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Lewis Hamilton wins and closes on Max Verstappen in title with Qatar Grand Prix win

Lewis Hamilton wins and closes on Max Verstappen in title with Qatar Grand Prix win

Max Verstappen’s championship lead is down to just eight points with two races left after Lewis Hamilton dominates at the front; Verstappen made light of late grid penalty but could not catch his Mercedes rival; Alpine’s Fernando Alonso back on the F1 podium after seven years away Lewis Hamilton claimed a runaway and crucial win in the Qatar GP to strengthen his hopes of winning a record eighth…

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Man Utd sack Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after poor results

Man Utd sack Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after poor results

Manchester United have sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Watford. The club have won just one of their past seven Premier League matches and are seventh in the table, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea. First-team coach Michael Carrick has been placed in temporary charge while United seek an interim manager to the end of the season. “It is with regret that we…

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Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal: Reds demolish Gunners after Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta bust-up

Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal: Reds demolish Gunners after Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta bust-up

Liverpool kept pace with Premier League leaders Chelsea thanks to a thrilling 4-0 demolition of Arsenal during which Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta nearly came to blows. After 33 largely uneventful minutes at Anfield the game sparked into life when Liverpool boss Klopp and Arsenal counterpart Arteta were involved in a heated altercation in the dugout. It proved the catalyst for an emphatic display…

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Man Utd Loss 1-4 to Watford in the English Premiership

Man Utd Loss 1-4 to Watford in the English Premiership

Harry Maguire was sent off as beleaguered Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suffered more misery in an emphatic defeat at Watford. The Hornets should have gone ahead when Scott McTominay bundled over forward Joshua King inside the box, but goalkeeper David de Gea saved Ismaila Sarr’s penalty – then kept out his retake, ordered by the referee for encroachment. Kiko Femenia had…

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Angola vs Egypt: Salah shines as Egypt reach World Cup qualifying stage after 2-2 draw

Angola vs Egypt: Salah shines as Egypt reach World Cup qualifying stage after 2-2 draw

A brilliant assist by Egypt captain Mohamed Salah triggered a comeback that earned a 2-2 World Cup draw in Angola on Friday, and a place in the final African qualifying stage. The Liverpool star pushed the ball between two defenders and onrushing Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny slammed the ball into the net to halve an Angolan lead to 2-1 by the interval. Akram Tawfik equalised with a deflected…

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Sunday Dare Sports minister urges Super Eagles to “go for victory over Liberia today”

Sunday Dare Sports minister urges Super Eagles to “go for victory over Liberia today”

Youth and Sports Development Minister, Sunday Dare, has charged the Super Eagles to go all-out for a win later today against Liberia in a 2022 World Cup qualifier. The Lone Star of Liberia host the Super Eagles in Tangier, Morocco in today’s crucial clash. Nigeria won the reverse fixture 2-0 in Lagos earlier in the year and currently lead Group C, two points ahead of Cape Verde. With only one…

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World Cup 2022: Argentina on brink of reaching Qatar after beating Uruguay 1-0

World Cup 2022: Argentina on brink of reaching Qatar after beating Uruguay 1-0

Argentina are set to qualify for next year’s World Cup after a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Friday. Angel Di Maria’s strike secured victory, leaving La Albiceleste second in South American qualifying after 12 games. They face leaders Brazil, who qualified by beating Colombia, on Tuesday. Uruguay sit in sixth – level on points with Chile who occupy the final automatic qualification spot – having lost…

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Hat-trick by Harry Kane sends England to brink of Qatar World Cup Qualification

Hat-trick by Harry Kane sends England to brink of Qatar World Cup Qualification

England’s victory against Albania must be viewed through the prism of mediocre and amenable opposition but there was plenty to satisfy manager Gareth Southgate – and even the new Tottenham manager Antonio Conte. All analysis of this 5-0 win, all goals scored and victory sewn up before half-time, comes within the context of how easily Albania were taken apart once they had got a few shuddering…

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Neymar strikes twice as PSG beat Bordeaux 3-2

