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Blood, sweat, smiles, tears and cheers in 2019
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/12/2019
» It's that time of the year when Nobby drags himself out of his armchair to acknowledge assorted sporting heroes and villains that have graced our sports pages in 2019.
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Liverpool scramble to boost defensive options on transfer deadline day
AFP, Published on 02/02/2021
» LONDON: Liverpool closed in on defensive reinforcements on Monday as the clock ticked down to the end of a quiet Premier League transfer window in which clubs have been hamstrung by the coronavirus crisis and new Brexit rules.
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Calm before the storm? Racing braces for virus impact on sales
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» LONDON - Racing needs to "keep calm and carry on" in the middle of the greatest crisis the industry has faced, according to Henry Beeby, group chief executive of leading auction house Goffs.
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It's swings and roundabouts with VAR
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/11/2019
» The interminable Premier League debate about VAR is in danger of getting as boring as Brexit, although admittedly nothing could be quite as mind-numbing as that. But the VAR controversies are not going away until there is some consistency applied to what will hopefully evolve into a workable system.
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British PM's time in power set to end in Brexit humiliation
AFP, Published on 24/05/2019
» LONDON - Battered British Prime Minister Theresa May's short but dramatic tenure is set to end after her legacy-defining battle to win parliamentary approval for her Brexit deal proved too elusive.
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EPL player spending falls for first time since 2012
Published on 01/02/2019
» LONDON: Spending on players by English Premier League football teams slumped in January for the first time since 2012 as the top clubs cemented their dominance of the competition and income from broadcasting levelled off.
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Man United rally to beat Newcastle, Spurs win
Published on 07/10/2018
» LONDON: Just when Jose Mourinho needed it most, Manchester United dug deep to pull off a gutsy victory for its under-fire manager.
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Not exactly a tunnel of love at Old Trafford
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/12/2017
» The fact that last Sunday's Manchester derby ended up in a "dust-up" in the tunnel should not come as a huge surprise given what was at stake. One team comes off the pitch at Old Trafford in an ecstatic mood, while the other is in a state of despair after being humbled at home by their bitter rivals. All you need is someone to light the fuse by saying something untoward and you've got an explosive situation.
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Irish village gears up to party for local hero Trump
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» DOONBEG (IRELAND) - On a windswept coastline in western Ireland, a sleepy hamlet is preparing one hell of an inauguration party on January 20 when billionaire tycoon and local investor Donald Trump becomes US president.
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Falling pound lights up dollar signs in racehorse sales supremo
AFP, Published on 16/10/2016
» NEWMARKET (UNITED KINGDOM) - There may have been much negative press about the dramatic fall in the pound's value but for Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony it augurs well for his business.
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