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  • Ecuador defender Pineida killed in shooting

    Ecuador defender Pineida killed in shooting

    Ecuador defender Mario Pineida has died at the age of 33 after being shot in Guayaquil. Local media reported that Pineida was shot on Wednesday by two people on motorbikes who opened fire on him, his mother and another woman outside a shop in the north of the city. Ecuador’s interior ministry said it has…

  • Spurs open to selling forward Johnson

    Spurs open to selling forward Johnson

    Tottenham‘s Europa League final match-winner Brennan Johnson is facing an uncertain future at the club amid growing Premier League interest in the attacker. BBC Sport understands that Tottenham, while not actively looking to sell the Wales international, are open to letting Johnson leave should they receive a suitable offer. Crystal Palace are currently the club…

  • ‘Questions pile up at Celtic, but only some are for Nancy’

    ‘Questions pile up at Celtic, but only some are for Nancy’

    At this point, it’s not just Wilfried Nancy’s Celtic team that’s a hard watch, it’s Nancy himself. So many explanations and justifications, so many verbal contortions as he attempts to talk through his latest defeat. It’s become painful, quickly. “I think I am in a good direction with the players,” he said after his fourth…

  • Ecuador defender Pineida killed in shooting

    Ecuador defender Pineida killed in shooting

    Ecuador defender Mario Pineida has died at the age of 33 after being shot in Guayaquil. Local media reported that Pineida was shot on Wednesday by two people on motorbikes who opened fire on him, his mother and another woman outside a shop in the north of the city. Ecuador’s interior ministry said it has…

  • Spurs open to selling forward Johnson

    Spurs open to selling forward Johnson

    Tottenham‘s Europa League final match-winner Brennan Johnson is facing an uncertain future at the club amid growing Premier League interest in the attacker. BBC Sport understands that Tottenham, while not actively looking to sell the Wales international, are open to letting Johnson leave should they receive a suitable offer. Crystal Palace are currently the club…

  • Joshua doubles down on vulgar ‘kill’ comments to Paul

    Joshua doubles down on vulgar ‘kill’ comments to Paul

    Anthony Joshua doubled down on his controversial “kill” comments to Jake Paul after being challenged at a news conference in Miami on Wednesday. The remarks were first made on Tuesday when Joshua was asked whether he would hold back against Paul, with Joshua saying “if I can kill you, I’ll kill”. Saturday’s fight against YouTuber-turned-boxer…

  • England should resist wholesale change – Vaughan

    England should resist wholesale change – Vaughan

    England should not make wholesale changes to their playing group even if their expected Ashes defeat is confirmed, according to former captain Michael Vaughan. Ben Stokes’ side look set to once again lose a series in Australia at the earliest opportunity after slipping to 213-8 on the second day of the third Test, 158 runs…

  • England should resist wholesale change – Vaughan

    England should resist wholesale change – Vaughan

    England should not make wholesale changes to their playing group even if their expected Ashes defeat is confirmed, according to former captain Michael Vaughan. Ben Stokes’ side look set to once again lose a series in Australia at the earliest opportunity after slipping to 213-8 on the second day of the third Test, 158 runs…

  • ‘Don’t touch me’ – Joshua pushes Paul’s fist away

    ‘Don’t touch me’ – Joshua pushes Paul’s fist away

    Anthony Joshua pushed Jake Paul’s fist away from his face and told him “don’t touch me” as the pair faced off at Thursday’s weigh-in in Miami. Briton Joshua weighed in almost two stone heavier than boxing novice Paul for Friday’s controversial heavyweight bout. Two-time world champion Joshua, 36, raised his fist towards Paul first, but…

  • Nacua sorry for antisemitic gesture on livestream

    Nacua sorry for antisemitic gesture on livestream

    Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua has apologised for performing an antisemitic gesture during a livestream appearance. Nacua, 24, was encouraged to perform the move as a potential new touchdown celebration while appearing with internet personalities Adin Ross and Mikyle Rafi. “When I appeared the other day on a social media livestream, it was…