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Ten Hag under scrutiny as Man Utd fight for Champions League survival
Manchester United's future in this season's Champions League hangs by a thread ahead of Bayern Munich's visit to Old Trafford, with an early exit in Europe sure to put more scrutiny on manager Erik ten Hag.We have the abilities to do it, but you have to do it every game and every third day," said Ten Hag after Bournemouth celebrated their first ever win at Old Trafford in style.
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LeBron's son Bronny James makes college hoops debut after cardiac arrest
Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of NBA superstar LeBron James, made his collegiate basketball debut Sunday less than five months after suffering cardiac arrest during practice.Dwyane Wade, who teamed up with LeBron James to win two NBA titles in Miami, noted the moment on X, formerly Twitter.
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Man City end winless run as Chelsea crash at Everton
Manchester City survived a scare at Luton to end their four-match winless run in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory, while Chelsea's problems mounted with a 2-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday.Bernardo Silva equalised and Jack Grealish bagged the winner to give City a much-needed first victory in five league matches.
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IOC clears Russians to compete in Paris as neutrals
Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year's Paris Games as neutrals, outside of team events and as long as they did not actively support the war on Ukraine.Also missing out will be "athletes who actively support the war" as well as "athletes who are contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security agencies".
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Arsenal primed for Emery reunion as Man City fight to end slump
Arsenal's grip on the Premier League's top spot will be under threat from their old boss Unai Emery when the leaders travel to surging Aston Villa on Saturday.AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend's action: Emery has a point to prove When Unai Emery arrived at Aston Villa in October 2022, his new team were languishing just three points above the relegation zone.
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Spanish ace Rahm confirms jump to LIV Golf
Reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm confirmed Thursday he is joining LIV Golf in a deal reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars, sealing a stunning coup for the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit.Two-time major-winner Rahm, whose deal was reportedly worth between $300 million and $600 million, becomes arguably the biggest star to join LIV, the upstart circuit whose emergence has upended the golfing world over the past two years.
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French minister says 'no Plan B' for Tahiti's Olympic surfing
France's Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera on Thursday ruled out any move of Olympic surfing events away from Tahiti after environmental damage occurred during tests last week.But Oudea-Castera rejected the idea of moving the surfing away from Tahiti.
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