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Exclusive interview - Santi Cazorla: The happiest man in football on outrunning retirement, still missing Arsenal, and always smiling
#afc
‘I miss everything about Arsenal - I never got to say a proper goodbye’
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Exclusive: Antonio Rudiger is moving closer to leaving Chelsea as a free agent next summer.
His brother, who is also his agent, has an informal agreement in place with Real Madrid.
A meeting with Bayern Munich was also held last week.
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EXCLUSIVE: Emile Smith Rowe will join RB Leipzig on loan until the end of the season. The player is currently en route to Germany to complete his medical
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Exclusive interview - Charly Musonda: ‘People will doubt me, but I am 100% confident I will wear the Chelsea shirt again’
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Spoke to Emi Buendia in November. He loves Norwich but would, of course, like to join a big club and is aware of Arsenal’s interest
#afc
“It was good to hear the links with those Premier League teams because any player wants to be at the highest level.”
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Exclusive: Xander Schauffele’s place on the US Ryder Cup team was in doubt up until a few weeks before the match in Rome due to a contractual stand-off with the PGA of America, says his father Stefan.
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Exclusive interview - Reece James: ‘I’ve always dreamed about my Chelsea debut. This is the team I support. If a manager believes in youth, chances will come’
#CFC
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EXCLUSIVE: The DP World Tour has won the Sports Resolutions arbitration hearing against LIV players, whose £100,000 fines for playing in the inaugural LIV London event have been upheld. They will be eligible for further fines and suspensions going forwards. More
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@Lawton_Times
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Exclusive interview with
@Klitschko
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Exclusive: Callum Hudson-Odoi may consider offers to leave Chelsea this summer, with the 19-year-old unhappy after playing just 48 minutes since the restart
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Exclusive interview – Eberechi Eze: 'I always dreamt of finally getting here. There was no other option'
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Update to this: Understand Fabio Paratici is in Barcelona in an attempt to finalise the deal for Ilaix Moriba. RB Leipzig are still pushing, too
#thfc
#fcb
Tottenham are now also trying to negotiate a deal for full-back Emerson Royal, as reported by
@mcgrathmike
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EXCLUSIVE: Two boxing judges that between them oversaw almost 50 bouts were dropped midway through the Olympics. One of them was previously stood down by the IBA in May 2023.
Nine officials deemed at “high risk” of corruption were selected for Paris.
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Was such a pleasure to watch
#QPR
train and speak to Neil Banfield.
In 21 years at Arsenal, he went from an academy coach to a key member of Wenger's staff and has moulded so many top players.
On shared philosophies, tough love and living to work:
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Exclusive interview: LPGA Tour star
@melreidgolf
on the biggest companies in golf refusing to support women, being the highest profile player to come out as gay, and her rise from rock bottom
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Deal was subject to Denis Suarez signing being confirmed. Arsenal have given their full blessing and see Smith Rowe as a long-term star at the club.
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Exclusive: Chelsea will offer Reece James a new long-term contract this summer, despite having three years left on his current deal, and are confident the 19-year-old will sign
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EXCLUSIVE: Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions are set to finalise a long-term rights deal with DAZN in the coming weeks.
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An interview with
@marta_kostyuk
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presenter
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(Former?) Unicef ambassador Paul Casey joins LIV Golf.
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Thrilled to be shortlisted for
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✍️✍️✍️The writing shortlist for the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards is out. Congratulations to all. Chair of judges
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Really proud to have won this. Thanks for the kind messages - and congrats to all the other winners and nominees 🎉
📣 Today, we’re announcing the winners of four of our
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First up, congratulations to
@trlkershaw
of
@IndySport
who collects The Ian Wooldridge Trophy for Young Sports Journalist of the Year 🏆
🥈
@IsaanKhan_
; 🥉
@NathSalt1
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Arsenal have spoken to Emi Buendia's representatives and he is among their list of targets. Norwich are adamant they won't sell in January
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. Story with
@MiguelDelaney
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Exclusive interview: Alexander Isak on settling at Real Sociedad, Borussia Dortmund, playing in four different countries while still a teenager, and the possibility of one day making England the fifth
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Exclusive: Chelsea make contact with intermediaries over a summer move for Wilfried Zaha
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Exclusive interview -
@mendezlaing19
: 'I’m proud of doing it the hard way round, I still stop and pinch myself'
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Exclusive - Angel Gomes: ‘I love everyone at Manchester United but I needed to find happiness in my football’
In his first interview since leaving
#mufc
,
@agomes_47
on the heartbreak of saying goodbye and why he needed a ‘fresh start’
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Exclusive: Adrian Meronk, four-times DP World Tour winner and world No39, is expected to join LIV Golf
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Couldn’t be more thrilled to be joining
@TimesSport
/
@ST_Sport
. My first piece from Bedminster:
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Exclusive: Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions is in talks with DAZN over the sale of international rights in what could be a first step towards uniting British boxing’s two biggest promoters under the same broadcast banner
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Exclusive: Xander Schauffele on Jay Monahan.
