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World Twenty20 2016: Australia edge past valiant Bangladesh
Australia sealed their first win of the 2016 World Twenty20 with a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Bangalore. Spinner Adam Zampa took 3-23 but Bangladesh scored 44 in the last three overs to make 156-5 after being put in. All-rounder Mahmudullah struck seven fours and a six in an unbeaten 49 from 29 balls and Shakib Al...
Guangzhou Evergrande: Inside China’s $185m football factory
Guangzhou, China. Rising from the early morning mist like a Disney castle sits the imposing face of what President Xi Jinping hopes is the future of Chinese football. Evergrande Football School is front and center in the push to bring footballing glory to a nation currently languishing in the lower echelons of the sport....
Maria Sharapova admits to failing drug test, will be provisionally banned
Maria Sharapova, who has long been the world's richest female athlete, will be suspended from tennis after she admitted to failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January. A sombre looking Sharapova, speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles Monday, said she'd been taking the drug, meldonium, since 2006 and...
Aide to would-be Labour mayor axed over SHOCKING tweets about women and gay people
AN AIDE to Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has been suspended over a series of offensive messages posted on social media. Shueb Salar sent several tweets containing abusive language about women and gay people, it emerged last night. Mr Salar, a parliamentary assistant to the ex-minister, has been suspended from...
Tragedy as British man, 55, dies in Malta marathon just one mile from finish line
A BRITISH man has died while taking part in a marathon in Malta. The 55-year-old was less than a mile from the finish line in the popular seaside town of Sliema when he fell ill. The long distance runner, who has not been named, was later pronounced dead at Mater Dei hospital in Mdina close to where the race began. He was...
FIFA elects Gianni Infantino as new president
FIFA has chosen Gianni Infantino as its new president. The Swiss won 115 votes, beating his nearest rival Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa, from Bahrain, who claimed 88 votes. Infantino will replace disgraced outgoing president Sepp Blatter, who had held the position since 1998 but was forced to resign last year amid a growing...
Six Nations 2016: England beat Ireland to go top of table
Eddie Jones's perfect start as England coach continues as his new side made it three Six Nations wins from three with a battling victory over Ireland. Conor Murray's try had given the visitors a narrow lead early in the second half after England had dominated territory and possession but failed to convert it into...
Infantino is voted new Fifa presidential
Gianni Infantino has succeeded fellow Swiss Sepp Blatter as president of world football's governing body Fifa. The Uefa secretary general polled 115 votes, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein (four votes) and Jerome Champagne (0) were third and fourth respectively....
Cristiano Ronaldo walks out of Real Madrid news conference
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo walked out of a news conference on Tuesday after being questioned about his record in away matches this season. Ronaldo, 31, has scored 32 goals this season but has not netted away from the Bernabeu since 29 November. "Who else has scored more goals away from home than me since I...
Ex-Russian anti-doping chief Nikita Kamaev dies of heart attack two months after resigning following country’s athletics scandal
Further details of Nikita Kamaev's death remain unclear, and the cause is yet to be confirmed The former head of Russia's anti-doping agency, Nikita Kamaev, has died of a heart attack, it is reported. Kamaev, who resigned as executive director of Rusada just two months ago, passed away shortly after a skiing session....
Liverpool owners scrap £77 ticket and apologise to fans
Liverpool's owners have scrapped their controversial £77 ticket and apologised for the "distress caused" by last week's pricing announcement. Thousands of fans left 77 minutes into Saturday's draw with Sunderland at Anfield in protest at the planned top-price £77 ticket in the new main stand....
Kevin de Bruyne: Man City midfielder set for six weeks out
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is likely to be out for around six weeks after injuring his right knee in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final win over Everton. The Belgian international, 24, changed the game from the bench but fell awkwardly in injury time. There were fears he could be out for the rest of the...
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