Category: Sports
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Ballon d’Or Feminin: Alexia Putellas wins award for record-equalling third time
Putellas was born and grew up in the Catalan municipality of Mollet del Valles, about 12 miles north-east of Barcelona.She began playing football in the street, and soon became a Barcelona fan and a regular attendee at Camp Nou.With matches…
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Harry Kane claims men’s Ballon d’Or to end England’s 25-year wait for winner
Harry Kane is the Ballon d’Or winner for 2026, the first Englishman to win football’s most prestigious individual trophy in 25 years.Two hours into a lavishly excitable ceremony at the Palladium Theatre in London, Kane’s name emerged from…
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Harry Kane: Bayern Munich and England striker wins Ballon d’Or after record season
In term of trophies, Kane may have ‘only’ lifted the German double last season. But that more than doubled his career trophy total – having also won the Bundesliga the season before.But in terms of individual output Kane – whose previous best…
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Naomi Schiff warns Red Bull over “knife’s edge” F1 car after US GP struggles
Broadcaster Naomi Schiff has warned that Red Bull’s narrow set-up window could be compromising Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar’s 2026 Formula 1 campaigns. At the United States Grand Prix, both drivers’ races were…
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Australia give Steve Smith chance to prove fitness ahead of South Africa series decider
Australia will give key batter Steve Smith as much time as possible to prove his fitness ahead of the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands, captain Pat Cummins said.Smith injured his neck in South Africa’s innings…
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Star’s awkward response amid feud rumours
Matteo Berrettini delivers an awkward reply when asked about fellow Italian Lorenzo Musetti’s title win amid speculation the pair have fallen.
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Manthey acknowledges IMSA to be “tougher than expected” despite two wins
When Manthey expanded its program to North America, the transition appeared to deliver the typical dominance associated with the team at first glance. The German squad swept to victory in its second race at the…
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John Harbaugh has rescued dysfunctional Giants — now comes the interesting part
This was always going to be the mandatory part of the process, the walking-in-the-door part, where just being John Harbaugh was going to have to carry the day. The Giants have been an unserious operation for years; from the moment they…
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Alex de Minaur completes comeback win at Vienna Open
It had looked like goodnight Vienna for Alex de Minaur as he trailed Tomas Machac by a set, a break and 0-30 on his own misfiring serve.Machac, a top 20 player last year, was fizzing winners onto the lines and Australia’s number one seemed to…
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Ballon d’Or 2026: updates from 70th edition in London
Key eventsHarry Kane arrives, hair McDonald’s arching as it does. In an amazing turn-up for the books, his suit isn’t a slick as Mbappé’s or even close to it – photo to follow. Photograph: Kin Cheung/APShare“Joining a long line of…