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Israel Folau sparks further controversy as Super League star refuses to take knee in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

ISRAEL FOLAU has caused more outrage after snubbing an anti-racism protest. The controversial Catalans star was the only player to stand while everyone else took a knee in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement before kick-off. Christian Folau, whose social media message claiming “hell awaits” gay people saw him sacked by Australia’s rugby union, clearly has no intention of […]

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New Mexico high school basketball star fatally shot

SANTA FE, N.M. — A 16-year-old has been arrested after a standout New Mexico high school basketball player who planned to play for the state’s largest university was shot and killed early Saturday, authorities said. The teen, a Santa Fe resident, was charged in the death of 18-year-old FeDonta “J.B.” White, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said. White and […]

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Newcastle edge Western 1-0 in tight tussle as both chase finals dream

Newcastle Jets kept their slim finals hopes alive and dented Western United's play-off aspirations when they got the better of a tight, taut and competitive fixture in the Hunter Valley on Sunday night. Roy O'Donovan's first half header was enough to separate the teams, giving Carl Robinson's side a priceless 1-0 win. Sharp shooter: Roy O’Donovan of the Jets finds […]

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Transfer rumours: Pope, Zaha, Thiago, Sanchez, Sarr

Chelsea are stepping up their efforts to sign Burnley’s England keeper Nick Pope, 28, with the future of Spain’s Kepa Arrizabalaga, 25, increasingly uncertain. (Star Sunday) Crystal Palace are looking at Watford’s Senegalese striker Ismaila Sarr, 22, and could make an offer of £40m with Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 27, expected to leave Selhurst Park. (Sun on Sunday) Manchester […]

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Ricky van Wolfswinkel: Basel striker on recovery from brain aneurysm

Basel forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel could never have predicted the long road to recovery he would face after sustaining a severe concussion in a Champions League qualifying match last August. Follow-up examinations revealed the Netherlands international, 31, had a brain aneurysm – a balloon-like bulge in a blood vessel, which can be fatal should it burst. Six months on from […]

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