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The WNBA stars are helping drive record-setting interest in the league. But the conversation distracts from other players, and brings in unwelcome uglinessAt first, it seemed that the ...
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Sportspeople’s reluctance to open up is understandable given the unforgiving environment but doing so could helpYou see it all the time these days. Players with their hands over their mouths at the end of matches, masking even the most banal of pleasantries from prying ey...
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The 37-year-old former Chelsea winger had the final say amid controversy, bitterness and regret in Milan and ParmaAntonio Conte looked like a man who just wanted to be tucked up in bed, sinking into his seat in the Stadio Tardini’s press conference room instead and droppi...
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Niko Kovac oversaw a remarkable comeback but there is plenty of work to be done for BVB to challenge Bayern againThe last time Borussia Dortmund had enjoyed an end-of-season run-in as successful as this was ...
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Lawyer finally has control after club’s long and painful divorce from Dai Yongge and wants to provide stabilityRob Couhig talks of having been “jilted at the altar” when he describes the unceremonious end of his previous Reading takeover bid, but eight months on he has &l...
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The guard is the type of player around which you can build a highlights reel, but not a championship. Maybe that’s enough when the highlights were so goodIs it really the end this time? For Russell Westbook, Sunday’s Game 7 decider between the Thunder and the Nuggets was ...
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American halfway to majors sweep after Quail Hollow World No 1 says he is taking each tournament as it comesScottie Scheffler refused to identify the career grand slam as his next target after securing the US PGA Championship at...
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AUNZ Invitational XV play British & Irish Lions in Brisbane in JulyFormer Wallaby Toutai Kefu to coach First Nations and Pasifika XVIncoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss will get an early taste of international rugby when he...
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Fever and Sky met on opening weekend of WNBACaitlin Clark called for foul on Angel Reese during gameThe WNBA says it is looking into allegations of “hateful fan comments” during Indiana Fever’s fiery win over the Chicago Sky on ...
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Presenter says stepping back feels like ‘the responsible course of action’ after reposting video with antisemitic tropesGary Lineker will leave the BBC this weekend without a payoff, days after he apologised for amplifying online material with antisemitic connotations.<...