Wales and Lions great JPR Williams dies

Wales and Lions great JPR Williams dies

John Peter Rhys Williams -- who died aged 74 on Monday -- was one of Wales' most celebrated players during his country's 1970s golden era. Better known as JPR, the full-back, adorned with trademark sideburns and socks round his ankles, was a terrifying sight for his opponents as he bore down on them with or without the ball. Indeed so bone-crunching were his tackles that on the 1971 British […]

January 9, 2024 7

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African female running greats are empowering young women to ‘Achieve’

Stephen Granger, SPNA via bird Running greats, Mary Keitany and Elana van Zyl with Rhonda Vetere, Nolene Conrad and the Achieve Team at Makupula Secondary School in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch. Photo - Stephen Granger. Derartu Tulu, the first African athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in female competition and now president of Ethiopia’s Athletics Federation; Kenyan marathon super-stars and former world record holders, Tegla Leroupe and Mary Keitany; and former […]

January 9, 2024 4

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FA Cup win gives Ten Hag a breather

Manchester United eased the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag by ensuring there was no FA Cup third round shock in a 2-0 win at League One Wigan on Monday.Diogo Dalot's first-half strike and a controversial penalty from Bruno Fernandes secured United's first away win since November.The Red Devils were also handed a favourable fourth round draw against either non-league Eastleigh or Newport County of League Two in Monday's […]

January 9, 2024 2

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Rooney sacked by Birmingham

Birmingham hired Tony Mowbray on Monday as their new manager to replace sacked Wayne Rooney.Former Sunderland and West Brom boss Mowbray agreed a two-and-half-year deal with the Championship strugglers.He is Birmingham's third manager this season after the dismissals of John Eustace and Rooney."I am excited to be joining Birmingham at this time. I can't wait to get back on the training pitch and start working with this talented group […]

January 9, 2024 1

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Tiger Woods and Nike part ways

Tiger Woods said Monday he was ending his longstanding partnership with Nike, drawing a line under a lucrative near three-decade relationship with the iconic sporting goods brand that helped transform him into golf's first billionaire.In a statement on Twitter, the 15-time Major champion thanked Nike for the company's support since signing with the brand in 1996 in a deal that earned Woods a reported $500 million over the next […]

January 9, 2024 2

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Sri Lanka take series lead against Zimbabwe

A back to the wall 95 by middle order batsman Janith Liyanage helped Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by two wickets in the second ODI of the three-match series in Colombo on Monday.Chasing 209 to win, Sri Lanka struggled as left-arm seamer Richard Ngarava troubled the batsmen with extra bounce.Ngarava claimed the first four Sri Lankan wickets, and picked up a fifth when he dismissed Maheesh Theekshana in his final over.Sri […]

January 9, 2024 6

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Moraes grabs stage win in Dakar

Lucas Moraes grabbed his first Dakar stage victory on Monday as Yazeed Al-Rajhi finished third to take the overall lead in the car class. In the bikes, Kevin Benavides claimed victories as a host of his rivals were penalised for speeding and two-time winner Sam Sunderland was knocked out of the race by mechanical problem ended his interest in this year's edition, organisers said. Moraes, a Brazilian Toyota […]

January 9, 2024 5

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Football legend Franz Beckenbauer dead at 78

Legend Franz Beckenbauer, who left a unique imprint on German football as player, captain and coach, has died at the age of 78, the German football association said Monday. "Franz Beckenbauer was definitely the biggest German footballer of all time, and above all one of the greatest men who I have known," said DFB vice president Hans-Joachim Watzke. Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup […]

January 9, 2024 5

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Kirk wins in Hawaii

Chris Kirk's eighth birdie of the day at the 17th lifted him to a one-stroke win over Sahith Theegala in the US PGA Tour Sentry tournament at Kapalua in Hawaii on Sunday. Kirk's eight-under-par 65 gave him a 29-under total of 263 on the par-73 Plantation course, where he started the day with a one-stroke lead. He had pushed the advantage to two strokes with five front-nine birdies. But […]

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