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More than half of all players at the finals of last year’s European Championship and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) were subjected to some form of discriminatory abuse online, a report published by global soccer governing body FIFA has…
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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has become the first active player in NBA history with a net worth of $1 billion, Forbes magazine reported on Thursday. The 37-year-old forward, a four-time NBA champion and four-time NBA Most…
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Australian Open champion Rafa Nadal labelled the ban on Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Wimbledon over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as unfair. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) barred players from the two countries…
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Less than a week after Will Smith slapped Oscar 2022 host Chris Rock, the same thing happened again in a junior tennis match in Ghana. 15-year-old Frenchman Michael Kwame slapped his French opponent, Raphael Nei Angra, after his match in…
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Eddie Howe has revealed his players “hurt” after Newcastle were given a 5-1 thrashing by Tottenham Hotspur. The Magpies capitulated in the second-half of the Premier League encounter in North London as Antonio Conte’s men ran riot.…
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The Czech Football Association said Wednesday local referees in professional leagues will not punish players for taking off their shirts in celebration if they do it to promote “the fighting Ukraine.” It added players were now free to…
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Rafael Nadal took a swipe at rival Novak Djokovic on Saturday as the world number one fights deportation from Australia, saying: “The Australian Open is much more important than any player.” Ahead of the start of the first Grand Slam on…
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One out of every 10 players in Serie A is positive with the coronavirus as the Italian league prepares to resume after a two-week break for the holidays. Still, despite about 60 players reported as having contracted COVID-19, full slates…
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Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi is among four players in the Paris Saint-Germain squad to have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team’s French Cup game on Monday night. PSG added that one staff member also had…
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The final whistle has blown in the group stage of the Regional Football League, the first official league competition for female soccer players in Saudi Arabia, with Al-Yamamah, Jeddah Eagles and Eastern Flames crowned champions of the…
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