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Unai Emery became the quickest of the three men to have reached 100 victories as Aston Villa manager when his side defeated Lille in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. The Spaniard, who is aiming to win the competition for a record-extending fifth time, has made Villa a force at home and in Europe since being […]
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Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Chelsea winger Pedro Neto after he pushed over a ball boy during the Champions League defeat by Paris St‑Germain. The 26-year-old Portugal international shoved the youngster in stoppage time of Wednesday’s last-16 first leg at Parc des Princes – where Chelsea lost 5-2 – which caused him to fall […]
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Arne Slot’s 100th game in charge of Liverpool ended in defeat as Galatasaray established a narrow last-16 Champions League lead to take to Anfield next week. In front of a hostile home crowd in Istanbul, Liverpool’s familiar shortcomings resurfaced as Mario Lemina nodded the seventh-minute winner – the 10th goal Slot’s side have conceded from […]
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Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo has reclaimed the men’s half-marathon world record, winning in Lisbon in 57 minutes, 20 seconds to take 10 seconds off the time set by Yomif Kejelcha two years ago. In a race without pacemakers, Kiplimo covered the first 5km (3.1. miles) on Sunday in a rapid 13:28 with Kenyans Nicholas Kipkorir and […]
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Lando Norris has suggested that McLaren “need to improve the car quite a lot” following his P5 finish in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, with the Briton admitting that he was “struggling with a lot of things” during the race. After team mate Oscar Piastri spun off the track on his way to the grid, Norris was the papaya squad’s […]
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Lewis Hamilton has been left excited for what is to come after enjoying a “really fun” Australian Grand Prix, with the seven-time World Champion admitting that he wished the race could have gone on longer – particularly after only just missing out on P3 to Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc. Starting from P7 on the […]
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George Russell claimed victory in the 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the Briton leading team mate Kimi Antonelli to secure a Mercedes 1-2 ahead of the Ferrari duo in an action-packed event that saw the Silver Arrows make a one-stop strategy work to their favour. A thrilling start to the race saw Charles Leclerc surge […]
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Cape Verde have become the second-smallest nation to reach the World Cup after the islanders beat Eswatini 3-0 at home. Victory meant the Blue Sharks secured top spot in their qualifying group and a place at the 2026 finals ahead of continental heavyweights Cameroon. Dailon Livramento opened the scoring for the hosts in Praia, turning […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and set a new goalscoring record but his Portugal side could only draw with Hungary to miss a chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Ronaldo, 40, has now scored 41 goals in World Cup qualifying to move clear of the previous record holder, former Guatemala striker Carlos Ruiz who […]
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Niger kept their qualifying hopes flickering with a disciplined 1-0 win away to Zambia on Sunday, as in-form forward Daniel Sosah struck early in the second half to settle the Group E finale. The result caps an efficient away display from the Ménas, who absorbed long spells of pressure before landing the decisive blow. Zambia, […]
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