Sports
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Kenya launches bid to co-host Africa Cup of Nations in 2027
Kenya said on Wednesday it intended to bid to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with other countries in East Africa. An official statement from …
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NBA roundup: Jazz top Warriors on last-second dunk; Grizzlies defeats Thunder; more
Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the fi…
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Argentina’s Martinez taking pain-killing injections for ankle issue, says agent
Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez has been having pain-killing injections in his ankle to play at the World Cup in Qatar, his agent Alejandro Camach…
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[World Cup 2022] Ronaldo-less Portugal decimate ‘unprepared’ Switzerland in a 6-1 goal-fest
Portugal 6-1 Switzerland Portugal’s Goncalo Ramos rose to the occasion on his first World Cup start to net a hat-trick in a 6-1 demolition of Switzer…
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[World Cup 2022] Highly-favourite Spain knocked out by resilient Morocco
Morocco 0-0 (3-0) Spain Achraf Hakimi calmly converted a penalty to send Morocco through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a 3-…
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McLaughlin, Duplantis named world athletes of the year
American Sydney McLaughlin and Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis were named World Athletes of the Year on Monday, after a record-breaking 2022 that s…
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Van Dijk is one-up over Messi but still rates him best
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk remains wary about the threat Lionel Messi poses when the Dutch go up against Argentina in Friday’s World Cup qua…
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Brazil’s quality is ‘terrifying’, says Croatia’s Dalic
Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic described their World Cup quarter-final opponents Brazil as “terrifying” but backed his resolute side to rise to the eno…
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[World Cup 2022] Dancing Brazil breeze past careless South Korea to reach quarter-finals
Brazil 4-1 South Korea An irrepressible, irresistible Brazil lit up the night sky on Monday with one of the performances of the World Cup to shred So…
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[World Cup 2022] Experienced Croatia knockout wasteful Japan in penalty shootout
Japan 1(1) – 1(3) Croatia Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three spot-kicks as Croatia beat Japan 3-1 in a penalty shootout to reach the World Cup …