday that the…

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Liverpool held on Premier League opener, Chelsea win

Title contenders Liverpool could only manage a draw at Fulham on the opening Saturday of the Premier League season while Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur made winning starts to the new…

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Klopp laments injuries, lack of player welfare at start of new season

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has likened player welfare to climate change as an issue that everyone is aware of but no one is prepared to confront, calling on soccer's governing…

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Martial ruled out of Man Utd’s opener against Brighton

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial will miss Sunday's Premier League opener against Brighton & Hove Albion due to a minor injury, but new signings Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez could…

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Tennis: Nadal withdraws from Montreal tournament

Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week's U.S. Open tune-up event in Montreal, Canada due to the same abdominal strain which forced him to miss his Wimbledon semi-final last month,…

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Man City’s Haaland ‘not concerned’ about settling into Premier League

Manchester City's new signing Erling Haaland said on Thursday he has no concerns about settling into life in the Premier League. Haaland, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund last month,…

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Russian prosecutor demands prison for US basketball star Griner, lawyer seeks acquittal

A Russian prosecutor on Thursday demanded U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner be sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison on drugs charges but her lawyers invoked sporting legends Usain Bolt…

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Pogba decides against knee surgery to keep World Cup hopes alive

Paul Pogba has decided not to go undergo surgery on his knee and will bank on rest and rehabilitation getting him fit in time to play for France at the…

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Premier League teams to limit ‘taking the knee’ to significant games

Premier League teams will limit their pre-match anti-racism gesture of "taking the knee" to only some significant games from the new season, the league said on Tuesday. The Black Lives…

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Ten Hag slams Man Utd players for leaving Rayo Vallecano game early

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said it was "unacceptable" that some players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, left Old Trafford before the end of their pre-season friendly against Spanish side Rayo…

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Portuguese GP to open 2023 MotoGP season

The Portuguese Grand Prix will be the MotoGP's season-opening race in 2023, organisers said on Tuesday. Qatar has opened the MotoGP season since 2007, apart from 2020 when the race was cancelled due to…

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Eriksen spoke with ‘every’ Man Utd manager about move during Spurs spell

Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen said he held talks with "every" Manchester United manager during his time at Tottenham Hotspur before finally joining the club on a free transfer from Brentford…

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Photostory: Maltese athletics team at Commonwealth Games

Four Maltese athletes will be taking part in the athletics' event at the Commonwealth events in Birmingham. Carla Scicluna will be on track today in the 100m while Janet Richard's…

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Olympic champion Jacobs cleared to resume training

Olympic 100 metres champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who withdrew from last month's World Championships due to a thigh injury, can return to training but remains a doubt for the European…

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WATCH: Spanish World Cup winner Fàbregas joins Serie B side Como

Former Barcelona, Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has invested in second-tier Italian club Como and also signed a two-year contract to play for them, the club announced at a news conference…

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Room for improvement but Man United ready for new season: Ten Hag

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is pleased with his side's performance in pre-season but said there is still room to improve during the new campaign. United finished their preparations…

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Guardiola has ‘no reason’ to doubt Man City’s Premier League title chances

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Community Shield on Saturday had not dented his confidence ahead of their Premier League title defence. Goals…

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Two-time F1 world champion Alonso to join Aston Martin

Two times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will race for Aston Martin from 2023 after the 41-year-old Spaniard signed a multi-year contract, the team announced on Monday. Alonso joins from Renault-owned Alpine…

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Barcelona sells 25% stake in audiovisual studio to Socios.com

Spanish football club Barcelona sold a 25% stake in its audiovisual studio to digital fan token firm Socios.com for 100 million euros ($102 million), club chief Joan Laporta said on…

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UPDATE – Russell stuns with pole breakthrough in Hungary

July 30 (Reuters) - Britain's George Russell seized the first pole position of his Formula One career with a stunning qualifying lap in Hungary on Saturday as Mercedes found surprising speed and swept…

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Vettel announces retirement, says his goals have shifted

Four times world champion Sebastian Vettel announced on Thursday his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season, saying his goals had changed and he wanted to focus more on family and…

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F1: Mercedes boss Wolff says more car upgrades in the offing

Mercedes have many more upgrades to come as they seek to close in on Formula One leaders Red Bull and Ferrari, strategy boss James Vowles said on Wednesday. The defending world…

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