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LONDON. — Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew says he feels the “weight of history” on his shoulders as he tries to lead the south London side to the first major…
Bolasie relishing FA Cup final
LONDON. — While the FA Cup final will always inspire a degree of reverence, Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie will have more reason than most to feel emotional at Wembley…
Martial United’s charm
LONDON. — He started the season derided as an expensive panic buy, but Anthony Martial goes into today’s FA Cup final against Crystal Palace as the potential saviour of Manchester…
Football’s major shake-up
LONDON. — The Football League has proposed introducing a fifth division as part of a revamp that would involve the biggest shake-up of the English game since the Premier League…
WADA on Russians cover-up
LONDON. — The World Anti-Doping Agency named Richard McLaren to lead an independent investigation into allegations of a doping cover-up at the Sochi Olympics on Thursday following concerns about a…
LVG won’t move upstairs
MANCHESTER. — Manchester United have dismissed suggestions that Louis Van Gaal could “move upstairs” to make room for Jose Mourinho. United sources say they are not looking for, and have never…
Dortmund to ruin Pep’s party
BERLIN. — Borussia Dortmund aim to ruin Bayern Munich’s plans to farewell Pep Guardiola with a seventh title in three years when Germany’s top soccer teams meet in today’s crunch…
Free condoms for athletes
RIO DE JANEIRO. — The Rio Olympics have not yet begun, but the Games have already set a record in the number of free condoms for athletes.
Xhaka heading to the Emirates
LONDON. — Arsenal are close to completing their first transfer of the summer, as Granit Xhaka flew in to London yesterday for a medical at London Colney and to agree…
SHARUKO: IN A QUARTER-OF-A-CENTURY IN THESE TRENCHES, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS
I HAVE been covering Dynamos for a quarter-of-a-century, what some prefer to call a Silver Jubilee, an adventure that began two years before the world even knew there was an…