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La Liga: Balde on track for a January exit at Barca
Zero minutes since the start of the season Six wins from six. More than four goals a game. Hansi Flick’s Barcelona have made the kind of start that shuts down arguments before they begin, and the squad has ridden that wave together. Almost all of it, anyway. Alejandro Balde has not played a single minute…
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Football: Farke wants Leeds to stop being predictable
Daniel Farke says nobody in his Leeds squad is guaranteed a shirt, captain included. Newcastle arrive at Elland Road on Monday night with both clubs still unbeaten.
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Rugby: Petaia back with the Wallabies after his NFL detour
Petaia back in the frame after three years away The Wallabies named their squad this morning and Jordan Petaia is in it. The versatile 26-year-old has not worn the Australia jersey since the 2023 World Cup in France. Head coach Les Kiss has picked him for the one-off Test against the Springboks, set for Perth…
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La Liga: Xavi Espart has taken Barcelona’s left flank
Five games, five starts Xavi Espart got off the mark for Barcelona on Sunday night at Levante. It was the first Blaugrana goal in a match the Catalans went on to win 4-2. The 19-year-old left-back has now started all five opening La Liga fixtures, no questions asked. The La Masia graduate was not supposed…
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MLB: half a game splits the White Sox and Guardians in Cleveland
Half a game. That’s it. Half a game is all that’s between the White Sox and the Guardians as they open a three-game set in Cleveland on Monday night. Chicago leads the American League Central at 76-73. Cleveland is right on its tail at 76-74. Nobody has any breathing room. Nobody can afford a slip.…
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Premier League: Barcola ruled out again as Liverpool host Tottenham
Iraola shuts the door on Tottenham Andoni Iraola spoke on Monday. Bradley Barcola will not play against Tottenham. Liverpool host the Spurs on Tuesday night at 9pm in the third round of the League Cup. The French winger will stay sidelined. He has not even returned to full team training yet. “He is not ready…
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Germany: Ouedraogo hurt again days before Klopp’s first squad
Taken off in the 35th minute, the shoulder has flared up again RB Leipzig hammered Hamburg 5-0 on Sunday. It should have been the sort of night that told everyone exactly where they stand. Instead, it ended with a real concern. Assan Ouedraogo, named in the starting line-up, was forced off in the 35th minute…
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Rugby: Matfield names France in his World Cup top three
Three names. No more. Victor Matfield has made up his mind. In his view, the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia will be decided between three nations: South Africa, New Zealand and France. The rest? Just background noise. “I’ve said it from the start: there are only three teams that can win this World Cup,…
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MLS: Revolution end the Fire’s seven-game unbeaten run
Two counters, two goals, same supplier Seven matches without defeat. Over. Chicago lost 2-1 at home to the New England Revolution on Sunday afternoon. Two counterattacks did it. The first landed in the 39th minute. Jackson Yueill hit a long diagonal from inside his own box. Dor Turgeman beat Samuel Rogers to it, drove into…