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Judd Trump thrashes Barry Hawkins as quest for third Masters title begins
World No 1 breezes through 6-1 after going 5-0 upTrump will face Ding Junhui in Friday’s quarter-final...
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Monfils, 38, becomes oldest ATP Tour champion
AUCKLAND: Gael Monfils became the oldest singles champion in ATP Tour history when the 39-year-old Frenchman swept to victory in the final of the Auckland Classic on Saturday.Monfi ......
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Djokovic: Branded a ‘Public Threat’ and Claims He Was Poisoned During Australian Detention
Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic has claimed he experienced poisoning from the food he ate while...
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UK Athletics charged over death of Paralympic athlete
The governing body for track and field in Britain and a sports official have been charged with manslaughter over the death of Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayayei in 2017. ......
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How FIFA corruption actually works, according to a soccer whistleblower
Bonita Mersiades is a FIFA whistleblower and a former head of corporate and public affairs at Football Australia. She played a key role in Australia's bid to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA...
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Turning 40! Hamilton gets special birthday wishes from the F1 paddock
Today, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton turned 40 years old. The Briton, who has to most Grands Prix victories and pole positions to his name, received many interesting birthday wishes from many in F1. Here is how Hamilton was celebrated. ......
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Fallen soccer giants signal end of China's big-spending era
The abrupt disbandment of arguably China's most decorated soccer club, because of its financial problems, has blown the final whistle on the big spending era in Chinese soccer, with the domestic leagues in desperate need of a more sustainable and reasonable approach. An eight-time Chinese Super...
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Football coaches could soon be calling on AI to scout the next superstar
Football coaches desperate to boost their team’s performance could soon find an answer in an artificial intelligence system aimed at conjuring the next superstar. A kind of sporting Aladdin’s lamp is within reach, technologists claim, which could allow managers to simply wish for a new player with...
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Messi misses Presidential Medal ceremony with Biden
Lionel Messi was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President Joe Biden on Saturday but did not attend the ceremony at the White House. The Argentine World Cup winner and eight times Ballon d'Or winner, now plays in the United States...
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Mikaela Shiffrin aiming to be back on snow ‘in the next week or so’ following November crash
Mikaela Shiffrin is back in the gym and aiming to be on snow “in the next week or so,” the American skiing star said more than a month after suffering a deep puncture wound in her hip area. The serious injury occurred during a...
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