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The constitutional court in South Africa has denied Oscar Pistorius the right to appeal against his murder conviction for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in early 2013. The Guardian report his defence lawyer Andrew Fawcett has confirmed the decision and the case will now proceed directly to sentencing. He had been on bail waiting for a […]
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Great to see
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This should be fun
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It’s not Spurs
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A justified bone of contention from a born winner, or decidedly rich coming from an out of form player? Either way, Alexis Sanchez’s teammates may not appreciate the comments he made in his native tongue following the North London outfit’s home defeat to Swansea City on Wednesday night. Speaking to DirecTV Sports, and translated by Sport Witness, […]
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Who gets your vote? The biggest day in the GAA club calendar is almost upon us but only two of the four teams in action in Croke Park on St. Patrick’s Day will go home with the ultimate prize. First up on the day is the hurling clash between Na Piarsaigh of Limerick and Antrim’s […]
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TV3 to get the rest
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A title challenge in shambles. Marcus Rashford and his Man United teammates didn’t help Arsenal’s title challenge one bit at the weekend, but Leicester’s draw to West Brom appeared to have let them off the hook. A win against struggling Swansea City at home would put Arsene Wenger’s men right back in the thick of […]
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Adam Johnson’s father was involved in a scuffle as he left court on Wednesday. The incident, captured in the video below, happened as the former Sunderland player made his way to a vehicle outside Bradford Crown Court. Johnson could be facing up to ten years in prison after he was found guilty on one charge of sexual […]
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On Wednesday, former Sunderland Adam Johnson was found guilty on one charge of sexual activity with a child, and found not guilty on a further charge. In the aftermath of the jury reaching their decision, BBC Sport published a story charting Johnson’s ‘fall from grace’. The report was tweeted from their official Twitter account, accompanied by […]
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Turkish giants Galatasaray have been suspended from European competition for a year for breaching financial fair play rules. Should they qualify for next year’s Champions League or Europa League, the club will not be permitted to take part, UEFA confirmed. The announcement comes after Europe’s football governing body confirmed in January that Galatasaray had broken […]
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A trip to Malaga isn’t exactly a straight forward task for Gary Neville’s Valencia. Having ended a recent good run with a defeat at the weekend, Valencia were given a huge helping hand (literally) courtesy of Malaga’s goalkeeper, Idriss Carlos Kameni. After a cross was floated into the Malaga area, Kameni looked well-placed to deal […]
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Following the news that former Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson was found guilty on one charge of sexual activity with a child, and found not guilty on a further charge, a statement has been read out on behalf of the victim in the case. The statement, read out on the steps of Bradford Crown Court by […]
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The judge in Adam Johnson’s child sex trial reprimanded the footballer for his behaviour in the courtroom, according to reports. Johnson was found guilty by majority verdict on one count of sexual activity with a child and not guilty on a separate count, having earlier pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a […]
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Adam Johnson has been found guilty of one charge of sexual activity with a child. The jury at Bradford Crown Court returned the guilty verdict shortly after finding the former Sunderland midfielder not guilty on one earlier charge. The 27 year old has been told he will almost certainly face a custodial sentence. He was found […]
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You can’t deny that Noel Gallagher remains one of the coolest blokes British music has ever produced. That’s why you’re probably never going to see him warbling away alongside James Corden on the old Carpool Karaoke like Justin Bieber or Chris Martin. He’s just too cool for that kind of caper. Luckily for us, Manchester City had […]
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Everything you need to know about tonight’s games
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See you in six days
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If they weren’t sure what Nigel De Jong was about before this, they’ll have a fair idea now. LA Galaxy got the full De Jong experience on Tuesday night, Santos Laguna just got De Jonged. The former Manchester City player – current Manchester City enthusiast – put his mark quite literally on Galaxy’s CONCACAF Champions […]
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Or to cause utter mischief
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Midweek fixtures: don’t get caught out. By Daniel Coffey A full round of Premier League games on Tuesday and Wednesday means a full round of Fantasy Football but, fear not, we’ve got you covered. Players to sign Michail Antonio Next fixture: West Ham vs Tottenham Value: £5.3m Selected by: 2.4% Michail Antonio was on the […]
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Deliberations will continue into another day. On Tuesday, just before noon, Judge Jonathan Rose sent the 12 jurors in the Adam Johnson case out to decide upon their verdict. After around three hours of deliberations, they had yet to agree upon an outcome. Instead they have been sent home and asked to continue into Wednesday morning, starting at […]
