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Rein Nienaber- Author The English Premier league is underway and teams have played two matches in the competition so far.  The league kicked off on the 9th of August with the first match between Liverpool and Norwich City. Liverpool won the first game with ease, showcasing their strength in the competition by winning 4-1. Liverpool has to be one of ...

Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino defended his decision to leave Christian Eriksen out of his starting line-up for Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United, with the future of the Danish playmaker still up in the air. Eriksen, who has a year left on his contract and is reportedly on Real Madrid’s radar, came on after 62 minutes but could not ...

Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor says he was “in the wrong” and will “face what’s coming” after an altercation in a Dublin pub in April. Video footage of the incident released earlier in August appears to show McGregor, 31, punch a man in the head. The Irishman, who announced his mixed martial arts retirement in March, says seeing the video is ...

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says social media companies have to stop the spread of hate, after his midfielder Paul Pogba received racist abuse online last week. The Frenchman became the third player in a week to be racially abused on the platforms following a penalty miss against Wolves. “Paul is a strong character – it makes him stronger,” ...

The takeover of French Ligue 1 side Nice by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has been cleared by the country’s competition authority. Ratcliffe, Britain’s third richest man, reportedly had a €100m (£88.77m) offer accepted earlier this year. He also owns Swiss second division side Lausanne, which he took over in 2017. Nice, managed by former Arsenal and France midfielder Patrick Vieira, ...

Jamie and Andy Murray’s successful doubles partnership was instrumental in Great Britain’s Davis Cup win in 2015 Andy and Jamie Murray lost in three sets to Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus in the quarter-finals of the Washington Open. The British pair took the first set on a tie-break but lost a second as all 24 games followed serve. South African ...

Sacked rugby player Israel Folau has launched court action against Rugby Australia (RA) in a case which may set a legal precedent for religious expression in Australian workplaces. The former Wallabies player was fired in May after he wrote on social media that “hell awaits” gay people. He argues his contract was unlawfully ended due to his Christian beliefs. Australian ...

Australian rugby league player Jarryd Hayne has pleaded not guilty to charges that he raped a woman last year. Mr Hayne, 31, is accused of attacking a 26-year-old woman in Newcastle, north of Sydney, last September. He was arrested in December and charged with aggravated sexual assault and inflicting actual bodily harm – offences with carry a maximum 20-year jail ...

Antoine Griezmann’s move to Barcelona could be blocked in a row over the fee, La Liga president Javier Tebas says. Atletico Madrid complained after Barca announced they had signed the France forward, having activated his 120m euro (£107m) release clause on 12 July. The clause dropped from 200m to 120m euros on 1 July, but Atleti claim the deal was ...

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28 following injuries suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias. Dadashev was reportedly unable to walk to the dressing room after his bout was stopped by trainer Buddy McGirt at the end of the 11th round on Friday. He was hospitalised with bleeding on the brain and underwent ...