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Dortmund star Haller resumes training after cancer battle 

Dortmund star Haller resumes training after cancer battle 

Ivory Coast striker Sebastien Haller has returned to training with Borussia Dortmund after a six-month battle with testicular cancer. The French-born forward signed a four-year contract worth around €31 million with Dortmund in July 2022, but he has yet to make an appearance for the Bundesliga club after a tumour was found in his testicles during a pre-season training camp. Haller underwent two surgeries and chemotherapy...

Doncic & Porzingis named NBA Players of the Week

Doncic & Porzingis named NBA Players of the Week

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis have been named as the Western Conference and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 11. The 23-year-old Slovenia superstar had the best week of his NBA career, averaging 48.7 points, 13 rebounds, and 10.7 assists during a three-game winning streak for the Mavericks. Doncic scored 50 or more points twice, with a...

African stars Wissa and Mbeumo deliver blow to Liverpool’s Premier League ambitions

African stars Wissa and Mbeumo deliver blow to Liverpool’s Premier League ambitions

DR Congo's Yoanne Wissa and Cameroon's Bryan Mbeumo were on target for Brentford as they dampened Liverpool's Premier League chances on Monday evening. The Bees saw off Jurgen Kloop's side in a historic 3-1 victory at the Gtech Community Stadium in West London. The two African internationals were in inspiring form as Mbeumo almost put Brentford in front early on but a great save from Brazilian...

Wizards beat Giannis-less Bucks to secure fifth straight victory

Wizards beat Giannis-less Bucks to secure fifth straight victory

The Milwaukee Bucks continued to struggle in the NBA with their fifth loss in six games after a 118-95 blowout loss to the Washington Wizards at the Fiserv Forum. The shorthanded Bucks were without superstar trio Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton as the Wizards rushed to a 17-point first quarter lead thanks to Daniel Gafford's 13-point quarter. Gafford ended the game with seventeen points,...

Pele: Football legend’s career by the numbers

Football legend Pele’s funeral begins in Brazil

The lying-in-state ceremony for football legend Pele has started today in a public showing at the home ground of his former club Santos. The three-time World Cup winner will have his coffin placed at the center circle of the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Sao Paulo where there will be gate access for the general public and separate entrances for political officials and other prominent figures, along...