Month: January 2025

For Afghanistan’s women cricketers, their first competitive match since escaping oppression in their home country represents a significant step in their sporting journey – although the path ahead may not be the one they envisaged before. Thursday’s T20 against Cricket Without Borders at Junction Oval falls on the same day as the start of the
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Europa League champions Atalanta missed out on an automatic place in the Champions League last 16 with a 2-2 draw at Barcelona on Wednesday, with Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araujo scoring for the already-qualified hosts. Atalanta, who were missing one of their top strikers Ademola Lookman because of a knee injury, slipped down to ninth
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Jan 29, 2025, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo might be the “GOAT” to many fans across the football world, but not everyone in his household agrees, with the Portugal star admitting that his own son prefers Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé. Ronaldo scored twice in Al Nassr‘s comfortable Saudi Pro League win
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Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Wednesday that Nigerian striker Victor Boniface is set to stay at the club following reports of a possible transfer to Saudi Arabia. Boniface had been left out of the squad in Leverkusen’s preparations for their 2-0 win over
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 29, 2025, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thibaut Courtois said Real Madrid “aren’t afraid of anyone” as they await Friday’s Champions League playoff draw, which will see them face Manchester City or Celtic for a place in the round of 16. Madrid beat Brest 3-0 on Wednesday — forward
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Tom HamiltonJan 29, 2025, 06:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said he does not want Ollie Watkins to leave the club amid
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