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De Minaur pulls off massive comeback to improve ATP Finals hopes
It looked like goodnight Vienna for Alex de Minaur as he trailed Tomas Machac by a set, a break and 0-30 on his own misfiring serve.
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Roosters stunningly withdraw contract offer to halfback Sam Walker
Sam Walker's future at the Sydney Roosters is uncertain after the club pulled a contract extension offer to the premiership-winning halfback.
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[FULL LIST] Ballon d’Or 2026: Kane, Yamal, Messi, Mbappé, Chawinga Among Top 10 Finalists
Harry Kane has been tipped as favourite to become England’s first Ballon d’Or winner in 25 years when the award is presented, but he faces stiff competition from La Liga pair Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé. Top 10 Finalists (Men) Ousmane Dembélé — Paris Saint-Germain/France Erling Haaland — Manchester City/Norway Harry Kane — Bayern Munich/England Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Paris Saint-Germain/Georgia Kylian Mbappé — Real Madrid/France Lionel Messi — Inter Miami/Argentina Michael Olise — Bayern Munich/France Fabián Ruiz — Paris Saint-Germain/Spain Rodri — Manchester City, Barcelona/Spain Lamine…
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Labuschagne must beat mental block to overcome the 30s in third Test
Australia are set to favour Marnus Labuschagne's ability to soak up pressure against the new ball and help the batters around him, and to give him one more chance for the third Test in South Africa.
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Temwa Chawinga becomes first African woman to finish in Ballon d’Or top 10
Malawian forward Temwa Chawinga has made history by becoming the first African woman to finish in the top 10 of the women’s Ballon d’Or. She was joined in the Ballon d’Or top 10 by Haiti’s Melchie Dumornay, Norway’s Caroline Graham Hansen, Spain’s Patri Guijarro, Denmark’s Pernille Harder, Poland’s Ewa Pajor, Spain’s Clàudia Pina and Alexia Putellas, England’s Alessia Russo, and Jamaica’s Khadija Shaw.
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England Under-15s walk off pitch against Ireland in World Cup after racism allegation
Match in new Fifa competition abandoned England players refuse to resume match England abandoned their Under-15 World Cup match against the Republic of Ireland on Monday after a player reported being subjected to a racist slur. Fifa confirmed it was investigating what happened in the final minute of the Group C fixture in Baku, Azerbaijan, when Ireland were leading 4-1.
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Under Buhari, Tinubu, Cash Transfer Office failed to identify beneficiaries of N33.75 billion – Audit Report
The office reported making electronic transfers totalling N33.75 billion to 3.2 million households and beneficiaries across 35 states in 2023. However, the payment vouchers did not contain complete details of the beneficiaries.
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Wheelaroos out to 'send a message' in pursuit of breakthrough World Cup title
The Wheelaroos will have prime-time exposure this Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, and they are hoping to use it to take their rough-and-tumble, uniquely inclusive sport mainstream.
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Ballon d’Or 2026: updates from 70th edition in London – live
⚽️ Ballon d’Or updates from 8pm GMT ⚽️ Ceremony returns to England in nod to Stanley Matthews ⚽️ Women’s power rankings: will a new winner be crowned? The Ballon d’Or, though, is a different state of affairs.
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Ballon d’Or 2026: Full list of winners as rankings revealed
Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos, Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, Al-Qadsiah forward Julian Quiñones and Arsenal defender William Saliba are among the players whose positions have been announced so far. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal) 24th: Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich/Colombia) 25th: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil) 26th: Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/France) 27th: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal) 28th: Julian Quiñones (Al-Qadsiah/Mexico) 29th (joint): William Saliba (Arsenal/France)
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Michael Carrick attends Manchester United training ground as club discuss his fate
Head coach arrives to watch under-21s play Bruno Fernandes likes Instagram post about loyalty Michael Carrick was at Manchester United’s training ground on Monday afternoon as elsewhere at the Carrington base Jason Wilcox, the sporting director, and Omar Berrada, the chief executive, deliberated whether to sack the head coach. Carrick arrived at about 1.50pm to watch the under-21s play a behind-closed-doors game.
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Mourinho’s plan comes together as Real Madrid relaunch with clásico statement
It was just like old times as José Mourinho ended a night at the Camp Nou with a knee slide and three points José Mourinho had already done the por qué?, the printout and the press conference no-show in under 100 days. When Kylian Mbappé scored the first in the clásico on Sunday night, Real Madrid’s manager hardly moved, sitting in the shadow of the bench, but when the striker got the second to win it with time running out, that was different.
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LS Lowry review – matchstick men, or the broken denizens of a smog-filled hellscape?
