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English Premier League to kick off Friday

The English Premier League’s 2021-22 campaign will kick off Friday with the opening game between Brentford and Arsenal at Brentford Community Stadium.The match will be the first league meeting between both sides since 1947 as the Gunners claimed a 1-0 …

Dutch defender van Dijk renews deal with Liverpool

Liverpool’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk on Friday signed a new long-term contract which will keep him at the English Premier League club until 2025.”The centre-back (van Dijk) committed his future to the Reds by putting pen to paper at Anfield on Fr…

Clippers re-sign All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard

The Los Angeles Clippers on Friday re-signed their free agent superstar Kawhi Leonard.”Continuing our journey together. We have officially re-signed Kawhi Leonard,” the Clippers said on Twitter.An NBA insider, Shams Charania said that Leonard returned …

Sivasspor qualify for UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs

Turkey’s Demir Grup Sivasspor eliminated Georgian club Dinamo Batumi on Thursday to qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs with a 3-2 aggregate score. Neither team was able to break the deadlock in the first half at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul S…

Galatasaray move to UEFA Europa League playoffs

Galatasaray eliminated Scotland’s St Johnstone with a 5-3 aggregate score Thursday to advance to the UEFA Europa League playoffs. In a third qualifying round second leg game, Mbaye Diagne scored the opener for the Lions in the 30th minute at McDiarmid …

Messi, Maradona, Roberto Carlos, famous lefties in football

The date Aug. 13 marks the International Lefthanders as Anadolu Agency compiled world-famous left-footed football players.Paris Saint-Germain’s recent signing Lionel Messi, deceased Argentine superstar Diego Maradona, former Brazilian attacking left-ba…

Tamyra Mensah-Stock becomes 1st Black woman athlete to win Olympic wrestling gold

Tamyra Mensah-Stock from the US became the first Black woman athlete to secure an Olympic wrestling gold. She defeated Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s freestyle 68kg final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Alla Cherkasova of Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova each won the bronze medals. Source: Anadolu