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Canelo Alvarez set to clash with undisputed champion Jermell Charlo in September
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will take on undisputed light middleweight champion Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas on Sept. 30, the super middleweight champion announced on social media on Friday. Alvarez, who cu…
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Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak banned for 13 months after failing drug test
Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak has been suspended for 13 months by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for failing a drug test, it said on Thursday. The 27-year-old was provisionally suspended in lat…
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Messi moving to Miami to compete not for holiday – Martino
Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets are joining Inter Miami to compete, not for a holiday, the newly appointed coach of the Major League Soccer (MLS) side Gerardo Martino said. The 60-year-old coached M…
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‘Life is unfair, deal with it’; Verstappen hits back at Hamilton over Red Bull domination
Max Verstappen reminded old foe Lewis Hamilton that ‘life is unfair’ after Mercedes’ seven times world champion suggested Formula One needed a rule change to rein in Red Bull. Verstappen has won six …
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Former tennis nō1 Wozniacki announces return two years after quitting to start a family
Caroline Wozniacki is set to make a comeback to tennis after the former world number one said on Thursday that she was ready to return to the Tour having retired from the sport in 2020 to start a fam…
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Top French court upholds ban on wearing hijab during soccer games
France’s top administrative court on Thursday ruled against a collective of Muslim female soccer players in their case against the French Football Federation (FFF), upholding a ban on the Islamic hea…
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America’s Simone Biles to return to competition in August after two-year hiatus
Four times Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles will return to competition in early August at the U.S. Classic in Chicago, USA Gymnastics said on Wednesday, in what will be her first event since the T…
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Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy dumps Chelsea to join Saudi’s Al-Ahli
Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. “The Lion of Teranga protects our goal,” Al-Ahli said in a Twitter post. Al…
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Mourinho handed 10-day suspension for criticizing referee
Jose Mourinho wore a microphone to “protect himself” when his AS Roma side faced Monza in May, but he could not resist a dig at the referee after the game and was handed a 10-day touchline ban on Wed…
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Arsenal signs Germany forward Havertz from Chelsea
Arsenal have signed Germany forward Kai Havertz from Chelsea on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The transfer fee has not been disclosed but British media reported Ars…