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Football

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Liverpool frustrated by VAR as Brighton snatch late equaliser

Liverpool were frustrated by VAR as Pascal Gross's controversial late penalty rescued a dramatic 1-1 draw for Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday (November 28). Jurgen Klopp's side took the lead through Diogo Jota's second half strike after Brighton's...

Africa Football Roundup: Ahly coach Mosimane catches ‘the big fish’

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has reacted to a 2-1 victory over arch rivals Zamalek in the CAF Champions League final by tweeting "I had to come to the Nile River to catch the big fish". He won the competition...

Ferguson teams up with Rashford after making poverty pledge

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has teamed up with Marcus Rashford to tackle child food poverty. United striker Rashford was awarded an MBE following his recent campaign which saw the government change their minds on providing free school...

All Blacks pay tribute to Maradona ahead of Pumas game

New Zealand captain Sam Cane laid an All Blacks No.10 jersey emblazoned with Diego Maradona's name in the centre circle ahead of their match against Argentina in memory of the football legend Saturday. The 1986 World Cup winner, a rugby...

Mickelson and Barkley beat Curry and Manning in golf match

Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson and retired NBA star Charles Barkley defeated NBA guard Stephen Curry and retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning 4 and 3 in a charity golf match on Friday. The made-for-television spectacle, "The Match: Champions for Change,"...

Argentine prosecutors probe Maradona death

Argentine prosecutors were investigating Friday the circumstances surrounding the death of Diego Maradona and whether it could have involved medical negligence, judicial sources said. "There are already irregularities," a close family member told AFP. Maradona's lawyer, Matias Morla, had earlier called...

Bundesliga matchday nine preview

There are just two points separating the top four sides in the Bundesliga as we head into Matchday 9. Robert Lewandowski, who is gunning for his sixth Torjägerkanone, will be out to add to his 11-goal tally – a...

Mourinho tribute to Maradona

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that Diego Maradona would call him after defeats, paying a warm tribute to the late Argentine great with a "big, big" heart. The World Cup winner died from a heart attack on Wednesday aged...

Argentina bids final farewell to favorite son Maradona

Huge crowds bade a grief-filled adieu Thursday to Argentina's favorite son Diego Maradona before he was buried on the outskirts of the capital after a farewell that at times descended into chaos. As darkness fell, the football legend was laid...

Enyimba won’t lose twice in CAF clash to Rahimo, says Bala

Enyimba forward, Reuben Bala has said his side’s opponents in the CAF Champions League, Rahimo FC of Burkina Faso will not be twice-lucky in the elite competition. The two-time African champions are guests of the West African side in...
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