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Tony Book obituary

Manchester City captain who brought the team four trophies in three years before going on to manage it The most remarkable aspect of the gilded footballing career of Tony Book was that until his fourth decade he was still earning a living as a bricklayer. Supplementing his wages by playing part-time non-league football, it was […]

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‘I had steam coming out of my ears’: Kokkinakis torment in Draper defeat

For the 10,000 fans who urged on the Australian, the five-set loss was emotional punishment for crowd and player alike Australians love a winner but sometimes an exception can be made. Thanasi Kokkinakis added to his library of misery with one of the more painful losses Melbourne Park has witnessed. Jack Draper’s 6-7 (3), 6-3,

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Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson died with debts of over £3.8m

Swede who died in August 2024 owed £7.25m to HMRC He left assets of £4.8m but not enough to cover his debts Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager, died with debts of over £3.8m following years of financial mismanagement. Eriksson, who died in August 2024 at the age of 76 having earlier announced that he

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Sevilla defender Kike Salas under investigation over yellow cards

22-year-old arrested and then released Two other men detained and phone taken as evidence The Sevilla defender Kike Salas has been arrested by police for allegedly deliberately getting booked so that his friends could win bets. The 22-year-old was detained by police in Seville on Tuesday and subsequently released without charge having exercised his right

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