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Sports Napoli's Lozano scores after nine seconds in defeat at Verona
Reuters, Hellas Verona came from behind to stun Napoli with a 3-1 home win on Sunday despite Hirving Lozano having scored the visitors' fastest-ever Serie A goal after nine seconds. The Mexican winger pounced on a missed clearance by Federico Dimarco to fire into the net moments after kick-off. Clocked at 8.95 seconds, it was the third-fastest goal in Serie A history after Rafael...
- 18 min ago
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Sports Abraham's hattrick sends Chelsea through in FA Cup
AP, Tammy Abraham scored a hattrick as Chelsea beat second-tier side Luton 3-1 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. The striker took his tally on the season to 11 by netting twice in seven first-half minutes. Jordan Clark profited from the struggling Kepa Arrizabalaga's latest goalkeeping error to reduce the deficit to 2-1 on the half-hour before Abraham struck again in the 74th...
- 58 min ago
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Sports Mesut Ozil says he leaves Arsenal for Fenerbahce with no grudges
AP, Mesut Ozil has thanked Arsenal for an 'amazing journey' after his departure to Fenerbahce was confirmed, saying he goes with no grudges despite not playing for nearly a year. Ozil said goodbye to his Arsenal teammates a week ago and his move to Turkey has now been wrapped up. 'I'd like to thank the club for this amazing journey over the past seven-and-a-half years,' Ozil said...
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Sports Arthur bags first Juve goal in Bologna win to put pressure on Milan teams
AFP, Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo scored his first goal for Serie A champions Juventus in a 2-0 win over Bologna on Sunday to pile the pressure on the Milan teams. Andrea Pirlo's side bounced back from last weekend's 2-0 league defeat by Inter Milan, and followed on from their morale-boosting Italian Super Cup triumph over Napoli midweek. AC Milan held top spot in...
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Sports TRAU beat Chennai City 2-0 to grab maiden win of I-League season
PTI, After three back-to-back draws, Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) dished out a clinical performance to grab their first win of the I-League season, blanking Chennai City FC 2-0, here on Sunday. An own goal by Elvedin Skrijeli and a 69th minute Bidyashaga Singh strike handed TRAU a much-deserved win in a match that was largely dominated by them. TRAU adopted a high pressing...
- 2 hrs ago
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Sports Injury rules Vakatawa out of France's Six Nations squad
AFP, Racing 92 centre Virimi Vakatawa has been withdrawn from France's Six Nations squad because of injury and will be replaced by Lyon's Pierre-Louis Barassi, the French rugby federation announced Sunday. Fiji-born Vakatawa, who has won 27 caps and has become a key member of the national team, injured his left knee in a tackle during Racing's 33-32 defeat by Bordeaux-Begles on Saturday....
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Sports Rohit is new national champion in 65kg, Praveen Chahar takes title in 86kg
PTI, Haryana's Rohit emerged as the champion in the 65kg category while Delhi's Praveen Chahar took the title in the 86kg event as the men's freestyle national wrestling championships concluded, here on Sunday. Star wrestlers Bajrang Punia (65kg) and Deepak Punia (86kg), who both have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, did not compete in the national championships, held at...
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Sports Sebastien Ogier bags record 8th Monte Carlo rally title
AFP, Seven-time world champion Sebastien Ogier celebrated a 50th world rally win by securing a record eighth Monte Carlo rally on Sunday. The 37-year-old Frenchman, along with co-pilot Julien Ingrassia, mastered snow and ice on the final leg in the mountains above Monaco to head a Toyota 1-2, finishing 32.6sec clear of team-mate Elfyn Evans. Defending champion Thierry Neuville was third, a...
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Cricket Joe Root's 186 helps England close in on Sri Lanka
AFP, Skipper Joe Root was run out shy of a second successive double century Sunday as England scored 339 for nine in reply to Sri Lanka's 381 on day three of the second Test in Galle. Root was out to a direct throw from Oshada Fernando on 186 in the final over of the day as stumps were called with England trailing by 42 runs. Sri Lanka's Lasith Embuldeniya claimed seven wickets and broke a key...
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Sports Pakistan name 6 uncapped players in squad for first Test against South Africa
PTI, The Pakistan selectors on Sunday retained six uncapped players in the pruned 17-man squad, named for the first Test against South Africa. The uncapped players include off-spinner Sajid Khan and left-arm spinner Nauman Ali, who are expected to partner the experienced leggie Yasir Shah in the match, starting Tuesday in Karachi. The other uncapped players are opener,...
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