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Referee Lee Mason withdraws from Sheffield United vs Liverpool with injury after Brighton debacle

independent– Lee Mason has withdrawn from duties on Liverpool’s Premier League game with Sheffield United on Sunday evening citing an injury sustained during the controversial game between West Brom and Brighton at The Hawthorns on Saturday. Referee Mason was due to be the fourth official

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Naomi Osaka wins second Australian Open title with straight sets victory over Jennifer Brady

independent– Naomi Osaka reasserted her position as queen of the hard court with a straight sets victory over the American Jennifer Brady at the Australian Open. Osaka pinched a tight first set 6-4 and dominated the second to win 6-3 and close out her second title in Melbourne, and her fourth grand slam. After dispatching Serena Williams in the […]

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Rafael Nadal uses own injury experience to warn Novak Djokovic at Australian Open

express– Rafael Nadal has appeared to warn Novak Djokovic over playing through the pain barrier at the Australian Open. Both Nadal and Djokovic have struggled with injury during the tournament in Melbourne. The Spaniard has a back problem and the Serbian an abdominal issue. Nadal beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets on Monday to reach the quarter-final stage.

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Serena Williams sparkles with Stan Wawrinka poor – and more Australian Open observations

express– Serena Williams raced into the third round of the Australian Open in her FloJo-inspired catsuit today. But fellow Grand Slam champions Stan Wawrinka, Bianca Andreescu and Petra Kvitova all made sharp exits from Melbourne. And US Open champion Dominic Thiem, who finished runner-up last year, showed he is also a contender for the title […]

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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 live on […]

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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 […]