We’ve all found ourselves confounded by this sofa-based dilemma. You’re flicking through the channels and the streaming services with your partner, and you can’t agree on something that you’d both really like to watch. Another breathless hospital drama filled with IV feeds, blinking heart monitors, improbably handsome doctors, and beds on wheels pounding down a […]
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Jude Bellingham wins Clasico for Real Madrid at Barcelona: 'It was my turn to make an impression'
Jude Bellingham‘s stunning double snatched Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback victory at Barcelona in his first LaLiga Clasico on Saturday. The England international, who has started his Madrid career in remarkable goalscoring form, unleashed a rocket into the top corner from distance after Ilkay Gundogan had sent hosts Barcelona ahead at the Olympic Stadium. Bellingham […]
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Belgium-Sweden: Euro qualifier in Brussels abandoned after terrorist shooting
Belgium’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden was abandoned at halftime and fans were kept in the stadium for security reasons after two Swedes were shot dead in an attack in Brussels on Monday. Spectators at the King Baudouin Stadium in the Belgian capital were told to remain inside the stadium following an announcement that the […]
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Wayne Rooney takes over Birmingham City: 'Premier League is where we want to get to'
Wayne Rooney said he was targeting promotion to the Premier League “in the near future” after being unveiled as Birmingham’s new manager on Thursday. The former Manchester United star agreed a three-and-a-half year contract with the Championship club on Wednesday after leaving D.C. United on Saturday. He replaces John Eustace, who was fired despite […]
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Premier League: Arsenal makes statement
Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal have broken a significant barrier in its bid to win the Premier League after Gabriel Martinelli’s late goal sealed a cathartic 1-0 victory against Manchester City. Arteta’s side had lost its previous 12 league meetings with City before Martinelli’s 86th-minute strike deflected off Nathan Ake to spark […]
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Premier League: Arsenal aims to overtake Man City
Arsenal could leapfrog Manchester City in an early-season showdown for the Premier League title on Sunday as crisis-hit Manchester United seeks some respite at home to Brentford. Tottenham has the chance to go on top when it travels to Luton on Saturday thanks to a controversial win over Liverpool last weekend. The Reds are looking […]
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Saudi Arabia announces bid to host World Cup in 2034
Saudi Arabia plans to bid to host the 2034 World Cup, the latest step in a campaign to turn the kingdom into a global sports powerhouse. The bid “intends to deliver a world-class tournament and will draw inspiration from Saudi Arabia’s ongoing social and economic transformation and the country’s deep-rooted passion for football,” said a […]
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Spain celebrates World Cup triumph with big win before record crowd
Spain’s Women’s World Cup champions were given a rapturous reception as they played for the first time at home after their triumph, thrashing Switzerland 5-0 in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday in front of a record crowd. Captains Alexia Putellas and Irene Paredes presented the trophy to jubilant supporters in Cordoba and the […]
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Spanish women eye 2024 Olympics … under 'the conditions we think we deserve'
Spain forward Mariona Caldentey said Monday she hopes the women’s team can compete at the Olympic Games next year, as long as it is under “the conditions we think we deserve.” A players’ strike threatened to derail the team’s hopes of reaching the Paris Games in 2024, after Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of the Spanish […]
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Ajax in 'existential crisis'
Once a giant of European soccer, Ajax is now mired in one of the deepest crises in its glittering 123-year history, 14th in the league, top officials fired, and the fans running riot. “The club is in flames,” screamed a headline on the supporters’ association website, describing the scrapping of Sunday’s ‘Klassieker’ against bitter rival […]