Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and his Manchester City adversary Pep Guardiola rekindle a rivalry 20 years in the making in this weekend’s hotly anticipated Manchester derby. Friends who became foes, Mourinho and Guardiola represent opposite ends of football’s ideological spectrum and their ongoing grudge match has shaped the game’s …
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Spanish international striker Paco Alcacer recognised he will have to make the most of relatively few opportunities to make his mark at Barcelona as back-up to a fearsome front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar. Alcacer was presented at the Camp Nou on Thursday after completing a 30 …
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Pep Guardiola extended his 100 per cent start as Manchester City manager as Sergio Aguero’s brace and a late double from Nolito secured an impressive 4-1 win at Stoke on Saturday. City’s away form last season undermined their efforts to regain the Premier League title with just four wins from …
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho confirmed on Thursday that record signing Paul Pogba will make his second debut for the club in Friday’s Premier League home game with Southampton. Pogba, 23, returned to United from Juventus in a world-record 89 million pounds (105 million euros, $116 million) transfer last week, …
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Nigeria’s sprinter and five-time African Junior Champion, Ejowvokoghene Oduduru, on Tuesday kept the country’s hopes of a medal in athletics alive after qualifying for the semifinals in 200 metres Olympics track event. The 19-year-old clocked 20.34 secs to come 2nd behind Usain Bolt in Heat 9.
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Serie A new boys Cagliari are hoping to lure out-of-contract veteran striker Emmanuel Adebayor to the club, reports said Monday. Adebayor is without a club after scoring just one goal for Crystal Palace in a six-month spell in the Premier League last season. Cagliari have been targeting Atalanta striker Marco …
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Sam Allardyce on Monday said he was “very proud” to be named England manager and felt confident that he “fitted the chair”. The 61-year-old Englishman — who succeeds Roy Hodgson, who stepped down after England lost to minnows Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2016 — refused to confirm …
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LEICESTER’S £16m record buy Ahmed Musa is desperate to become a Premier League legend — like his close pal Nwankwo Kanu, The Sun reports. But the diminutive striker realises it is a tall order to top anything his fellow Nigerian achieved when 6ft 5in Kanu towers above him. At 5ft …
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After repetitive injuries and a loss of love for gymnastics, former Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney sidelined previous ambitions of competing in the Olympic Trials to focus on her love for making music. Ditching the leotards for red platform shoes, cleavage-complimenting photos and midriff-bearing tops, Maroney has introduced a more …
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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale headlined a 10-man shortlist announced on Monday for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. Ronaldo struck the winning spot-kick as Real claimed an 11th Champions League title, beating city rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties in May, before leading his country …
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