Sat 18 September 2021: Brazilian football icon Pele is in a “stable” condition following his readmission to an intensive care unit for respiratory problems, days after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumour. Pele was discharged earlier this week but returned to Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital on Friday for “a brief respiratory instability”. The […]
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Sun 12 September 2021: On Saturday, Emma Raducanu, Britain’s tennis hope, won the 2021 US Open women’s singles title, her first Grand Slam triumph. Raducanu, 18, won the all-teen final at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City with a score of 6-4, 6-3 over her 19-year-old Canadian opponent, Leylah Fernandez. Raducanu had to take […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on world soccer’s governing body FIFA on Friday to take action over “disgraceful” racist abuse aimed at England players by Hungary fans during a World Cup qualifier. “It is completely unacceptable that England players were racially abused in Hungary last night,” Johnson said on Twitter. […]
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Thu 02 September 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 110th goal for Portugal on Wednesday, making him the all-time leading scorer in international soccer. In a World Cup qualifier against Ireland, the Portugal captain scored in the 89th minute, putting him ahead of former Iranian scorer Ali Daei. In a 2-1 triumph, he added a second […]
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Mon 30 August 2021: ClutchPoints revealed that eight previously unreleased Kobe Bryant images were auctioned as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for almost $80,000. Bryant, a legendary American basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers for his entire 20-year career, died in a helicopter crash in January 2020. Bryant was photographed by David Factor for […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo has said his goodbyes to his Juventus teammates after informing Massimiliano Allegri that he will not be returning to the Italian club. After missing out on Harry Kane, he has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City , according to Sky in Italy. Sky in Italy are reporting City […]
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Wed 18 August 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo slammed rumours that he was attempting to return to Real Madrid on Tuesday, just hours after coach Carlo Ancelotti stated that he would not be taking the Juventus forward back to Spain. In an Instagram post, Ronaldo said that his “story at Real Madrid has been written”, although he did […]
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Sun 15 August 2021: Nico Ali Walsh made a strong pro debut on Saturday night, winning the first round and paying tribute to his grandfather, Muhammad Ali. “It’s been an emotional journey, this whole ride,” Ali Walsh said. “Obviously, my grandfather, I’ve been thinking about him so much. I miss him.” Wearing trunks made for […]
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Fri 13 August 2021: Adidas stated on Thursday that it had reached an agreement to sell the Reebok brand to Authentic Brands Group of the United States for 2.1 billion Euros ($2.5 billion). Back in February, the company started the formal process of selling Reebok, which it acquired in 2006 for roughly $3.8 billion, due […]
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Fri 13 August 2021: Soccer star Lionel Messi’s signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the French club’s cryptocurrency fan tokens, in the latest big name endorsement for new digital assets. The Argentine, 34, left Spanish side Barcelona and signed a two-year contract with Paris St Germain (PSG), with an option for […]
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