Manchester City braced for possible ban from $1.5 billion Champions League

Wed 15 May 2019: Investigators from European football’s governing body will meet Thursday to decide whether Manchester City will be banned from competing in the lucrative Champions League, according to a member of the investigatory chamber. The New York Times reported Monday that the newly crowned English Premier League champion could be banned from Europe’s […]

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Manchester City win thrilling title race, break Liverpool hearts

Mon 13 May 2019: Manchester City retained the Premier League title in style on Sunday, holding their nerve to come from behind and thrash Brighton to hold off a charging Liverpool after a nailbiting campaign. Pep Guardiola’s team won 4-1 at Brighton to finish with 98 points — the second-highest total in Premier League history — […]

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Enes Kanter: What it’s like to fast for Ramadan while competing in the NBA Playoffs

Mon 13 May 2019: Enes Kanter is a center for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. This morning I woke up at 3, long before sunrise. It is Ramadan. It is also the NBA playoffs. Both require my absolute focus in a way that I have never experienced before. Like hundreds of […]

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‘Salah knew’: Fans convinced injured star’s T-shirt helped inspire Liverpool to Barca victory

Wed 08 May 2019: Mo Salah, ruled out of Tuesday’s semi-final due to concussion, watched from the sidelines while wearing a t-shirt with the phrase ‘Never give up’ on it as his Liverpool teammates defied the odds to demolish Barcelona at Anfield. Those odds had suggested that Liverpool would be swept aside by a Barcelona […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly drops $18 million on Bugatti prototype

Thu 02 May 2019: There are luxury cars and then there is the Bugatti La Voiture Noire which has seen football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly part with millions. Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo might have undergone some serious retail therapy after Juventus bowed out of the Champions League, as he is being reported as the secret […]

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Caster Semenya gives perfect response to IAAF ‘testosterone rule’ with 5000m national champs win

Fri 26 Apr 2019: South African middle distance runner Caster Semenya has given the perfect response to the IAAF’s testosterone limit rule by winning the women’s 5000m at the national championships, an event not covered by the proposed regulation. The two-time 800m Olympic champion stormed to victory at the South African Athletics Championships, raising questions […]

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