Paris Saint-Germain continued the blistering start to their Ligue 1 title defence with a record-extending 10th straight win as Kylian Mbappe scored in a 5-0 thrashing of Amiens on Saturday. Coach Thomas Tuchel left key men Neymar, Thiago Silva and Thomas Meunier out of the squad altogether at the Parc des
Read MoreFormer world welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather insisted Wednesday he plans to fight mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov following the Russian’s victory over Conor McGregor. In comments to the TMZ Sports website, Mayweather was adamant that a fight with Nurmagomedov was “happening” provided it took place in the boxing ring. Asked
Read MoreUnified middleweight world champion, Canelo Alvarez, and the streaming service DAZN have agreed to a five-year, 11-fight deal that will pay the boxer at least $365m. The deal is the highest-paying athlete contract in history. DAZN became the broadcast home of boxing in the U.S. after HBO announced in September that it
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Kenya’s former sports minister will be charged in court in relation to the siphoning of funds meant for athletes who competed in the Olympics in Brazil two years ago, the chief prosecutor said on Saturday. The East African nation enjoyed its most successful Olympics in Rio, winning six gold medals, six
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Jamaican multiple Olympic Champion Usain Bolt scored two goals on his debut as a professional player for Australian A-League team Central Coast Mariners. He scored the two goals in the second half for the club in a friendly. According to BBC Sports, the Jamaican eight-time Olympic sprint champion scored the Mariners’ third
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Former England captain John Terry announced his retirement from football on Sunday with the 37-year-old central defender now set to pursue a career in management. Terry, who spent the bulk of his career with Chelsea, captained second-tier Aston Villa last season. Now the Birmingham club reportedly now want him to join their
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Jose Mourinho has lost the confidence of the Manchester United board and is set to be sacked this weekend no matter the result of the match against Newcastle United today. Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is the favourite to succeed Mourinho, who is set to receive compensation of around £20million.
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Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday denied accusations by a former American model that he raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009 and said his conscience is clear. “I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me,” the Portuguese superstar tweeted in Portuguese and English. “Rape is an abominable crime that goes
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FC Barcelona announced it has become the first sports club to post annual revenues exceeding $1 billion. La Liga champions Barcelona presented their annual accounts on Tuesday, showing earnings of $1.05 billion for the 2017/18 fiscal year, breaking its own income record for the fifth successive year and posting a profit
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Confederation of African Football chief Ahmad Ahmad made a surprise visit on Tuesday to Cameroon, the troubled host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, official sources said. The Madagascan will visit President Paul Biya, whose government is working to convince CAF it will be ready to host the continental festival
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