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MATT BARLOW: Mental and physical fatigue caught up with Newcastle

MATT BARLOW: Kieran Trippier was tormented by Son Heung-min as mental and physical fatigue caught up with Newcastle in Tottenham defeat Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle: Richarlison nets twice as Spurs return to winning ways Son was the star man and gave Newcastle nightmares with a goal and two assists IAN LADYMAN reveals the GREATEST weapon a […]

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One in five players at Women's World Cup were targets of online abuse

One in five players at Women’s World Cup were the targets of online abuse… with the Luis Rubiales kiss scandal sparking a spike in offensive and misogynistic messages United States and Argentina players suffered the highest volume of abuse 637 verified instances of abuse linked to the final between England and Spain Todd Boehly reminds […]

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Burnley have their own gem in James Trafford

Burnley have their own gem in James Trafford after shelling out a club-record £19m to sign the young goalkeeper from Man City last summer Burnley splashed the cash on a goalkeeper who was last on loan in League One He has had a tricky start but James Trafford performed well against Brighton No one cares […]

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Mary Earps is the bookies' favourite to win BBC SPOTY award

BBC Sports Personality of The Year shortlist is CONFIRMED with Mary Earps tipped to be second Lionesses winner in a row – but there’s no place for a World Athletics champion Mary Earps won the Golden Glove at the Women’s World Cup  Stuart Broad, Rory McIlroy and Frankie Dettori are also among the nominations  On […]

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LIVERPOOL CONFIDENTIAL: Anfield Road Stand upper tier finally opens

LIVERPOOL CONFIDENTIAL: Anfield Road Stand upper tier finally open for Man United visit as capacity reaches 57,000, Andy Robertson on course for January return and Klopp’s kids head to Belgium for Europa dead rubber The upper tier of the new Anfield Road Stand will finally open four months late   Original contractors were into administration, causing […]

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Turkish football president who punched ref screamed 'I will kill you'

Turkish football president who punched referee screamed ‘I will kill you’ as he was being kicked on the ground, victim reveals: Arrested club official admits he ‘went crazy’ after 97th-minute penalty cost them victory Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler on Monday Koca himself was taken to hospital, but has since appeared in court […]