7 d. ago Messy geese cause football team to pull out of match 10 minutes before kick

Referee calls off non league game after finding too many Canadian Geese droppings across the pitch - sparking jokes on social media

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1 week ago Chelsea win at West Ham proves we’re not reliant on Cole Palmer – Enzo Maresca

The 23-year-old withdrew from the starting line-up minutes before kick-off after feeling discomfort in his groin during the warm-up.

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2 w. ago European football: Atlético Madrid lose at Espanyol, while Vitinha wins opener for PSG

Alvarez strikes but Espanyol hit back late for 2-1 victoryPSG midfielder’s 67th-minute deflected shot seals 1-0 winAtlético Madrid started with a 2-1 defeat at Espanyol in La Liga on Sunday as the hosts overturned Julián Alvarez’s opener with late goals from substitutes Miguel Rubio and Pere Milla.Alvarez showed his quality in the 37th minute, curling a superb free-kick into the top corner to give Atlético the lead after Espanyol’s Leandro Cabrera had pushed Conor Gallagher. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wallabies break South Africa’s aura of invincibility in win that asks: is Australian rugby back?

Joe Schmidt’s side turned a 22-point deficit into a first win at Ellis Park since 1963. If this is a redrafting of the story, then the sport will be better offFor 18 minutes, everything was going according to script. The double world champions were running riot at Ellis Park, stomping over the gain line with every carry, shrugging off tacklers and hammering anyone unlucky enough to be wearing a gold jersey.Australia had touched the ball twice before Kurt-Lee Arendse scored the opening try; once when James O’Connor kicked off, then again when Tom Wright spilled a contestable kick. Twelve minutes later André Esterhuizen sliced through the right before Siya Kolisi bulldozed over under the posts. Manie Libbok kicked seven extra points to nudge the score to 22-0 in South Africa’s favour. We’d not yet reached the quarter mark of this one-sided contest. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Manning and Stephens’ late show earns Southampton dramatic win against Wrexham

Ninety minutes before kick-off a couple of digivans poking fun at Wrexham completed another lap of St Mary’s, whizzing past with a LED billboard that read: “Who needs Hollywood?” with the letters of Southampton studded in the Californian hills.On this evidence the Welsh club – back at this level for the first time since 1982 after an extraordinary rise from non-league – are sure to be a fun addition, but how they were given a galling reminder of the step up, Saints scoring twice in the final nine minutes to earn a comeback victory and a first under Will Still. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Sheff Wed fans plan protest against owner during opening match at Leicester

Fans have been urged to delay entry to their seats until five minutes after kick-off.

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