MK Gallery, Milton Keynes With his heaps of mud, decaying sheds and chimney-filled skies, Lowry depicts northern England as a spirit-crushing dystopia While people queue at the British Museum to see the Battle of Hastings, this excellent survey of LS Lowry at the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes takes you back to another, maybe more decisive part of our past – the age when Britain was the most industrialised society on Earth. Laurence Lowry was born in 1887 and worked for 41 years as a rent collector, a job that took him all over his native Greater Manchester observing its people and places.
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Doubles players sign open letter pleading with tennis chiefs to ‘protect’ format
Plans to slash games by half and prize money criticised ‘Hard for players to build and sustain a doubles career’ More than 150 doubles players on the men’s ATP tour have signed an open letter addressed to the ATP board and management imploring the men’s tennis governing bodies to reconsider its controversial doubles reforms and “protect” the doubles format in professional tennis. Under these proposals, ATP Masters 1000 events would host only 16 doubles teams and the main draws at ATP 500 and 250 events would accommodate only eight teams.
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Ghana, Belarus discuss sports training and scholarship deal
Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams met his Belarusian counterpart, Sergey Kovalchuk, on the sidelines of the 14th International Sports Forum “Russia: Country of Sports” in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Mr Adams said improving coaching standards was a priority for Ghana and expressed interest in learning from Belarus’s experience.
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U-17 Women’s World Cup: 3 African countries qualify for Round of 16 [Full list]
Three African countries, Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco, have qualified for the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. Japan China Spain United States Brazil Nigeria Poland Argentina Ghana France Morocco Mexico Venezuela Kenya Vanguard News
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Ebola: Help clean up Oshodi-Apapa highway, ex-boxing champ begs Sanwo-Olu
Former boxing champion Peter Oboh has urged Governor Sanwo-Olu to clean up human waste on the Oshodi-Apapa highway, warning of public health risks like Ebo
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U-15 Boys edge Kazakhstan 2-1 to end Group W with perfect record
The National U-15 Boys team ended their Group W campaign with a perfect record after edging Kazakhstan 2-1 in their final group match at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival in Azerbaijan. The win completes a flawless group stage for the young lads: Group W Results: Ghana 4-1 Uzbekistan Ghana 7-1 Myanmar Ghana 7-0 Guam Ghana 7-0 Bahamas Ghana 2-1 Kazakhstan Ghana finishes top of Group W with five wins from five, scoring 27 goals in the process, and will now await their opponents in the next phase of the FIFA U-15 Tournament and Festival.
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“We were a bit carried away” – Finidi explains Rivers United’s first NPFL defeat this season
For Finidi, the decisive moment was a reminder that matches at this level can turn on individual decisions, particularly when a team loses possession in a dangerous area and fails to respond quickly enough to the opposition’s counterattack
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Man Utd consider Howe, Nagelsmann, Conte to replace under-fire Carrick
By Adegboyega Adeleye Manchester United are considering Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann and Antonio Conte as potential replacements for head coach Michael Carrick, whose future is in serious doubt following the club’s 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, sources have told ESPN. Carrick dropped captain Bruno Fernandes for the Bournemouth game after the midfielder’s criticism of the team’s approach against Como, but United delivered another disappointing performance at Old Trafford.
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The horse that ushered in Manchester United’s tragic arc
There’s plenty of blame to go around at Old Trafford. Could some blame perhaps go to the director of football, Jason Wilcox, or the chief executive, Omar Berrada, the people making the appointments?
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Ballon d’Or 2026: How Nigeria went from Osimhen, Lookman to no nominees
It is a disappointing development for a country that has enjoyed a brief but significant return to the global awards conversation in recent years, driven by the rise of Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and the achievements of the Super Falcons
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Ex-Premier League star needs 50 stitches after German Shepherd attack
By Adegboyega Adeleye Former Premier League footballer Jermaine Pennant has revealed that he needed more than 50 stitches after a German Shepherd mauled his leg in north London, with his own dog intervening to help fight off the attacker. According to the BBC, the 43-year-old former Liverpool and Stoke City winger was walking his two dogs last week when the German Shepherd latched on to his right leg and refused to let go as he tried to protect his dog, King.
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Samson Awiah elected Ghana Cricket Association President, pledges nationwide representation
Former national team all-rounder Samson Kwasi Awe Awiah has been elected President of the Ghana Cricket Association (GCA), pledging to decentralise the sport and ensure nationwide representation in national team selection. Awiah polled 11 votes out of 25 valid ballots cast at the elective congress held last Saturday at the Cantonments Police Station Mosque in Accra.