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The African Cup of nations opens in Rabat tonight with a match between the host country Morocco and the Comoros. It's a crucial event for the country, which is hoping to cement its status as a football superpower. The tournament will allow Morocco to show off infrastructure investments it is making …
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Quarter-final: Liverpool 1-9 ChelseaRytting Kaneryd scores hat-trick as Blues run riotIt is not supposed to be this easy, in a quarter-final between two top-flight sides. Chelsea barely broke sweat as they put nine goals past woeful Liverpool, including a hat-trick from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and t…
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The Qualifying Series is the lowest rung on the competitive World Surf League ladder but the next generation has sucked me in with their talentAt first, it seemed like a natural progression. I have long been a surf fan, I regularly write about the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour, and once …
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The feeling among fans is anticlimatic as ‘businessmen have appropriated the ball that used to belong to the people’Jonathan Zamora was seven years old the last time Mexico hosted the World Cup in 1986. “I witnessed perhaps one of the most sublime moments in the history of football,” he says, retell…
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Manager says the ban Xavi Simons faces is ‘too harsh’Slot says his ‘gut feeling’ on Isak injury is not positiveA frustrated Thomas Frank took aim at two decisions, both involving the use of the video assistant referee system, that helped swing proceedings in Liverpool’s favour during his Tottenham s…
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Williams hits Moore in OT after Bears steal onsideChicago erase 10-point deficit as Love exits concussedEagles clinch NFC East despite miscues, late brawlCaleb Williams threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore in overtime, and the Chicago Bears overcame a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarte…
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So this is Christmas. And what have we done? The Ashes is over. With two Tests still to comeWhen the moment finally came the visuals were perfect: clean lines, neat angles, figures picked out in crisp afternoon sun against the almost satirical splendour of Adelaide Oval.Scott Boland took the final w…
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⚽ Discussion, news and buildup to all Sunday’s action⚽ Live scores | Tables | Saturday’s reports | Mail us hereThere’s some interesting debate raging below the line about the tempestuous meeting between Tottenham and Liverpool last night, where Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero were sent off but Micky…