Sané Scores Brace As Man City Ease Past Kitchee in Hong Kong

Sané Scores Brace As Man City Ease Past Kitchee in Hong Kong

Leroy Sané ensured the spotlight stayed on him by scoring twice as Manchester City cruised to victory over Kitchee in their pre-season friendly in Hong Kong. David Silva and Raheem Sterling were also on the score-sheet as City won 6-1...
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Ireland Extend Lead After Humiliating England in First Innings at Lords

Ireland Extend Lead After Humiliating England in First Innings at Lords

England’s World Cup honeymoon was gatecrashed in sensational fashion at Lord’s as Ireland skittled their hosts for a calamitous 85 before taking a 42-run lead on the first afternoon of the Specsavers Test. Just 10 days after their greatest achievement...
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Bales Scores as Real Madrid Defeat Arsenal in Penalty Shoot-Out

Bales Scores as Real Madrid Defeat Arsenal in Penalty Shoot-Out

Gareth Bale scored as Real Madrid took a dramatic 3-2 win on penalties against Arsenal in their International Champions Cup clash. Bale, whose potential departure from the Spanish side has dominated the headlines this week, helped spark a second-half comeback....
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Zidane Denies ‘Disrespecting’ Gareth Bale

Zidane Denies ‘Disrespecting’ Gareth Bale

Zinedine Zidane has denied disrespecting Gareth Bale and says the Welshman did not play against Bayern Munich last weekend because he did not want to. The Real Madrid boss told reporters that he would always back his players, after facing...
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Nicky Butt Appointed as United’s Head of First-Team Development

Nicky Butt Appointed as United’s Head of First-Team Development

Nicky Butt has been named as Manchester United’s head of first-team development. The 44-year-old was head of the club’s academy but will now report to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and will help “create a seamless journey for young players stepping...
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Shane Lowry Targets Ryder Cup After Open Win

Shane Lowry Targets Ryder Cup After Open Win

Open champion Shane Lowry is targeting a Ryder Cup debut after finding himself part of a group of players he used to curse. Roared on by a sell-out crowd as Royal Portrush made a memorable success of staging the Open...
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Shane Lowry Wins The Open

Shane Lowry Wins The Open

A year after being reduced to tears by the state of his game at Carnoustie, Shane Lowry claimed his first major title in commanding fashion in the 148th Open at Royal Portrush. Roared on by a sell-out crowd undeterred by...
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Glover Moves to Within Four of the Lead

Glover Moves to Within Four of the Lead

Lucas Glover made the first impact on the third-round Open leaderboard at Royal Portrush to give some encouragement to fellow American and joint leader JB Holmes. Glover carded three successive birdies from the second to move to four under, just...
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McIlroy’s Birdie Charge Not Enough to Make The Cut

McIlroy’s Birdie Charge Not Enough to Make The Cut

An emotional Rory McIlroy admitted his early departure from the Open was full of contradictions as a missed cut left him bitterly disappointed but still immensely proud. The Florida-based Northern Irishman felt he reconnected with “his people” as thousands...
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Rain Not Spoiling The Party as The Open Returns to Portrush

Rain Not Spoiling The Party as The Open Returns to Portrush

The rain hammered down and the home hero’s victory chances were washed away but nothing was about to spoil the Portrush party on the Open’s historic return. Rory McIlroy’s disastrous first round dampened the cheers only briefly as the thousands...
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