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‘A long time coming’: table tennis world hails Marty Supreme-fueled boom

Once dismissed as a basement game, table tennis is enjoying an unlikely US revival as the Oscar-tipped biopic Marty Supreme collides with a wave of new players For decades in the US, table tennis has lived a double life: one of the most widely played sports in the country, yet still dismissed by many as

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Trevoh Chalobah’s resurgence is proof Chelsea can look within for answers | Jacob Steinberg

Form of former Crystal Palace loanee has been huge plus amid fan unrest at relentless recruitment of young players Trevoh Chalobah appeared to be fighting a losing battle during the summer of 2024. He was exiled from the Chelsea first team, omitted from the pre-season tour and put up for sale. Being diplomatic, it was

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Brenden Aaronson enters peak form at the right time for Leeds and the US

The Philadelphia Union product has added end product to his trademark hustle – can he keep the good form going? Timing is everything in a World Cup year, and Brenden Aaronson’s has been pretty much perfect. Scoring a goal and putting in a top performance against your team’s biggest rival is something all players dream

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Talk of Arsenal being champions-elect ‘takes focus to wrong place’, says Arteta

Manager insists praise from outside ‘does not add value’ Arsenal, seven points clear, host Manchester United next Mikel Arteta says nobody is more driven than him to win the Premier League this season as he promised his Arsenal players would not be distracted by talk of them as champions-elect. The signs for Arsenal are extremely

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‘It breaks my heart’: Naomi Osaka pulls out of Australian Open with injury

Two-time champion says ‘my body needs attention’ Third-round match with Maddison Inglis scrapped Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open just hours before she was due to take the court against the qualifier Maddison Inglis, citing an abdominal injury linked to body changes from her pregnancy. The news landed late on a Saturday in Melbourne

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