By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – A banner reading “Premier League = Corrupt” was flown in protest over the Etihad Stadium on Saturday during Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Everton supporters group 1878s tweeted a video of the banner before the plane took flight. The banner was flown after the Merseyside club were …
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By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – An 80th-minute goal from Trent Alexander-Arnold secured Liverpool a breathless 1-1 draw with leaders Manchester City on Saturday, keeping Juergen Klopp’s team just a point adrift of the top spot in the tight Premier League title race. “This is a really tough place to come and it is …
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By Fatos Bytyci JARINJE, Kosovo (Reuters) – British troops are patrolling the Kosovo-Serbia border as part of a NATO peacekeeping presence being bolstered amid concern that the former wartime foes could return to open conflict following a series of violent incidents in recent months. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization sent hundreds of additional forces to …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British music store HMV on Black Friday returned to its former flagship store on London’s Oxford Street after a four-year absence, offering vinyl, clothing and merchandise in a vote of confidence for physical stores in an increasingly online age. The 363 Oxford Street address hosted the very first HMV store …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pop music honours, the BRITs, has doubled the number of nominees for its gender-neutral categories, organisers said on Friday, after an outcry over an-all male list of best artist contenders at this year’s awards. Both artist of the year and international artist of the year will count 10 nominees from next …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said the level of migration into the UK was too high and needed to come down after data released on Thursday showed annual net migration to the United Kingdom hit a record of 745,000 last year. “I’m very clear that the levels of migration are …
(Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday the proposed acquisition of demolition waste recycler Mick George Ltd (MGL) by Heidelberg-owned building materials firm Hanson could result in less choice and higher prices for building contractors. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after its Phase 1 probe said the proposed deal raised competition concerns in …
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(Reuters) – The Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) said the English men’s domestic schedule for 2024 is unsustainable and increases the risk of injury for players. The County Championship will run from April to September with a break for T20 Blast competition and One-Day Cup. More than 130 matches of the T20 Blast will take place …
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(Reuters) – Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said the standard of his performances last season slipped below his usual high standards but the centre back thinks he is back to his best this campaign and is “important” to the team’s success. The 32-year-old, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in 2020, has been one …
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(Reuters) – Everton’s players will not let a 10-point deduction by the Premier League affect their performances, striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin said. Everton became the first Premier League club to be deducted points for breaching financial sustainability rules last week. An independent commission imposed an immediate deduction that saw the Merseyside outfit drop to second-from-bottom from …
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