Mon 11 October 2021: Qatari-based accounts on Twitter have fuelled speculation among some Arsenal fans about the prospects of a takeover of the English Premier League club by the Gulf state following the high-profile takeover of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) which owns 80 per cent of the football club. The North London […]
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Sat 09 October 2021: Andy Flower, a former Zimbabwe captain and England coach, has been selected as the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) consultant for the Twenty20 World Cup. From 1992 to 2003, Flower played 63 tests and 213 one-day international matches for Zimbabwe. From 2009 to 2014, he coached England, helping them win the T20 […]
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Fri 08 October 2021: A US judge has recommended that Cristiano Ronaldo’s civil rape case, which dates back more than a decade, be dismissed. Former model Kathryn Mayorga claims Ronaldo assaulted her in a hotel room in 2009. The Portuguese international has always denied sexual assault charges, saying that their encounter was consensual. Prosecutors withdrew […]
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Thu 07 October 2021: Newcastle United, an English Premier League football club, has been taken over by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium, according to the league. “The Premier League, Newcastle United Football Club and St James Holdings Limited have today settled the dispute over the takeover of the club by the consortium of PIF, PCP Capital […]
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Thu 07 October 2021: On Wednesday, more than two dozen artworks of renowned boxer Muhammad Ali were auctioned off at Bonhams in New York for about $1 million. According to the BBC, the champion boxer auctioned a total of 26 artworks, including a rare collection of drawings, sketches, and paintings. Sting Like a Bee, one […]
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Mon 04 October 2021: For the first time in two years, Iranian women will be allowed to enter a stadium in Tehran to support the national team in a World Cup 2022 qualifier against South Korea. “The presence of women has been authorised for the match between the national football teams of Iran and South […]
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Mon 27 September 2021: On Sunday, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won his 100th Formula One race in the Russian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion English driver finished the race in 1:30:41.001, with Dutch driver Max Verstappen of Honda in second and Spaniard Carlos Sainz of Ferrari in third at the Sochi Autodrom. Despite starting the race […]
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Sat 25 September 2021: Usman Khawaja, an Australian batsman, has blasted New Zealand and England for canceling their tours to Pakistan, saying they would not have taken the same decision if they were scheduled to play lucrative series in India. New Zealand has returned home from Pakistan after canceling the tour minutes before the first […]
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Sun 19 September 2021: Manny Pacquiao, a Filipino boxing legend and politician, has announced that he will run for president in the 2022 elections. On Sunday, Pacquiao accepted his PDP-Laban party’s candidacy at its national convention, saying that the Filipino people had been longing for a change of administration. “I am a fighter, and I […]
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Sun 19 September 2021: Despite the airline’s lack of proof, British boxer Amir Khan claimed on Saturday that he was removed off an American Airlines flight for allegedly breaking COVID-19 mask restrictions. After someone complained that his friend’s mask “was not high enough,” the 34-year-old said cops pulled him and his colleague from the US […]
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