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SportAFP NewsConte calls on Kane, Son to fire Spurs Champions League push
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has called on Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Hugo Lloris to help deliver Champions League qualification for his inconsistent side.
SportAFP NewsFrimpong adds to Leverkusen injury list
Bayer Leverkusen confirmed Tuesday that Jeremie Frimpong suffered a season-ending ankle injury in last weekend's home defeat to Cologne just moments before teen star Florian Wirtz tore knee ligaments.
SportAFP NewsHoneysuckle and Blackmore retain Champion Hurdle crown
Rachael Blackmore and the remarkable Irish race mare Honeysuckle retained the Champion Hurdle crown with an impressive victory on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday.
SportAFP NewsVerona hit with one-match stand closure after racist chants
Verona will have to play one match without the backing of their hardcore fans after widespread racist chants during the weekend's 2-1 loss to Napoli, Serie A said on Tuesday.
SportAFP NewsEngland are behind under-fire coach Jones, says Simmonds
Sam Simmonds says England's players are fully behind under-fire Eddie Jones as the head coach attempts to restore some pride to the team after another disappointing Six Nations campaign.
SportAFP NewsEriksen returns to Danish squad after cardiac arrest
Christian Eriksen will return to the Danish squad later this month for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during Euro 2020 last June, Denmark's football association said Tuesday.
SportAFP NewsWinning the Triple Crown at home would be 'very special' says Sexton
Johnny Sexton says it will be "very special" if Ireland secure the Six Nations Triple Crown at home by beating Scotland on Saturday which would be their first silverware won in front of a home crowd in Dublin since 2004.
SportAFP NewsMiddlesbrough vow to resist 'bizarre' Chelsea FA Cup request
Middlesbrough described a request on Tuesday by sanctions-hit Chelsea to have this weekend's FA Cup quarter-final tie played behind closed doors as "bizarre and without any merit".
SportAFP NewsDybala, Chiellini and Bernardeschi back for Juve in Villarreal decider
Massimiliano Allegri has reinforcements for Juventus' Champions League decider with Villarreal after he confirmed on Tuesday that Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini and Federico Bernadeschi will be available.
SportAFP NewsKlopp says Liverpool aim to be as 'annoying' as possible in title race
Jurgen Klopp said Tuesday that Liverpool are aiming to be as "annoying as possible" as they hunt down Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.
SportAFP NewsTuchel says no excuses from Chelsea despite sanctions
Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea will not make "excuses" despite severe restrictions placed on the club as a result of UK sanctions targeting Russian owner Roman Abramovich.
SportAFP NewsIniesta helps Kobe reach Asian Champions League group stage
Former Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta helped Vissel Kobe book their place in the Asian Champions League group stage with a roller-coaster 4-3 play-off win over Melbourne Victory on Tuesday.
SportAFP News'Humbled' Stenson named 2023 European Ryder Cup captain
Henrik Stenson says he will do "everything in my power" to reclaim the Ryder Cup from the United States after being named as captain of the 2023 European team by golf chiefs on Tuesday.
SportAFP NewsHummels returns as Dortmund look to trim Bayern's lead
Mats Hummels has been passed fit after recovering from Covid and could return for Borussia Dortmund in their re-arranged Bundesliga game at mid-table Mainz on Wednesday.
SportAFP NewsArteta has faith in young squad as Arsenal chase top-four spot
Mikel Arteta says his young Arsenal squad can deal with the pressure of being favourites to finish in the top four of the Premier League as he prepares for the visit of title-chasing Liverpool.
SportAFP NewsRussia captain Dzyuba left out of squad over Ukraine conflict
Russian captain Artem Dzyuba has asked to be left out of the squad for friendly matches later this month because of the "difficult situation in Ukraine", coach Valery Karpin said on Tuesday.
SportAFP NewsSouth Africa's IPL players picked for Bangladesh one-day games
Eight South African cricketers with Indian Premier League contracts will play in a one-day series against Bangladesh before leaving for India.
SportAFP NewsPakistan 18-1 at lunch after Australia set mammoth 506-run target
Australia grabbed the key wicket of Imam-ul-Haq after setting Pakistan a record 506 runs to win the second Test in Karachi on Tuesday.
SportAFP NewsTowns scores season-high 60 points as Wolves maul Spurs in NBA
Karl-Anthony Towns erupted for a career-high 60 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves ran riot against the San Antonio Spurs in a night of high scoring across the NBA on Monday.
SportAFP NewsMorata repaying Juve's faith as Villarreal showdown looms
Alvaro Morata feels at home again at Juventus as the Italians try to convert their ominous domestic form into European success in Wednesday's Champions League decider with Villarreal.
SportAFP NewsWizards to meet Warriors in NBA 2022 pre-season games
Japan's Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards will play the Golden State Warriors in two NBA pre-season games at Tokyo before the 2022-23 campaign begins, the league announced Monday.
SportAFP NewsSmith's birdie blitz clinches weather-hit Players win
Australia's Cameron Smith charged to victory at the PGA Tour's weather-disrupted Players Championship on Monday, carding a closing six-under-par 66 to win by one shot.
SportAFP NewsWasteful Man City's title bid hit by Palace stalemate
Pep Guardiola refused to panic after Manchester City wasted a host of chances in a damaging 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Monday that severely dented their bid to retain the Premier League title.
SportAFP NewsImmobile breaks Lazio's Serie A scoring record with Venezia winner
Ciro Immobile broke Lazio's all-time Serie A scoring record on Monday with the only goal in his team's 1-0 win over struggling Venezia which moved them fifth.
NewsAFP NewsMass brawls, attacks as football violence spreads in Latin America
A string of outbreaks of violence, several deadly, suggest that fan unrest in Latin American football is spiralling out of control.