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Exclusive: In his first in-depth interview since joining Newcastle, Alexander Isak reflects on a ‘rollercoaster’ season, Henry and Ibrahimovic comparisons, early stardom in Sweden, struggles at Dortmund and the Eritrean roots that define him.
#nufc
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Interview: The revitalisation of Per Mertesacker
After anxiety left the 2014 World Cup winner craving the end to his playing career, he's back in love with football in his role as Arsenal academy manager
#AFC
"I want to build on Arsene Wenger's legacy"
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Exclusive: Cocaine use is ‘widespread' in English football
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Emiliano Martinez has spoken to Mikel Arteta several times about his future, but there have never been any concrete assurances over being No 1
#afc
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Rory McIlroy: "If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on earth, I would retire."
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Exclusive interview: Ada Hegerberg - The making of the world’s greatest female footballer
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Exclusive: Talks between Manchester United and Antero Henrique over technical director role are advanced - but some at
#mufc
still prefer Red Bull’s Ralf Rangnick
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Donald Curry was once the best boxer in the world but, over the last two decades, the toll of his career has caused his life to unravel.
This is the story of how one of the sport’s greats was allowed to slip through the cracks.
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Enjoyed speaking to
@LukeDonald
about the sleepless nights that went into his Ryder Cup captaincy and the teary details that forged lasting friendships in Rome.
“I’ve still been having quite vivid dreams… but there was one nightmare where the US won.”
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Exclusive: Thirty-six hours after he won the WBC World Flyweight Title, I had the privilege of speaking to
@CEdwardsBoxing
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Alex Dolgopolov (
@TheDolgo
) returned to Kyiv when the invasion began. He says banning Russian players from Wimbledon is necessary and criticises the ATP's 'weak stance'.
‘You can't just close your eyes and be silent… Every Russian has to feel something'
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Farewell, Ever Banega. A player who lived by his own rules and leaves on his own terms
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Exclusive interview: Francis Coquelin - ‘At Arsenal I became a man, the club will always be in my DNA. But at Valencia, I’m ready to write history.’
#AFC
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Exclusive: Last night England's reign as U17 world champions finally came to an end.
The story of how they made history in Kolkata, as told by Angel Gomes, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Joel Latibeaudiere, Nya Kirby, Danny Loader and Tashan Oakley-Boothe.
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A photo from the day Reece James was scouted by Chelsea as a six-year-old less than a mile down the road from the club's training ground
#CFC
“It was the free-kicks. By the time he’d played three of four games, every scout was watching him."
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Full story below:
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Exclusive: Everton’s hopes of signing Gabriel Magalhaes are fading due to financial impact of coronavirus pandemic. Napoli have agreed a fee with Lille (around €30m) - but no personal terms yet. Several clubs still keeping touch
#efc
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Exclusive interview with Ada Hegerberg, 2018 Ballon d'Or winner - The making of the world’s greatest female footballer
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Reece James makes his first Premier League start for Chelsea today against the side who bid £25m for him this summer. Here’s an exclusive interview with him about having the patience and ability to breakthrough at
#CFC
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Exclusive interview: Tyler Morton on his ‘crazy’ Liverpool breakthrough, dashing from youth tournaments to Anfield (season ticket in the front row), learning from Thiago, listening to Klopp and ‘loving every minute’
#lfc
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After Danny Rose said he was ready to 'turn his back on football' because of racism, the last thing anyone should be is surprised
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Exclusive interview - Emiliano Buendia: ‘We wanted to play beautiful football, that’s why I love playing for Norwich, our philosophy is the same’
#ncfc
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What a breathtaking finish to this men's team gymnastic final. China led more than three points heading into the final rotation and seemed certain to win gold before Su Weide fell twice on the horizontal bar. Japan snatch it with three brilliant routines. GB fourth.
#Paris2024
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The door is closing on a move away from Napoli for Kalidou Koulibaly. The club are determined to play hardball and will only be tempted into a deal by a £75m+ fee for the defender
#MUFC
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A long read on how Chelsea’s academy finally came of age and Frank Lampard sparked a revolution 15 years in the making - feat. interviews with Reece James, Tino Anjorin, Charly Musonda and Jonathan Panzo
#cfc
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Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder: The scandal and standstill of heavyweight royalty
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Have we hit peak Nick Kyrgios this
#AusOpen
?
He’s defended Djokovic, encouraged and berated the crowd, smashed a racquet, reduced a fan to tears, reached a final, sworn throughout - oh, and played some amazing tennis.
It’s been a joy to watch.
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Long read: Two decades, 81 titles, over 1,200 wins and Roger Federer's enduring genius continues to defy his flagging body. Now, he returns to the clay courts where his Grand Slam career began
#RG19
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Report from the O2 where Dillian Whyte brought a harrowing end to Dereck Chisora's career by 11th round knockout
#WhyteChisora2
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