Between 500 and 600 Australian Open players, officials and support staff will go into isolation after a worker at one of the event’s quarantine hotels tested positive for coronavirus. Thursday’s…
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Royal Intervention:Duke of Cambridge calls for racist abuse of footballers to stop
The Duke of Cambridge has called for racist abuse aimed at footballers to stop, calling it “despicable”. Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was the latest player subjected to racist abuse…
Lionel Messi: 650th goal for Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his 650th goal for Barcelona with a wonderful free-kick as they beat Athletic Bilbao to move up to second in La Liga. Athletic had a five-man wall,…
Lionel Messi: £492m contract leaked
Barcelona say they will take “appropriate legal action” against Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details of forward Lionel Messi’s £492m contract. Barcelona denied “any responsibility for the publication…
Chelsea 2 -Burnley 0
Emphatic finishes from Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso gave Thomas Tuchel his first victory as Chelsea head coach against a below-par Burnley. Captain Azpilicueta – the longest-serving player in the…
Grape Vine Transfer rumours: Ramos, Kounde, Benteke, Dembele, Aurier, Van Aanholt, Tosun
Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 34, is ready to quit Real Madrid and is interested in a move to Manchester United. (Mirror) Manchester United are keen to sign Sevilla’s £60m-rated French…
Racism:UK government holds talks with footballers to tackle discrimination and abuse
The UK government has held talks with current and former footballers about tackling discrimination and abuse. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings were among those to participate…
Racism: Man Utd ‘disgusted’ at racial abuse sent to Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial
Manchester United say they are “disgusted” after Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial were racially abused on social media by “mindless idiots” after Wednesday’s loss to Sheffield United. Both players started…
Racism: Chelsea ‘disgusted’ after Reece James is racially abused on social media
Chelsea say they are “disgusted” after right-back Reece James was racially abused on social media. James, 21, posted a screenshot of racist messages he had received via Instagram on Friday,…
Racism: Man Utd’s Marcus Rashford racially abused on social media
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says he was subjected to “humanity and social media at its worst” after receiving racist abuse on Saturday night. The 22-year-old, who was awarded the…