Turkey’s Trabzonspor have been given a one-season ban from European football over Financial Fair Play breaches. Uefa said the Super Lig leaders had failed to meet an agreement reached in 2016, when the club were found to have breached the…
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50 sport films you must see – what you loved & what we missed
From Chariots of Fire to Blades of Glory, our list of 50 sport films you must see certainly got you talking. Some of the selections were outright winners with you, others didn’t quite get the amount of love you would…
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Mesut Ozil ‘DUMPED by adidas as they end £22m sponsorship deal over issues with Arsenal star’s public image’ – The Sun
ADIDAS will end Mesut Ozil's £22million sponsorship deal at the end of the season, according to reports. The Arsenal midfielder's current deal with the sportswear giant is set to expire in the summer. But according to Bild, Adidas have decided…
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Motorcycling: MotoGP set to release revised 2020 calendar next week
PARIS (AFP) – MotoGP is expected to announce a reworked schedule next week for a season it hopes to start in July, championship organisers said on Wednesday (June 4). “We hope to present our calendar next week,” said Dorna chief…
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Four bargain transfers Chelsea could make for under £30m to transform team including Arsenal striker Aubameyang – The Sun
A LEFT back, a centre back, a winger, and a striker – those are the positions that Frank Lampard reportedly wants to bring signings in for this summer. Those four positions could be the difference between Chelsea fighting for a…
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Cricket: Sri Lanka says 3 former players in ICC graft probe
COLOMBO (AFP) – Cricket’s world body is investigating three former Sri Lankan players over alleged corruption, officials said on Wednesday (June 3), in the latest scandal to hit the sport in the country. Sri Lanka Cricket did not name the…
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Match of the Day: Top 10 podcast – home nations moments since 1966
When it comes to eye-catching international moments there have been more than a few involving the home nations since England won the World Cup in 1966. Wayne Rooney’s red card against Portugal, Wales at Euro 2016, Gerry Armstrong’s heroics for…
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Veteran track and field coach Loh Chan Pew found guilty of molesting teenage athlete
SINGAPORE – Veteran track and field coach Loh Siang Piow was on Wednesday (June 3) found guilty of two charges of molesting a teenage athlete under his charge in 2013. The trial, which began over three years ago and was…
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FA suggest they will NOT punish players for making George Floyd tributes when Premier League returns – The Sun
PREMIER LEAGUE aces have been given the green light to take a knee in support of race equality by the FA. The growing movement behind Black Lives Matter has seen players and clubs alike make public gestures showing their solidarity….
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Rugby: 'Everything uncertain' about Sunwolves' future, admits CEO after exit from Super Rugby competition
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Although they will not be featuring in Super Rugby next season, the Sunwolves may still have a future, the chief executive officer of the Tokyo-based franchise said on Tuesday (June 2). On Monday, the Sunwolves confirmed their…
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Sky Brown: 11-year-old skateboarder ‘lucky to be alive’ after fracturing skull in fall
Eleven-year-old British skateboarder Sky Brown is “lucky to be alive” after suffering multiple injuries during a fall in training in California. Brown, who was looking to become Great Britain’s youngest summer Olympian in Tokyo, has suffered skull fractures and a…
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Patrick Ewing’s big Knicks regret was not knowing it was over
Years later, Patrick Ewing would sit beside the long oak desk in a corner of the Georgetown basketball office. He’d spoken with great enthusiasm of this present passion, coaching his alma mater. He’d talked about the difficulty folding away in…
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MLB considering tiny season as union war wages on: Sherman
MLB and the Players Association would have difficulty reaching an agreement just because of their history of distrust and distaste and because they are navigating around those feelings during a pandemic. But accentuating the problematic relationship even further is that…
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Man Utd pay £10m to extend Odion Ighalo’s loan until January after reaching agreement with Shanghai Shenhua – The Sun
MANCHESTER UNITED are forking out £10million to extend Odion Ighalo’s stay until the end of January. And they hope it will buy some breathing space in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s hunt for a long-term striker. United are believed to have agreed…
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