Sports
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[I know who I’m] Christiana Ronaldo answers when Dybala told him he is disliked in Argentina
Cristiano Ronaldo, who is Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr and Portugal national team’s forward, is one of the best footballers of all time and has a great fan following worldwide. However, he is usually…
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Man City must disregard history in Champions League final, says Guardiola
Neither Manchester City’s past failures in Europe nor their domestic success will have any bearing on Saturday’s Champions League final, manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday as he urged his players …
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Benzema bids farewell to Real Madrid as he heads to Saudi Arabia
Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema said farewell to Real Madrid in a small, private ceremony closed to fans and media on Tuesday following a trophy-laden 14-year stay with the LaLiga club. The French s…
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PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV announce merger
The PGA Tour, European Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday to merge and form a commercial entity to unify golf, bringing an end to a what had been a…
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[French Open] Haddad Maia first Brazilian woman in 55 years to reach Grand Slam quarters
Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman in 55 years to reach the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam when she beat Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5 at the French Open on Monday. Mar…
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[French Open] Swiatek through to last eight as Ukrainian Tsurenko retires unwell
Defending champion Iga Swiatek needed only 31 minutes to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday as her Ukrainian opponent Lesia Tsurenko retired after feeling unwell. World number one Swiatek…
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[French Open] Zverev knocks out Dimitrov for quarter-final spot
An aggressive Alexander Zverev punched his ticket into the French Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-4 6-3 win over Bulgarian 28th seed Grigor Dimitrov on Monday to raise hopes that his barren Grand Sl…
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Seven people fined $64k, banned from sports events for racially abusing Real’s Vinicius
Seven people involved in different racist attacks against Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr have been punished by Spain’s State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport,…
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Ghana’s Daniel Amartey, six others to leave Leicester City after relegation
Seven players will leave Leicester City when their contracts expire in June, officials from the club who were relegated from the Premier League said on Monday. Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu, Daniel…
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Saudi Arabia set to put up clubs for privatisation in bid to drive economic boost
Saudi Arabia intends to offer several sports clubs for privatisation starting in the fourth quarter, state news agency SPA said on Monday, breathing new life into a plan that forms part of an ambitio…