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Rafael Nadal is officially a father as wife gives birth to a baby boy

Rafael Nadal is officially a father as wife gives birth to a baby boy

Tennis star Rafael Nadal has reportedly become a father for the first time at the age of 36.   The two-times Wimbledon champion’s wife Mery Perello gave birth in a private clinic in the Majorcan

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Saudi-led consortium end Mike Ashley’s 14-year Newcastle ownership

Saudi-led consortium end Mike Ashley’s 14-year Newcastle ownership

The £300m takeover of Newcastle United has officially been completed, with a Saudi-led consortium ending Mike Ashley's 14-year ownership of the club. The Premier League confirmed the takeover in a statement on Thursday, saying it

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Messi dreams of Champions League win at Paris St-Germain

Messi dreams of Champions League win at Paris St-Germain

Lionel Messi said he dreams of winning the Champions League once more after joining Paris St-Germain, adding: "I think we have the team to do it here." The Argentina captain, 34, won four Champions League

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IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’

IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’

Two Belarus coaches who cut short sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and were removed from the athletes village, the IOC said on Friday. Athletics head coach Yuri Moisevich and team official Artur

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Messi to leave Barcelona due to ‘financial obstacles’ – club statement

Messi to leave Barcelona due to ‘financial obstacles’ – club statement

Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract, the La Liga club said on Thursday, citing economic and structural obstacles to the renewal of the deal. Messi, who joined Barca's youth

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Messi officially becomes a free agent as superstar’s Barcelona contract expires

Messi officially becomes a free agent as superstar’s Barcelona contract expires

Lionel Messi has become a free agent after the Barcelona star's contract expired at the end of June. Although Barcelona were hopeful of signing Messi to a renewal before the June 30 deadline, the 34-year-old

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Tokyo 2020: Serena Williams confirms she is not playing in delayed Olympics

Tokyo 2020: Serena Williams confirms she is not playing in delayed Olympics

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Serena Williams has confirmed she will not play in this summer's delayed Tokyo Games. The 39-year-old American, who made her Games debut at Sydney in 2000, made the announcement in her

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Hearts thrash Kotoko at Accra Sports Stadium

Hearts thrash Kotoko at Accra Sports Stadium

Hearts of Oak edged Asante Kotoko in a crucial Ghana Premier League game to extend their lead at the top, to three points. Backed by a fervent and almost exclusively Phobians crowd at the Accra

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Apply punitive measures to violence in football – Ellen Daaku

Apply punitive measures to violence in football – Ellen Daaku

A communications team member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ellen Ama Daaku, has called on the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Football Association to strengthen security at football arenas within the country

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Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan tests positive for Covid in Japan

Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan tests positive for Covid in Japan

A member of Uganda's Olympic squad has become the first to test positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Japan for the competition due to start on 23 July. The event was postponed last year, but