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Fans flocked to welcome home the world champions in the National Women’s Soccer League this week. The tough part will be keeping them coming -
Will Julian Alaphilippe hold on to yellow in the Alps as the Tour nears its endgame? Join Stuart Goodwin to find out
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Arsenal full-back Sead Kolasinac fought off two men wielding knives after he and team-mate Mesut Özil were attacked in north London on Thursday -
The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has agreed to a deal in which she will plead guilty to facilitation to first-degree murder
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Soccer
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Bale is not exactly a victim but this sorry story of the modern super-player is fundamentally of Madrid’s own making -
Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac are to train with the Arsenal first-team squad on Friday after being attacked by two men wielding knives
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Each player will have a number on their shirt representing their place in Bradford’s 116-year history as part of rebuilding project -
Boca Juniors have confirmed the signing of Italian midfielder Daniele De Rossi, who leaves Roma after 18 years -
Ruben Vinagre capitalised on a late error by Crusaders’ goalkeeper as Wolves won 2-0 while Rangers beat Progrès Niederkorn 2-0 and Connah’s Quay lost 1-0 to Partizan -
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Ireland could win a Test match for the first time by beating England – at Lords! Join Rob Smyth for the latest -
The pair have won nine British titles between them and are top seeded for the national championship by a wide margin over the No 3, Nick Pert -
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