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Napoli finally beaten as Inter revives Serie A title bid

Milan, Serie A leader Napoli lost for the first time this season as Inter Milan reinvigorated its Italian title bid with a 3-2 win on Sunday, reports AP. Inter, the defending champion, cut the gap on Napoli and AC Milan to four points after 13 rounds a…

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BIC launches early bird ticket sales for F1 2022 with up to 20% off

Manama, Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) today launched tickets for the 2022 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. This will be a landmark event for the sport as it enters a new era of regulations and cars which promise unpredictable racing. Ticke…

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Milan suffer first league defeat at Vlahovic-inspired Fiorentina

Florence, Fiorentina inflicted a first Serie A defeat of the season on AC Milan with a 4-3 victory in Florence on Saturday, as Dusan Vlahovic and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored second half braces.Goals from Alfred Duncan and Riccardo Saponara gave La Viola …

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NBC keeps Premier League, deal $2.7B+ for 6 years

Washington, NBC has achieved one of its major objectives over the past year, retaining U.S. rights to broadcast the Premier League for another six years. The Premier League announced the deal on Thursday. NBC will pay more than $2.7 billion to continue…

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Medvedev beats Zverev and edges closer to ATP Finals semis

Turin, Defending champion Daniil Medvedev inched closer to the ATP Finals semifinals after beating 2018 champ Alexander Zverev on Tuesday to make it two wins out of two in Turin. Medvedev, who won the U.S. Open in September for his first Grand Slam tit…

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Germany wrap up year with win as North Macedonia reach play-offs

Yerevan, Germany finished a roller-coaster year with a 4-1 win in Armenia on Sunday, with North Macedonia grabbing second place behind the Germans in Group J to reach the World Cup play-offs. Germany had already qualified for the 2022 World Cup but ro…

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Hamilton tops Brazil practice but has to serve grid penalty in GP

Munich, World champion Lewis Hamilton topped first practice for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen but faces a setback having to start Sunday’s race with a five-place grid penalty.Mercedes driver Hamilton clocked 1…

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Chiellini backs Super League idea, calls for soccer reforms

Rome, Juventus and Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini came out in support of the failed Super League project on Wednesday and advocated reforms domestically as well, reports AP. The Super League was launched in April but collapsed within 48 hours amid a b…

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Koeman gone, Barcelona names Sergi Barjuan caretaker coach

Barcelona, With its coffers depleted and a critical Champions League match right around the corner, Barcelona was looking for a new coach on Thursday after it named a caretaker coach following the firing of Ronald Koeman. The Spanish club said that res…

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Leverkusen stunned 2-1 by second-tier Karlsruhe in German Cup

Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen suffered another setback on Wednesday when they crashed out of the German Cup with a 2-1 home defeat against second-division Karlsruhe. The visitors had a dream start from Lucas Cueto’s fifth-minute tap-in, said dpa internation…