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South African footballer Luke Fleurs has been shot dead in a car hijacking, police say. The shooting took place at a petrol station on Wednesday night in the Johannesburg suburb of Florida. The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs star was waiting to be attended to when he was approached by unknown gunmen, who ordered him to get…
Tyrrell Hatton says working out whether to move to the LIV Golf League was so difficult he wished he could have had someone else make the decision for him. The 32-year-old Englishman, who has been a mainstay of the past three European Ryder Cup teams, followed team-mate Jon Rahm to the Saudi Arabia-funded breakaway circuit…
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has bought MotoGP in a deal valued at £3.6bn. The US media conglomerate, which took control of F1 in 2017, has purchased the motorbike series from Spanish company Doran Sports, which has owned MotoGP since 1992. The deal will see Liberty acquire about 86% of Dorna, with Dorna’s management retaining the rest…
British Swimming has three leading names in the men’s 200m freestyle, all seeking Olympic places. Tom Dean is the Olympic champion. Duncan Scott won silver at Tokyo 2020. Matt Richards won gold at the 2023 world championships. All three will line up in the event at the British Swimming Championships in London this week –…
Former Detroit Lions player Cameron Sutton has handed himself in to Florida police to face domestic violence allegations, more than three weeks after an arrest warrant was issued. ESPN reported the warrant was issued on 7 March and police asked for public help to trace Sutton on 20 March. On Sunday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in Tampa…
Amy jones hit a exceptional unbeaten ninety two to guide England to a 4-wicket win over new Zealand inside the first one-day international. Desiring 208 to win, the travelers slumped to 79-6 in wellington before being rescued with the aid of a document unbroken 7th-wicket stand of 130 among jones and Charlie dean. Amy Jones…
A dancing monkey mascot stops to take a selfie with some children, while yellow and white spotlights illuminate about 3,000 fans singing karaoke inside the Utilita Arena in Newcastle. It is party time between bouts at Oktagon second show in Britain, but things are about to get serious. The crowd noise quietens as the lights dim, and…
Scottie Scheffler’s record-breaking streak of 28 consecutive rounds under par on the PGA Tour came to an end at the Houston Open. The world number one missed a simple putt on the 18th hole at Memorial Park to end his second round on a double bogey and card a level-par 70. The American, who is…
Victor Wembanyama hit a career-high 40 points, including a big three-pointer with one minute and 12 seconds to play in overtime, as the San Antonio Spurs held off the visiting New York Knicks. The Spurs came through 130-126 despite New York’s Jalen Brunson hitting 61 points – a career high. He missed the Knicks’ single-game…
Police have searched the headquarters of the Spanish soccer federation (reef) in Madrid as part of a corruption investigation. The operation is a part of a much broader research connected to alleged corruption in commercial enterprise, improper management of property and cash laundering, the prosecutor said. Police have been sporting out 11 searches on unspecified…