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Ex-star player tells buoyant Italy: beware the Wembley effect
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If Italy had the chance to get rid of one player from the opposition before the Euro 2020 final, it would choose the 12th man: the 50,000-plus English fans who are expected to attend the match at Wembley. “In a neutra...
Experience: I’m the best Tetris player in the world
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There’s a shelf in my dad’s closet, full of old video games and consoles dating back to the 1970s. I was eight when I found his Nintendo Game Boy and discovered Tetris. My older brother Andy and I played it in our hom...
FA contacts Wayne Rooney over claim he set out to hurt Chelsea player
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Wayne Rooney has been contacted by the Football Association after claiming he set out to injure a player in Manchester United’s Premier League match at Chelsea in 2006. In a recent interview Rooney admitted he changed...
Family of England rugby player voice ‘pure despair’ at care home visiting rules
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The family of an England rugby player locked down in a care home have voiced “pure despair” at new visiting rules which mean thousands of care residents will continue to be denied contact with loved ones. Kate Skillen...
Former Colombia player Freddy Rincón in critical condition after car crash
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Freddy Rincón, the former Colombia captain, is in a critical condition with severe head injuries after being involved in a car crash in the city of Cali. Four other people who were in the vehicle that Rincon was drivi...
Former Miami football player arrested in 2006 murder of teammate Bryan Pata
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A former University of Miami football player was arrested Thursday in connection with the 2006 fatal shooting of his teammate Bryan Pata. Rashaun Jones, 35, of Lake City, was arrested in Marion County on a first-degre...
Former NBA and Michigan State player Adreian Payne shot dead at age of 31
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Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in an Orlando shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting early on Monday morning. ...
Former rugby league player Oliver Wilkes admits doping during career
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The former Scotland rugby league international Oliver Wilkes has revealed he used performance-enhancing drugs during his career and has urged aspiring players not to follow in his footsteps. The 41-year-old represente...
From No 41 to No 1: Nikola Jokic becomes lowest-drafted player to win NBA MVP
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Nikola Jokic was selected with the 41st draft pick when he entered the NBA seven years ago. Now, by overwhelming consensus, he’s No 1. The Nuggets’ big man was revealed on Tuesday as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for...
Harry Souttar: ‘Until last season, I never really felt like a Stoke player’
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There could never be a good place to sustain an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The crushing blow sustained by Harry Souttar in Sydney arrived with immediate realisation that he had to complete a lengthy journey ba...
Has a player played more games in a league season than their team?
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“Beitar Jerusalem midfielder Yarden Shua has made 27 league appearances this season, even though Beitar have only played 26 games,” explains Simon Burnton. “He played two games for Maccabi Haifa before the Israeli lea...
India 3-1 England: player ratings for the Test series
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It was a series to remember for Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, but one to forget for Jonny BairstowBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogJoe Root: 368 runs at an average of 46; six wickets at 24; three catches...
Janelly Farías: Mexican soccer’s most outspoken and fearless player
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Battling sexism, giving a talk at Harvard University, running a podcast and stopping elite strikers – another day in the life of Janelly Farías. There’s much more to the 31-year-old Mexican-American defender than just...
Jarryd Hayne rape trial: ex-NRL player called accuser a ‘silly young cow’, jury told
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The former NRL star Jarryd Hayne felt entitled to have sex with the “silly young cow who messaged him”, and was forceful and rough in getting what he came for, a Sydney jury has been told. The crown prosecutor, Brian ...
Jimmy Greaves: peerless player whose legacy is etched in football history
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Farewell, then, Jimmy. Sporting celebrities come and go but Greaves, who has died at the age of 81, was something different, not just a peerless English goalscorer but a footballer who remained etched in the memory of...
Kofi Cockburn is second player to be racially abused after NCAA Tournament loss
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Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn is the second player to face racist comments on social media following a loss in the NCAA Tournament.Cockburn shared on Instagram a racist social media post directed at him after the top-seeded...