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Women’s sport needs more women to tell the story, says Asher-Smith

Editorial Bureau March 19, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) – British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, a triple European gold medallist, would like to raise the profile of female athletes and believes the best way of doing that is to have more women telling the story. The 23-year-old holds British records in the 100 and 200 metres, and

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Pochettino picks Barcelona as favourites to win Champions League

Editorial Bureau March 19, 2019

(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has said Barcelona will have the edge in their much-anticipated Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United and has backed the Spanish club to lift the title for a sixth time. United have rediscovered their verve under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who took over from Jose Mourinho in […]

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Chelsea allege racial abuse at Dynamo Kiev in Europa League tie

Editorial Bureau March 19, 2019

(Reuters) – Chelsea have reported Dynamo Kiev to UEFA after one of their players was allegedly the target of racist abuse from home supporters during their Europa League last 16 second leg victory in Kiev last week, the Premier League club said on Monday. While Chelsea did not name the player, Sky Sports reported

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Liverpool’s Van Dijk backs Salah to rediscover scoring touch

Editorial Bureau March 19, 2019

(Reuters) – Mohamed Salah has failed to score in seven consecutive Liverpool games but team mate Virgil van Dijk says it is only a matter of time before the goals come for the Egyptian forward. Salah, who scored 44 goals for Liverpool last season and helped them reach the Champions League final, has notched 20 […]

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Ronaldo faces disciplinary hearing over goal celebration

Editorial Bureau March 19, 2019

ZURICH (Reuters) – Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is facing disciplinary action for his celebration after one of the three goals he scored in last week’s 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. UEFA said the Portuguese would face a hearing on Thursday for “improper conduct” during the last-16 second leg match, where Juventus […]

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Everton sink Chelsea 2-0 to upset their top-four plans

Editorial Bureau March 18, 2019

(Reuters) – EVERTON 2 CHELSEA 0 Goals from forward Richarlison and midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson helped Everton beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday, denting the London side’s hopes of finishing in the top four. Brazil’s Richarlison headed Marco Silva’s side in front from close range in the 49th minute after Kepa Arrizabalaga had […]

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McIlroy wins Players Championship by one stroke in Florida

Editorial Bureau March 18, 2019

(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick’s Day in style by becoming the first player from Northern Ireland to win the Players Championship, emerging as the last man standing to beat Jim Furyk by one stroke in Ponte Vedra, Florida on Sunday. On a day when 15 players at one stage were within two shots […]

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Marvellous Messi hits hat-trick as Barca torment Betis

Editorial Bureau March 18, 2019

Spain (Reuters) – Lionel Messi was lauded by opposition supporters on Sunday after he scored an outstanding hat-trick in Barcelona’s 4-1 win at Real Betis, which put the Catalans 10 points clear at the top of La Liga with 10 games remaining. With Barca’s nearest challengers Atletico Madrid falling to a 2-0 defeat at Athletic […]

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Teenager Andreescu stuns Kerber to win Indian Wells title

Editorial Bureau March 18, 2019

(Reuters) – Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu stunned three-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber 6-4 3-6 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open and capture her first career title in Indian Wells on Sunday. Andreescu used creative and aggressive shot-making to defeat the German despite suffering with a troublesome right shoulder and leg cramps on a […]

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Thiem topples ‘legend’ Federer to win Indian Wells title

Editorial Bureau March 18, 2019

(Reuters) – Dominic Thiem claimed his first Masters 1000 title after coming from a set down to defeat Roger Federer 3-6 6-3 7-5 and win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in Indian Wells. Momentum swung in Thiem’s favour in the deciding set when he smacked a forehand winner down the line to break Federer […]