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Footballer Sala’s body arrives in Argentina
PROGRESO, Feb 15 — The coffin of footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash between Nantes and Cardiff, arrived in Argentina today ahead of his funeral in his hometown...
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Guardiola expects Man City to suffer in tricky trip to Newport
LONDON Feb 15 — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola predicts his side will “suffer” against fourth-tier Newport County in their FA Cup fifth round match tomorrow but has...
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Newport boss aiming to pull off historic FA Cup upset against Man City
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Man United’s Martial, Lingard to miss Chelsea, Liverpool matches
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Luiz insists Chelsea stars still believe in Sarri
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Star barber’s Wembley visit doesn’t cut it for Dortmund chiefs
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Simeone eager for ‘warrior’ Costa to breathe life back into Atletico
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Injury mystery threatens to blight Robben’s Bayern swansong
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Ciao captain — Napoli bid farewell to club legend Hamsik
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Home of Malaysian cricket, scene of Tendulkar ton, saved from closure
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Gerrard in favour of paying to tear up plastic pitches
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Ferrari launch new SF90 looking to end F1 title drought
MILAN, Feb 15 — Ferrari today unveiled their new Formula One SF90 car which the Italian stable hopes will end their decade-long title drought to mark the team’s 90th...
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Messi backs Pique in new Davis Cup venture
BARCELONA, Feb 15 — Lionel Messi is one of the investors in the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid later this year, according to Barcelona team mate Gerard Pique whose Kosmos company...
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Coach Valverde extends stay at Barcelona
MADRID, Feb 15 — Spanish champions Barcelona announced today they have extended the contract of coach Ernesto Valverde for another season with the option of one more. Valverde,...
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S. African govt rallies behind Semenya on IAAF’s new gender rules
PRETORIA, Feb 15 — The South African government today threw its weight behind Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya ahead of next week’s landmark hearing against proposed...
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Arsenal ‘deserved to win’ at BATE, says Emery
MINSK, Feb 15 — Arsenal “deserved to win” despite slumping to a stunning 1-0 defeat at BATE Borisov in yesterday’s Europa League last 32 tie, according to manager Unai...
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Chelsea cannot afford Malmo mistake against top sides, says Sarri
LONDON, Feb 15 — Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri was relieved to get their first win after a 6-0 drubbing at Manchester City but said they cannot afford to concede goals against...
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Spieth, Kang share lead at rainy Riviera as Woods waits
LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 — Three-time major-winner Jordan Spieth and South Korean Kang Sung topped the leaderboard yesterday when darkness halted play in the weather-hit Genesis...
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Messi and Coutinho create Barcelona dilemma for Valverde
MADRID, Feb 15 — Barcelona will hope to reassert their authority in the title race tomorrow after a stuttering spell has given Real Madrid fresh hope in La Liga. Here, AFP Sport...
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Bucking the trend: Maja has stars in his eyes as he swaps League One for Ligue 1
PARIS, Feb 15 — Josh Maja is different to most young English footballers — at barely 20, he has already been a star on Netflix and has now chosen to join the restricted group...
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Bayern banking on Neuer for final Liverpool tune-up
BERLIN, Feb 15 — Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will return from injury for Bayern Munich today’s Bundesliga game at strugglers Augsburg, their final tune-up before next...
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Sainz ready to step up as leader in Alonso’s shoes
WOKING, Feb 15 — Carlos Sainz intends to be McLaren’s leader on the track this season and said he felt no pressure to be stepping into fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso’s...
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Simeone signs new Atletico contract until 2022
MADRID Feb 15 — Diego Simeone has extended his contract as coach of Atletico Madrid until 2022, the club announced yesterday. Simeone has been in charge of Atletico since 2011...
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Chelsea edge out Malmo as Arsenal suffer Europa League setback
PARIS, Feb 15 — Chelsea claimed a 2-1 victory at Malmo in the Europa League last-32 first leg yesterday to ease some of the pressure on beleaguered coach Maurizio Sarri, while...
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Valencia too strong for Celtic to close on Europa League last 16
GLASGOW, Feb 15 — Valencia closed in on the last 16 of the Europa League by inflicting just Celtic’s second home defeat of the season with a 2-0 win in Glasgow yesterday....
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Spain handed tough draw in new Davis Cup Finals
MADRID, Feb 15 — Hosts Spain were handed a difficult draw as they were placed in what looks like by far the toughest group for this year’s inaugural Davis Cup Finals at a...
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Nishikori eases into Rotterdam last eight
ROTTERDAM, Feb 15 — Japan’s Kei Nishikori carved out a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 win over Latvian Ernests Gulbis yesterday to power into the Rotterdam Open quarter-finals....
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Halep, Kerber battle through to Qatar semi-finals
DOHA, Feb 15 — World number three Simona Halep and three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber came through tough tests yesterday to reach the Qatar Open semi-finals. Also...
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Semenya says she is ‘unquestionably a woman’
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 15 — South African 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya yesterday said she was “unquestionably a woman”, after the IAAF denied reports that it would argue...
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Manchester United shrug off costly Mourinho sacking
LONDON, Feb 14 — Sacking Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho cost Manchester United £19.6 million (RM102.3 million), the English Premier League football club said today, although...