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Raheem Sterling left Liverpool to win trophies. And ambition number one was achieved on Sunday afternoon as Manchester City secured the Capital One Cup title against the Reds. Sterling had a mixed game against his former team-mates, and missed two reasonably easy chances to wrap up the game late on. Ultimately the game was decided […]
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When you go by the nickname ‘Vegas Dave’, perhaps this is the kind of bet people might expect you to put on. Dave Oancea, the professional gambler that won a staggering $240,000 after wagering $20,000 on Holly Holm to beat Ronda Rousey last November, is betting big again. This time, Oancea has placed a whopping $77,000 […]
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They may have enjoyed something resembling a mini-revival under Guus Hiddink, but it’s been a season to forget for Chelsea. The current Premier League season’s end is in sight, and thoughts at Stamford Bridge will already have turned to their next campaign. With rumours swirling about the futures of several of their key players, 2016/17 […]
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He didn’t exactly ‘Breese’ to victory
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Confrontation
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Well this is…different
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Is long-awaited glory just around the corner? To say Everton are the sleeping giants of English football is an understatement. Traditionally they were always one of the ‘big five’ clubs in the land, along with Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal and Tottenham. But whilst the others have enjoyed relative success in recent decades (or in the […]
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Bloody typical. Trying to maintain your work-life balance whilst managing a fantasy football team isn’t easy. What started off as a fun pastime to make meaningless games more interesting has turned into a stressful headache. Just when you think you’ve done your research, analysed the form and selected your optimal XI of a matchday, the guy […]
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Tell us what you really think, Jack
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‘It’s like WWE with hockey sticks’
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Maybe he can sort out the post-fight meal while he’s in Vegas?
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London calling
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Age switch-ups were the main takeaway from the first day of the GAA Congress in Carlow. The contentious B Championship proposal was withdrawn by the Central Council at the eleventh hour but a number of motions did pass on Friday. From 2018 onwards, the U21 All-Ireland football Championship will be an U20 developmental Championship as 68.6% of the vote […]
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No surprises
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It’s a shirt of two halves, Saint… We’ve had a few cheeky peeks at what Manchester United’s home kit will look like next season, but new images have emerged of what look like photographs of actual manufactured shirts. Adidas and United were no doubt hoping they could keep the new design under wraps but nearly every rumour […]
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This would soon teach you
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It’s time to warm those balls. Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs have all secured their places in the next round of the Europa League and this is when it starts to get really interesting. The last 16 of the tournament generally sees the wheat separated from the chaff as suddenly the competition goes from something […]
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Class acts
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Jose Mourinho’s name continues to be linked with the manager’s job at Manchester United. While some of the club’s supporters might want him to take over from Louis van Gaal, the news that scarves with the former Chelsea manager’s name were recently on sale outside Old Trafford were widely condemned by many of their supporters. But, ahead […]
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After their disappointing exit from the Champions League, Manchester United might not have expected their Europa League campaign to have started so badly. Danish champions FC Midtjylland head to Old Trafford defending a 2-1 lead and will be boosted by the news that the United squad that faced them a week ago has picked up […]
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It’s safe to say the Germans have been looking forward to their meetings with Liverpool. Having played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg, thousands of Augsburg supporters have made the trip to Merseyside to watch their team face Liverpool. As the pictures and video below show, they’re certainly enjoying their trip to the […]
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Never rains…
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Jurgen Klopp has named Daniel Sturridge in Liverpool’s starting lineup for their Europa League clash with Augsburg. Having drawn 0-0 in Germany, Liverpool will be hoping to make the most of home advantage at Anfield in order to progress to the next stage of the competition. Lucas Leiva at centre-half… that should be good craic. […]
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We’ve yet to see if Alexandre Pato can rekindle some of his early AC Milan form in a Chelsea shirt. The Brazilian made the switch to Stamford Bridge in January, and will hope to use his opportunity at Chelsea to kick-start his career. After a bright start to life in Serie A earned Pato a […]
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