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July 21, 2021 No Responses

Milwaukee Bucks Win First NBA Title In Fifty Years

Giannis Antetokounmpo made the most of his maiden NBA Finals appearance as the Greek forward was the unanimous winner of the championship series’ most valuable player (MVP) award after leading the Milwaukee Bucks to their first title in 50 years....

July 20, 2021 No Responses

Celtic Held To 1-1 Draw By Midtjylland In Champions League Qualifier

Ange Postecoglou’s tenure as Celtic boss began with an incident-packed 1-1 draw with Midtjylland as both sides ended the Champions League qualifier with 10 men. New Hoops signing Liel Abada, the 19-year-old Israeli winger, marked his competitive debut by sco...

July 18, 2021 No Responses

Hamilton Wins British Grand Prix Despite Controversial Crash With Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton delivered a remarkable comeback to win the British Grand Prix after he was accused of putting Max Verstappen’s life on the line when Formula One’s championship rivals crashed at 190mph. Hamilton passed Charles Leclerc with only two-and-a-hal...

July 17, 2021 No Responses

McIlroy Frustrated After Poor Finish To Third Round Of The Open

Former champion Rory McIlroy threw a club in frustration after squandering an ideal start to the third round of the 149th Open at Royal St George’s. McIlroy, who made the halfway cut with just a shot to spare after consecutive...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Dublin’s Aviva Stadium To Host 2024 UEFA Europa League Final

The Football Association of Ireland has announced that following talks in London last weekend, UEFA’s Executive Committee has awarded the staging of the 2024 UEFA Europa League final to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The game will mark the second...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Celtic Announce Signing Of Kyogo Furuhashi From Vissel Kobe

Celtic have announced the signing of Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi from Vissel Kobe on a four-year contract. The transfer, which is subject to international clearance, sees Furuhashi move to the Scottish Premiership from the J1 League, where he is currently...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Lions Coach Remains Bullish Despite Loss To South Africa ‘A’

Warren Gatland insisted his British and Irish Lions players left Cape Town Stadium with renewed conviction of their ability to win the Test series despite a 17-13 defeat by South Africa A. A powerful shadow Springboks squad containing 11 World...

July 14, 2021 No Responses

Lions Fall Short Against South Africa ‘A’ In Cape Town

The British and Irish Lions fell to the first defeat of their tour as South Africa ‘A’ landed a psychological blow ahead of the Test series by registering a 17-13 victory at Cape Town Stadium. The match, billed as an...

July 14, 2021 No Responses

Messi Reportedly Takes 50% Pay Cut In New Five-Year Deal With Barcelona

Lionel Messi has agreed a significant pay cut in order to remain at Barcelona and will sign a five-year contract in the coming days, according to reports. Messi, 34, has been a free agent since his previous four-year deal expired...

July 13, 2021 No Responses

Ireland Win Maiden One Day International Against South Africa

Andy Balbirnie’s century allied to blistering cameos from Harry Tector and George Dockrell underpinned Ireland’s historic maiden win over South Africa, who lost the second one-day international by 43 runs at Malahide. While the teams have never before met ...

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