Russian UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, choke holds UFC fighter Dustin Poirier, of Lafayette, La., during Lightweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 242. (Photo | AP) Sun 08 September 2019: Khabib Nurmagomedov has stopped Dustin Poirier by submission in the third round at UFC 242, retaining his lightweight title and unbeaten record. After dominating Poirier […]
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Mon 12 August 2019: A young Liverpool supporter’s attempt to get a glimpse of his hero Mohamed Salah left him with a bloodied nose but the pain was quickly forgotten when the Egyptian striker showed his compassionate side by posing for photos. Louis Fowler, 11, crashed into a lamppost and fell to the ground with […]
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Sat 10 August 2019: The week passing by would certainly leave the South African cricket fan with a hollow feeling. First Dale Steyn and now Hashim Amla — the news of the duo calling time on their Test careers could not have at a worse time for the Proteas when they are still trying to […]
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Sat 10 August 2019: Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight title rematch between Anthony Joshua and champion Andy Ruiz Jr in December, a controversial choice which immediately sparked accusations of the Gulf kingdom attempting to “sportswash” its tarnished human rights image. The high-profile December 7 duel, dubbed ‘Clash on the Dunes’, will see Britain’s […]
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Fri 09 August 2019: South Korean police raided a sports agency as part of a fraud inquiry after Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo sat out a friendly in Seoul, enraging thousands of fans. Police said the raid, which followed a criminal complaint, was intended to investigate whether whether the agency lied by claiming Ronaldo was guaranteed […]
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In this file picture taken on July 6, 2019 Argentina’s Lionel Messi (C) talks to Paraguayan referee Mario Diaz de Vivar after he and Chile’s Gary Medel (out of frame) were sent off during their Copa America football tournament third-place match at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sat 03 August 2019: Lionel Messi […]
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Fri 02 August 2019: Israeli media reported on Sunday that footballers from Spain’s Real Madrid football club have refused to work with a fitness coach, because of his use of software developed by experts at the Israeli Intelligence Corps’ Unit 8200. Unit 8200 is responsible for collecting signal intelligence and code decryption. The Israeli website Walla […]
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Wed 31 July 2019: Caster Semenya will not compete at the World Championships in Doha after a Swiss court stood behind an IAAF rule that would require her to take testosterone-reducing medication. The South African had been expected to defend her world 800m title in late September after the Swiss Supreme Court had temporarily exempted herf rom […]
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Mon 29 July 2019: Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad smashed one of athletics’ oldest world records when she stormed to the women’s 400 metres hurdles title in 52.20 seconds at the United States championships in Iowa on Sunday. The blistering run shaved more than a tenth of a second from the previous mark of 52.34 seconds […]
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Mon 29 July 2019: The Russian Boxing Federation will submit a lawsuit to organizers of the Maxim Dadashev versus Subriel Matias fight over two possible rule violations which may have led to Dadashev’s death from injuries sustained in the bout. Dadashev, 28, collapsed and later died in hospital after suffering a subdural hematoma – bleed […]
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