Month: August 2017
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Football
Pogba, Pirlo and Vidal departures prepared Juventus for Bonucci exit – Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini believes Juventus will successfully adapt to the loss of Leonardo Bonucci, comparing the defender’s sale to the departures…
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EPL
Guardiola bringing Barcelona style of football to Manchester City, claims Toure
Pep Guardiola is beginning to bring his successful style of football from Barcelona to Manchester City after a trophyless first…
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EPL
Community Shield victory gives Arsenal momentum – Elneny
Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny believes Sunday’s Community Shield win over Chelsea provides a perfect launching pad for the new campaign.…
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Football
Gary Cahill concerned by size of Chelsea squad
Gary Cahill believes Chelsea will have to steer clear of injury problems if they are to defend their Premier League…
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Football
Championship Review: Terry´s Villa pegged back by Hull as Wolves down Boro
John Terry was forced to settle for a share of the spoils on his Aston Villa debut as Jarrod Bowen…
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Football
Tottenham 2 Juventus 0: Trippier injury threatens to overshadow friendly victory
Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen helped Tottenham to a 2-0 win over Juventus but Mauricio Pochettino will have lingering concerns after Kieran…
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Football
Cristiano Ronaldo back in training with Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Real Madrid training for the first time since reports he wanted to leave the club…
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Football
Chelsea boss Conte anticipating most difficult season of his career
Antonio Conte expects the 2017-18 season to be the most difficult of his managerial career as he continues to insist…
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Football
Liverpool 3 Athletic Bilbao 1: Solanke, Woodburn fire Reds to Dublin victory
Second-half goals from Ben Woodburn and Dominic Solanke fired Liverpool to a 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in Dublin as the Reds…
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Other Sports
Improved Bolt beaten by Coleman but comfortably through to 100m final
Usain Bolt made a significant step up from the heats, but was beaten by Christian Coleman as the duo qualified…
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Bundesliga
Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund via PK to claim the 2017 DFL-Supercup
Bayern Munich twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Borussia Dortmund before goalkeeper Sven Ulreich was their penalty shoot-out…
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Boxing
Pacquiao not ready to retire, wants Jeff Horn rematch
Expect to see Manny Pacquiao in the ring again with Jeff Horn later this year. Top Rank promoter, Bob Arum,…
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Football
Liverpool to be without Adam Lallana for months
Liverpool have announced that Adam Lallana will miss “a couple of months” of action with a thigh injury. The Premier League side had…
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Ligue 1
Mbappe limps off as Monaco start title defence with a narrow win over Toulouse
Kylian Mbappe suffered a late injury as Monaco twice came from behind to beat Toulouse 3-2 in a home thriller…
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Nigeria Football
Iheanacho’s impressive debut overshadowed by injury scare
Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho put in a show in spent in Leicester City to a 2-1 comeback victory over…
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Football
Alcacer rescues draw for Neymar-less Barcelona against Gimnastic
Paco Alcacer scored a brilliant late free-kick as Barcelona were forced to settle for a 1-1 away draw against Gimnastic…
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Champions League
Champions League play-off draw: Liverpool face Hoffenheim, Napoli meet Nice
Liverpool will take on Hoffenheim in the play-off round of the Champions League. Jurgen Klopp’s side will battle the Bundesliga…
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Europa League
Complete Europa League play-off draw
AC Milan landed a favourable Europa League play-off draw in Nyon on Friday as they were pitted against Macedonian side…
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Transfer
Barcelona refuse to pay Neymar’s €26m loyalty bonus
Barcelona have confirmed they will not pay a €26million loyalty bonus to Neymar and his father after accusing the player…
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Boxing
It Wasn´t Me! Anthony Joshua jokingly distances himself from Amir Khan cheat claims
Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua sparked much amusement on social media on Friday as he humorously denied accusations he was…
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Tennis
Injury rules Wawrinka out of US Open title defence and the season
Stan Wawrinka will not defend his US Open title, after confirming he is set to miss the rest of the…
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Football
FA to use ‘ABBA’ penalty shoot-out format in Chelsea v Arsenal Community Shield clash
The new ‘ABBA’ penalty shoot-out format will be used for Sunday’s Community Shield clash between Chelsea and Arsenal, the Football Association has announced.…
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Transfer
Chelsea back for Liverpool long-term target Virgil van Dijk
Chelsea have reportedly decided to increase their efforts to sign Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk. Since the end of last season,…
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Transfer
Zinedine Zidane willing to sell Gareth Bale to fund Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid’s move?
Real Madrid have reportedly indicated that they are willing to sell Gareth Bale for a fee in the region of €100m (£90.3m). During…
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Nigeria Football
Iheanacho knocks Okocha off top 10 most expensive Nigerian players in football transfer history
Following his move from Manchester City to Leicester City, Kelechi Iheanacho has knocked former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha off…
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NFL
From 199th in the draft to a five-time Super Bowl winner – Tom Brady at 40 in Opta numbers
Tom Brady, one of the most successful and enduring players in NFL history, turns 40 on Thursday. A man synonymous…
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Europa League
AC Milan 2 CSU Craiova 0 (3-0 agg): Cutrone´s first goal seals Europa League progress
Patrick Cutrone scored his first AC Milan goal as his side cruised into the Europa League play-off round with a…
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Europa League
Ruzomberok 0 Everton 1 (0-2 agg): Calvert-Lewin fires Everton into Europa League play-off round
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late strike confirmed Everton’s progression to the final phase of Europa League qualifying with a 2-0 aggregate victory…
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Transfer
Extremely happy Neymar claims PSG’s ambition made him dump Barcelona
World-record signing Neymar says his move to Paris Saint-Germain came about after he was impressed by the French club’s ambition.…
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Other Sports
Albies, Devers show youngsters have power as Gray debuts for Yankees
There are a lot of good things that come with being young. You have more energy, you can eat what…
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