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#VictorOsimhen #Galatasaray #ChampionsLeague
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Victor Osimhen silences Turin, doubters with unerring finish: UCL MOTW
Victor Osimhen was, and is, one of the most sought-after centre-forwards in world football. So, when he chose to leave his Napoli for Galatasaray, eyebrows were raised.
#ChampionsLeague #Racism #Football
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Vini booed by Benfica fans; Madrid shows support
Benfica fans loudly booed Real Madrid forward Vin铆cius J煤nior at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday, after the Brazilian accused an opponent of racially abusing him in the first game.
#Racism #Football #Discrimination
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Benfica's Prestianni suspended for Madrid tie
UEFA has provisionally suspended Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni for Wednesday's Champions League match against Real Madrid following allegations that he used racist language directed at Vin铆cius J煤nior in last week's first leg.
#Racism #SupportVinicius #FootballJustice
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Flamengo boss condemns racism amid Vin铆 Jr. case
Flamengo coach Filipe Lu铆s has clarified his comments about Vin铆cius J煤nior, insisting he condemns racism.
The Brazilian club are standing by their former player and want Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni to face punishment if found guilty of racially abusing the Real Madrid forward.
#T20WorldCup #Cricket #SouthAfricaVsIndia
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Recent Match Report - India vs South Africa, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, 43rd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 | africa.ESPN.com
Stop press. India's victory streak in T20 World Cups was halted at 12 by the side they stole one from in the final of the last World Cup.
#RacismInFootball #UEFA #ViniciusJunior
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Sources: Prestianni told UEFA he used anti-gay slur
European football's governing body is holding an inquiry into the incident during the second half at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on Tuesday, in a flashpoint after Vin铆cius scored the game's only goal.
#Racism #UEFA #FootballIntegrity
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Madrid boss: Vini incident can be 'turning point'
脕lvaro Arbeloa said the alleged racist abuse of Vin铆cius J煤nior in Real Madrid's Champions League playoff at Benfica this week can "mark a turning point" on the issue, adding he believes UEFA must issue a punishment over the incident.
#Gaza #FootballForPeace #InfrastructureRebuilding
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FIFA pledges $50M for soccer stadium in Gaza
The Gaza Strip is in ruins with entire city neighborhoods reduced to rubble and serious questions about rebuilding basic water and sewage facilities, roads, electrical grids and the critical infrastructure needed to consistently produce enough food to prevent widespread starvation.
#Football #Racism #ChampionsLeague
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Benfica: Vini Jr. teammates 'couldn't have heard'
Benfica have denied that Real Madrid players could have heard the alleged racist abuse towards Vin铆cius J煤nior.
Vin铆cius sensationally scored the only goal in Tuesday night's Champions League tie at the Est谩dio da Luz but, during his celebrations, became embroiled in a spat with Benfica players including Gianluca Prestianni, accusing him of racism.
#Rasismus #Fotbal #Vin铆ciusJunior
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Mbapp茅: 'I heard' racist abuse of Vin铆cius J煤nior
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbapp茅 is demanding that action be taken against Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni, alleging the Argentinian midfielder racially abused Vin铆cius J煤nior during Tuesday's Champions League playoff first leg.
#WomensFootball #PlayerSafety #FootballScheduling
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UEFA's Kessler calls for women's calendar caution
Based in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN's women's soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCL
UEFA's director of women's football Nadine Kessler has said expansion of women's football tournaments and leagues is not the problem itself, but the battle for limited space in an already overcrowded calendar, an area she says organisers must manage more responsibly, is crucial to maintaining player safety.
#NFL #SeattleSeahawks #SuperBowl
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Dominant D carries Seahawks to Super Bowl win
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The best team in the NFL spent the 2025 season hiding in plain sight. Led by defense and special teams, armed with a quarterback nobody believed in and run by a 38-year-old, second-year coach whose personality remains opaque to almost everyone outside of his building, the Seattle Seahawks kept their heads down and kept winning.
#LindseyVonn #SkiRacing #Olympics
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Vonn, skiing on torn ACL, crashes at Olympics
Lindsey Vonn, racing on a badly injured left knee, crashed early in the Olympic downhill Sunday and was taken off the course by a helicopter after the 41-year-old American received medical attention on the snow.
#Boxing #ShakurStevenson #TeofimoLopez
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Teofimo, Shakur went from sparring as princes to fighting to be boxing kings
It was the early spring of 2016, and a particularly busy day at Herman Caicedo's gym in Miami. There were all manner of champions, contenders and aspiring Olympians from Asia to the Americas.
#AustralianOpen #Tennis #GrandSlam
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Follow live: Sabalenka, Rybakina set to clash in blockbuster Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and fifth-seed Elena Rybakina will battle for the Australian Open title on Saturday evening, in a rematch of the 2023 decider Down Under.
#LindseyVonn #Skiing #WinterOlympics
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Vonn: Olympic dream not over despite crash
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland -- Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee Friday in her final downhill race before the Olympics but said she still hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
#AustralianOpen #CarlosAlcaraz #GrandSlam
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Alcaraz outlasts Zverev in 5.5 hour epic match
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Carlos Alcaraz overcame possible cramps and injury to fend off Alexander Zverev in an epic, momentum-swinging five-setter Friday, becoming the youngest man in the Open era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam events.
#WorldCup2026 #FIFATickets #TicketResale
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Infantino: Resale will drive up WC ticket prices
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that many fans who have applied for tickets for the 2026 World Cup will be looking to sell them for profit on resale sites, thus driving up the cost of ticket prices for the summer event in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
#DrugTrafficking #Fugitive #CrimeNews
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Ex-snowboarder, FBI fugitive Wedding arrested
WASHINGTON -- Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who was among the FBI's top fugitives and faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, has been arrested, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.
#Lakers #FamilyBusiness #SportsOwnership
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'You should've never been born': How Buss family infighting drove the $10B sale of the Lakers
Baxter Holmes (* @Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times.
#CollegeFootball #CinderellaStory #IndianaHoosiers
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How Indiana completed the most unlikely turnaround in college football history
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Indiana announced its college football arrival a year ago, but even then, it felt hard to believe the losingest program in FBS history would have much staying power.
