FIFA Reject Chelsea’s Appeal Against Transfer Ban

FIFA Reject Chelsea’s Appeal Against Transfer Ban

Chelsea’s appeal against its two-window transfer ban for signing underage players has been broadly rejected by FIFA, world football’s governing body has announced. The Premier League club were given the sanction, which runs until July 2020, in February and were...
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Liverpool Pull Off Miraculous Victory at Anfield and Advance To Final

Liverpool Pull Off Miraculous Victory at Anfield and Advance To Final

Liverpool are through to the Champions League final after beating Barcelona 4-0 in the semi-final second leg at Anfield to win 4-3 on aggregate. Istanbul will always be the benchmark when it comes to Liverpool comebacks in Europe but the...
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Northern Political Parties Vow to Strive for a Deal in New Power-Sharing Talks

Northern Political Parties Vow to Strive for a Deal in New Power-Sharing Talks

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have vowed to strive for a deal to restore power-sharing as a fresh talks process began at Stormont. The leaders of the five main parties acknowledged mounting public impatience and anger at a stalemate that has...
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Talks Aimed at Restoring Power-Sharing to Resume Today

Talks Aimed at Restoring Power-Sharing to Resume Today

A fresh bid to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland will get under way later. The UK and Irish governments have convened a new talks process to try to break the logjam that has left the region without a properly functioning...
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Derry to Receive $137m Funding Package from UK Government

Derry to Receive $137m Funding Package from UK Government

The British Government has outlined details of a $137m (£105m) funding package for Derry. The investment is made up of $65 (£50) million in funding for the Derry and Strabane City Deal and $72 (£55) million of additional support through...
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Shane Long Makes Ireland Squad After Fine Run of Form

Shane Long Makes Ireland Squad After Fine Run of Form

Shane Long is back in contention for the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Denmark and Gibraltar after ending the Premier League season with Southampton in fine form. The 32-year-old striker has been included in Mick McCarthy’s provisional...
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Kompany’s Stunner Lifts Manchester City to the Top With One Game Left

Kompany’s Stunner Lifts Manchester City to the Top With One Game Left

Vincent Kompany struck a sensational winner as Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a dramatic and tense 1-0 win over Leicester. City’s long-serving and influential captain netted with a ferocious long-range shot to settle nerve...
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Natural World is Deteriorating Faster Than Ever, Says UN Report

Natural World is Deteriorating Faster Than Ever, Says UN Report

Wildlife and habitats are declining at an “unprecedented” rate worldwide which directly threatens human beings, a major new study has warned. Up to a million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction, a greater number than ever...
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Concussion Rules Mo Salah Out of Barcelona’s Visit to Anfield

Concussion Rules Mo Salah Out of Barcelona’s Visit to Anfield

Mohamed Salah will miss the second leg of Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final with Barcelona due to a concussion. The Egypt forward suffered a head injury in Saturday’s win over Newcastle and manager Jurgen Klopp said at his pre-Barca press conference....
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Alliance Party Leader Naomi Long Hails Election Success

Alliance Party Leader Naomi Long Hails Election Success

Voters in Northern Ireland have signaled their desire for alternatives to traditional orange and green politics, the leader of the Alliance Party has said. Naomi Long hailed what she described as the expansion of the center ground after her party,...
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