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Solskjaer not giving up hope of catching Man City
City have soared 10 points clear of their local rivals thanks to an 18-game winning streak in all competitions.
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West Ham up to fourth as troubled Spurs crash again
West Ham moved into fourth in the Premier League with a 2-1 win against troubled Tottenham on Sunday.
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Djokovic beats Medvedev to win ninth Australian Open
Djokovic demolished the fourth seed 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in front of 7,400 fans on Rod Laver Arena to end the Russian's unbeaten run at 20 matches.
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Osaka aims to inspire new generation - but says Williams is still the queen
But the Japanese star, a four-time major-winner at the age of just 23, insisted America's Serena Williams, 39 -- who has 23 Slam crowns -- remains the face of the women's game.
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Everton savour first win at Liverpool since 1999, Chelsea held
Richarlison's early opener and Gylfi Sigurdsson's late penalty gave the Toffees a first win on any ground over Liverpool in 24 attempts dating back to 2010.
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Real Madrid close on top spot after Atletico stumble again
Atletico had the chance to stretch their lead to 11 points this week by winning back-to-back games against Levante but instead, they followed a 1-1 draw on Wednesday with a surprise 2-0 loss, meaning a five-point advantage became only six.
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Japan's celebrations rocket into orbit as Osaka's win takes off
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi wrote from space "Naomi Osaka, congratulations on the victory," with a gold-medal emoji.
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Japan's Osaka beats Brady to win Australian Open
Osaka edged a tight first set and broke the American twice in the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes in front of thousands of fans at Rod Laver Arena.
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King Novak faces 'challenger' Medvedev in Australian Open final
The Serbian world number one is into his ninth decider at Melbourne Park as he targets an 18th Slam title to close the gap on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who have 20 each.
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All Blacks legend Dan Carter retires at 38
The fly-half, who remains the record points-scorer in both Test and Super Rugby, said he was "sad" to call it quits.
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South Africa complains to ICC over cancelled Australian cricket tour
CSA interim board chairman Stavros Nicolaou told a press conference on Friday that the board was "extremely disappointed" over what he described as a unilateral decision by Cricket Australia.
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'Universe boss' Gayle to launch Pakistan Super League return
Chris Gayle will be suiting up with the Quetta Gladiators against title holders Karachi for his first T20 appearance on Pakistani soil.
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Is long reign over for Williams, queen of Melbourne Park?
Serena Williams has been playing the Australian Open since 1998 - when Naomi Osaka, her semi-final conqueror, was a baby - and has grown to rule the tournament with seven titles, an Open-era record.
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Fernandes double helps Man United thrash Sociedad, Bale stars for Spurs
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United are all but into the last 16, with four 'away' goals to take into the return game in a week's time, after the first leg was played in Turin due to coronavirus travel restrictions.
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Mamelodi Sundowns CAF CL clash postponed due to new COVID-19 variant
They are the second South African team after Kaizer Chiefs to be denied entry into another African country due to the new COVID-19 variant discovered by South African scientists.
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Peerless Djokovic ends Karatsev dream to reach Australian Open final
The 33-year-old Serb, showing no ill-effects from an abdomen injury sustained in the third round, overwhelmed the 114th-ranked Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to reach his 28th Grand Slam final.
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South Africa's Morris smashes IPL auction record with $2.25m fee
The fee smashed the record $2.2 million paid for Yuvraj Singh by Delhi Daredevils in 2015. Australia's Pat Cummins had previously been the most expensive foreign player when Kolkata Knight Riders paid $2.17m for him in 2019.
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Osaka shatters Williams record bid to make Australian Open final
The Japanese third seed swept past the American veteran 6-3, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena in front of thousands of fans allowed back in after Melbourne lifted a snap five-day lockdown.
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Man City beat Everton to march 10 points clear
Riyad Mahrez scored the pick of the goals in between Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva's strikes as City extended their English top-flight record winning run to 17 games.
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Pirlo says lacklustre Juventus handed Porto victory 'on silver platter'
It was a below-par performance by Juventus, chasing their third Champions League title and first in 25 years.
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Tsitsipas stuns Nadal in five sets at Australian Open
Second seed Nadal was on course for a comfortable victory before Tsitsipas turned the match around to prevail 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 7-5 in a seismic upset.
