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US flag football star Ashlea Klam eyes 2028 Olympic gold – and so much more

Three years out from the flag football’s debut as an Olympic sport in Los Angeles, few women have seized on the opportunities it’s created like Ashlea Klam Ashlea Klam won a world championship in flag football – and is in prime position to pursue an Olympic gold medal for the US – without ever having

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Southampton face battle to avoid worst-ever Premier League record

With just six points from 21 league games, Saints are in danger of breaking a record set by Derby County in 2008 By Ben McAleer for WhoScored Ivan Juric’s appointment was supposed to make Southampton a more solid team. His predecessor, Russell Martin, implemented a possession-based style of football​ that worked wonders as the club

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Basic humanity is missing in social media free-for-alls that beset football | David Hytner

Depressing abuse suffered by Kai Havertz, his wife, and Tamworth’s Chris Wreh is representative of wider problem Kai Havertz was braced for the criticism from the pundits, starting with those on TV and extending to the army of them in the pubs and front rooms across the United Kingdom; across the world, really. Like most

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Relax, Australia: confected outrage about Sam Konstas hides the real issue | Barney Ronay

The energy expended on my ‘Ashes war of words’ would be better directed at the fight for the future of Test cricket Australia: an apology. Earlier this week I wrote an article that compared one of that nation’s brightest sporting stars to a comedic figure with a short-lived pop celebrity lifespan, causing outrage among Australia’s

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Emma Raducanu exits Australian Open after defeat to ruthless Iga Swiatek

Brit outclassed in 6-1, 6-0 loss to second seed Swiatek eases into fourth round at Melbourne Park Over the past few years of professional tennis, the sight of Iga Swiatek annihilating another poor, defenceless opponent has become as sure as the sun will rise. When Swiatek’s game is flowing and her mind is clear, the

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