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Lens condemn racist abuse of Saint-Maximin after player’s children targeted in Mexico

Winger suffers online racism on return to France Abuse of Frenchman’s family led him to leave Mexico Lens have condemned the racist abuse aimed at new signing Allan Saint-Maximin after a previous racist incident involving the former Newcastle winger’s children ended his career in Mexico’s top flight. Saint-Maximin joined Lens on a six-month deal during

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Welcome to Team GB’s Milan base: TV, games, popcorn and 5,000 tea bags

Deputy de mission aims to create ‘home from home’ Exercise bikes and an F1 simulator also at the base Team GB’s athletes at the Winter Olympics will be fuelled by 130kg of Quaker porridge oats, 5,050 Aldi teabags and a Formula One simulator. The Guardian was given rare access to the team’s base at the

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Fans attack ‘classless’ NHL for cutting cancer donation by $800,000 after missed shot

Successful shot would have made $1m for charities Social media users say event was ‘dystopian’ The NHL has received backlash after slashing a donation to cancer research by $800,000 after a missed shot during a charity promotion. The incident came during Sunday’s game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins. Rob Higgins, the athletics

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s no-show leaves Saudi Pro League facing awkward questions

League’s star said to be unhappy over his club’s transfer dealings and Karim Benzema’s move. Now he could face his first backlash Jurassic Park sounded great given the spectacular beasts on display, but there was chaos after they started to do their own thing. When Cristiano Ronaldo, surely the T rex, and Karim Benzema, perhaps

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Jacob Bethell dismantles Sri Lanka tail to deliver T20 series whitewash for England

3rd T20i: England, 128-9, bt Sri Lanka, 116, by 12 runs Bethell takes four wickets to help seal 3-0 series win It was a thriller on a Pallekele turner, the triumph going England’s way. Jacob Bethell’s part-timers turned lethal, his three-wicket over dismantling Sri Lanka’s tail to secure a 12-run win in the third and

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