Tag: friendly
How an encounter with a friendly person made me see myself differently
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For the last year I’ve been going to the physio once or twice every week, a by-product of having hips and knees that tend to seize up like elastic bands that have been pulled too tight. What began as a demoralising ro...
England 3-0 Ivory Coast: international football friendly – as it happened
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England eased to victory against a not-very-good-even-with-11-men 10-man Ivory Coast at Wembley
No friendly politician is too obscure for insecure China, not even Barry Gardiner
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The Chinese Communist party appears utterly deluded. Hasn’t it learned in its 100-year history that some politicians aren’t worth buying? Wasting its money, or rather the money of the subjugated Chinese people, on Bar...
Australia 0-3 USA: international women’s football friendly – as it happened
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Cop26 activists fear influx of English officers endangers ‘friendly’ policing
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Climate campaigners are worried an influx of officers from elsewhere in the UK will undermine Police Scotland’s commitment to rights-based policing of protests at Cop26. Groups planning protests around the critical No...
USA rout Paraguay in second straight friendly behind Alex Morgan hat-trick
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Rose Lavelle thrilled her hometown fans with a goal and three assists in the first 15 minutes, Alex Morgan scored three goals and the United States women routed Paraguay 8-0 in a friendly on Tuesday night. The US topp...
Harry Wilson misses from spot as Wales are held in Finland friendly
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In the summer, it was Gareth Bale who fluffed his lines from the penalty spot without any significant consequences and on Wednesday it was Harry Wilson who failed to beat the goalkeeper from 12 yards as Wales played o...
Injury blow for Liverpool as Andy Robertson limps out of Athletic friendly
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Liverpool were dealt an injury blow less than a week before the start of the Premier League season after Andy Robertson hobbled off in a friendly against Athletic Bilbao at Anfield. The Scotland left-back, who started...
Virgil van Dijk pays thanks to Liverpool and family after friendly comeback
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Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have lifted Liverpool by making successful playing returns following their long-term injuries. The centre-halves, out for much of last season with major knee injuries, made their comeback...
Manchester United cancel Preston friendly due to suspected Covid cases
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Manchester United have cancelled their pre-season friendly with Preston on Saturday after a number of suspected coronavirus cases in their camp. United were due to travel to Deepdale at the weekend to continue their p...
USA-Australia pre-Olympic friendly canceled due to Covid-19 protocols
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The United States’ men’s basketball exhibition game against Australia scheduled for Friday night in Las Vegas has been canceled because of health and safety protocols. USA Basketball cited “an abundance of caution” i...
