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No frills, no paywall and Mambo No 5: Test cricket’s lo-fi free-to-air return

the guardian– ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, this is …” Test cricket, finally back on free-to-air TV at the godawful hour of one, two, 3.35 in the morning. For 15 years, four months, and 22 days now the game has been going back-and-forth about whether or not people ought to be able to watch it

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Barcelona to sue newspaper for publishing Messi’s $674m contract

aljazeera– Barcelona will take legal action against the Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details of Lionel Messi’s current contract, which it says is worth up to 555 million euros ($674m) over four years. The club also insisted on Sunday they were not responsible for the leak, which it defined as a “private document […]

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Manchester City go top after Gündogan turns on style in 5-0 rout of West Brom

theguardian– Manchester City became the ninth team to top the Premier League this season but while Pep Guardiola claimed the table is the last thing he will look at, his team appear set to stay significantly involved in this title race. The numbers behind this victory are staggering but barely do justice to how superior […]

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Andy Murray ‘devastated’ as he shelves Australian Open plans

A “devastated” Andy Murray has been forced to withdraw from the Australian Open as he is unable to travel to Melbourne with a “workable quarantine” that would allow him to be ready to compete in the tournament, which begins on 8 February. “Gutted to share that I won’t be flying out to Australia to compete at the […]

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Manchester United go clear at top after Paul Pogba volley sees off Burnley

theguardian– Manchester United are top of the Premier League at this stage of the season for the first time since the 2012-13 campaign which they ended by claiming a 20th title. For this they can thank Paul Pogba, the midfielder crowning a fine display with a sweet 71st-minute winner. This came when the Frenchman won […]

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Tyson Fury responds to Anthony Joshua’s claim he is a “modern day great”

mirror– Tyson Fury has laughed off Anthony Joshua’s claims he is a ‘modern-day great’ – and trolled his rival over his infamous defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr. Joshua suffered the only defeat of his career so far against Ruiz in June 2019 when the unfancied American shocked the world by stopping the WBA, IBF and […]

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Paris St-Germain: Mauricio Pochettino main contender to replace Thomas Tuchel

bbc– Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is the main contender to take over at Paris St-Germain after Thomas Tuchel was sacked. On Tuesday, PSG announced Tuchel’s contract had been “terminated” and it is understood the club’s players are aware Pochettino will replace him. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi thanked Tuchel and said the

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Leicester 2-2 Manchester United: Jamie Vardy ends Red Devils’ superb run of away wins in Boxing Day cracker

standard– Manchester United’s remarkable run of away victories came to an end as they missed the chance to go second in the Premier League despite leading twice at Leicester on Boxing Day. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side had put together an extraordinary sequence of 14 successive wins on the road across all competitions and went ahead at the King Power

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Anthony Joshua threatens Tyson Fury after taking Gypsy King’s Rolex watch

express– Anthony Joshua has warned Tyson Fury that he will take his “head off his shoulders” if the pair go toe-to-toe next year. Promoters Eddie Hearn, Frank Warren and Bob Arum are currently working on making the blockbuster bout between the two heavyweight champions. Joshua successfully defended his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts with […]

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Man Utd to offer Marcus Rashford mega new contract as Real Madrid and Barcelona circle

express– Manchester United will enter contract talks with Marcus Rashford in early 2021 in an attempt to secure his long-term future at Old Trafford. Rashford’s current contract at United runs until 2023, with the option of a further 12 months. But with some of Europe’s top clubs showing an interest, the Red Devils are keen to reward the […]