Gabriel Zakuani played over 400 EFL games and captained the Democratic Republic of the Congo – now he helps his country recruit talent like Aaron Wan-Bissaka A Costa Coffee in Purley was the unlikely venue for Gabriel Zakuani’s meeting in 2022 with Sébastien Desabre, the newly appointed manager of the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
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Pregnancy, contraception and menopause to be covered Groundbreaking changes an ‘incredibly welcome’ step Female athletes are to benefit from a major breakthrough in insurance cover for pregnancy, contraception, menopause and other health conditions, as part of the implementation of recommendations in the Carney review. The Women’s Football Taskforce commissioned Loughborough University – announced recently as
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Summer rugby league began in Paris in 1996 but for all its success, it has struggled with the business of expansion It began with an explosion of noise and a wave of excitement on the fringes of Paris in 1996, and as Super League celebrated its 30th anniversary weekend in the slightly more rugby league-centric
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Four years ago Elliot Anderson was helping Bristol Rovers to League Two promotion – this summer he could be a key player for England at the World Cup. BBC Sport charts his rise.
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Jannik Sinner creating history by adding the Miami Open title to his Indian Wells win will not be lost on world number one Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner raises Alcaraz stakes with historic ‘Sunshine Double’ Read More »
The Argentine striker’s 2019 death in a plane crash shone a light on the opaque world of transfers and player welfare.
Braylon Mullin’s last-gasp heave seals shock win Michigan face Arizona for place in national final Braylon Mullins sank a desperation three-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke on Sunday, earning the Huskies a spot in the Final Four after they rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit. The
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Australia 269-7 beat West Indies 179 by 90 runs in St Kitts Mooney (65 off 104) and Wareham (3-29) put visitors 2-0 up Australia have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in their ODI series against West Indies with a 90-run win in the second match at St Kitts’ Warner Park. New captain Sophie Molineux rested
Australia spin themselves out of trouble to clinch ODI series in West Indies Read More »
South Australia 198 & 258; Victoria 261 & 139 | SA win by 56 runs Final day drama as five Victorian wickets fall for just 27 runs South Australia rifled through Victoria’s lower order to win the Sheffield Shield final and claim back-to-back titles for the first time. Needing 196 to win, the home side
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World No 2 seals Miami Open final 6-4, 6-4 Sinner won in Indian Wells earlier in March Jiri Lehecka entered his first Masters 1000 final at the Miami Open in the best serving form of his life. He had won every service game in the tournament, a feat achieved by just eight men at this
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