Neymar strikes twice as PSG beat Bordeaux 3-2

Neymar suggested that speculation about his decline was premature with two sharply taken first-half goals on Saturday as Paris Saint-Germain hung on to win 3-2 at Bordeaux in Ligue 1. The Brazilian had only scored one goal for PSG this season, and that was a penalty in September, but he struck from open play in the 26th and 43rd minutes, both times set up by Kylian Mbappe. “He played a very good…

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Nigerian Kamaru Usman beats Colby Covington by decision at UFC 268 to retain welterweight title

Nigerian Kamaru Usman beats Colby Covington by decision at UFC 268 to retain welterweight title

Nigerian Kamaru Usman defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision to retain the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 268 in New York on Saturday night. Usman improves to 20-1-0 with 19th win in a row. With the win, Usman improved to 20-1-0, and has won 19 fights in a row, including five title defences. “I am the pound-for-pound best alive right now,” he said. Covington, the former interim…

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Chelsea in Disappointing Draw 1-1 with Burnley in English Premiership

Chelsea in Disappointing Draw 1-1 with Burnley in English Premiership

Premier League leaders Chelsea would have won their game against Burnley 99 times out of 100, said boss Thomas Tuchel as they let the Clarets “steal a point by pure luck”. Kai Havertz opened the scoring for Chelsea with a header from Reece James’ cross, only his second league goal this season. The Blues could have scored a hatful with Thiago Silva’s header hitting the post, while Nick Pope…

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Man Utd 0-2 Man City: Outclassed by Man City at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Job on the line after another home defect

Man Utd 0-2 Man City: Outclassed by Man City at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Job on the line after another home defect

Another home game, another humbling from their rivals. The two-goal margin between these Manchester teams flattered the figures in red, beaten but not quite battered this time. Even so, one wonders what is next for the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer project. Seven goals without reply in back-to-back games against Liverpool and Manchester City at Old Trafford have provided a chastening reminder of the gulf…

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William Troost-Ekong Super Eagles Defender who plays for Watford marries longtime girlfriend

William Troost-Ekong Super Eagles Defender who plays for Watford marries longtime girlfriend

Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong who plays for Watford in the Premiership shares cute photo with his new wife as they were all smiles after going out on a dinner yesterday with friends. It was gathered that the private ceremony, which took place in London saw the attendance of several footballers including Moussa Sissoko, Tom Cleverly and many other superstars. Troost-Ekong was born in…

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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, LeBron James or Steph Curry: Which player is currently the best in NBA?

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, LeBron James or Steph Curry: Which player is currently the best in NBA?

The 75th season of the NBA tips off on Tuesday night with a huge double-header, with  reigning champions Milwaukee Bucks hosting the Brooklyn Nets before the Golden State Warriors take on the LA Lakers. Last season saw the tangible culmination of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s comic book development as a basketball player, from raw project to bona fide superstar He is one of the most dominant players…

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UEFA Champions League Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool preview, team news, stats, kick-off

UEFA Champions League Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool preview, team news, stats, kick-off

Team news and stats ahead of Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday; kick-off 8pm. Team news Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has returned to light training but has not travelled to Spain for the Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid. Manager Jurgen Klopp is hopeful the 20-year-old’s recovery will be complete in time for him to return to the squad to…

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Dramatic injury time Lacazette equaliser for Arsenal against Crystal Palace in a 2-2 Draw

Dramatic injury time Lacazette equaliser for Arsenal against Crystal Palace in a 2-2 Draw

Patrick Vieira said Arsenal’s late equaliser was “really tough” to take as his Crystal Palace side were held to a draw in a thriller at Emirates Stadium. Alexandre Lacazette scored deep into injury time to deny club legend Vieira a winning return, pouncing after Palace failed to clear a corner and Gabriel Martinelli’s effort was saved. The Gunners started brightly and led deservedly through…

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Inter lose cool in first defeat of title defence at Lazio

Inter lose cool in first defeat of title defence at Lazio

Reigning champions Inter Milan suffered their first Serie A defeat of the season and caused a long delay after being angered by a Felipe Anderson goal as they lost 3-1 to Lazio on Saturday. Anderson tapped home a rebound in the 81st minute to put the hosts 2-1 ahead at the Stadio Olimpico, with the Inter players furious that Lazio had not stopped play due to Federico Dimarco being down…