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SportsLeBron James made a winning start to life with the Philadelphia 76ers, and his first game in a new jersey could hardly have come on a bigger stage. The 41-year-old opened his record 24th NBA season by helping Philadelphia beat the defending champions, the New York Knicks, 106-100 in their season opener at Madison Square
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SportsCristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension and a fine by the Portuguese Football Federation for walking out on the national team camp during the UEFA Nations League, a punishment that reflects both the seriousness of the offence and the federation's decision to show leniency to its record-breaking captain. The Ronaldo 30-day suspension means
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SportsSacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons is expected to miss the entire 2026-27 NBA season after an MRI confirmed a torn right Achilles tendon. The Ben Simmons Achilles tear came during a live drill in team practice on Sunday, just days before the new campaign was due to tip off. The Kings announced the devastating news
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SportsDaniel Dubois needed barely two rounds to end his heavyweight rivalry with Fabio Wardley on Saturday night, storming to a second-round stoppage at London's O2 Arena to keep hold of the WBO world heavyweight title in their rematch. FAKTA Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley by second-round technical knockout at The O2 Arena in London on
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SportsReal Madrid have demanded the immediate resignation of LaLiga president Javier Tebas after he compared the Spanish club's communication methods to the propaganda techniques of Nazi Germany, in the most serious escalation yet of one of football's bitterest institutional feuds. The Real Madrid Tebas resignation demand was issued in an official club statement on Friday,
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SportsThe Milwaukee Brewers are going to the World Series for the first time in 44 years. Down 4-0 in the early innings on the road against the two-time defending champions, the Brewers stormed back to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night, completing a
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SportsMilwaukee took a 3-0 NLCS lead with a 6-2 Game 3 win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, moving one victory from the World Series.
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SportsSTAVANGER — Harry Kane overtook Lionel Messi in the Champions League record books on Tuesday night, but the England captain’s two goals were not enough to give Bayern Munich victory as Norwegian champions Viking produced a famous late comeback to draw 3-3 in a six-goal thriller in the league phase. Viking stunned the six-time European
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SportsOlympic champion Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win the China Open on Sunday, beating French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the Beijing final. The 24-year-old wildcard, ranked No. 54 after elbow surgery, saved three set points in the first set before sealing her maiden WTA 1000 title with an ace — capping a remarkable comeback from a ranking slide to No. 160.
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SportsBeijing: French Open champion Mirra Andreeva survived a late wobble to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) in an all-Russian quarterfinal at the China Open on Thursday, reaching her first Beijing semifinal and setting up a last-four clash with Nikola Bartunkova.
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SportsMike Ditka, the Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end who coached the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl triumph, has died. He was 86. FAKTA Age: 86 — his family announced his death on Friday, October 9. No cause of death was given. As a player: drafted fifth overall by the Bears in
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SportsLionel Messi scored one goal and set up two more as Argentina beat Benin 3-0 in his 208th and final international match — 'The Last Tango' at a packed Estadio Monumental on 6 October 2026.
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