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(Reuters) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes winning the League Cup can further fuel his side’s push for the Premier League crown, as they prepare to host Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Chasing a first Premier League title since 2004, Arsenal have finished as runners-up in the last two seasons to Manchester City. …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain, were on Tuesday jailed for 40 and 33 years respectively for her murder after a trial which heard harrowing details of Sara’s treatment. Sharif was found dead in August 2023 at her home …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s police force unlawfully placed two investigative journalists under surveillance to try and find out their source, a London tribunal ruled on Tuesday. Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey sued the Police Service of Northern Ireland after their homes and offices were raided and they were arrested over a documentary that alleged …

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(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur’s appeal against the length of his seven game suspension has been dismissed, the Football Association said on Tuesday. The Uruguayan was banned for making a racist remark about teammate Son Heung-min. Bentancur had denied the charge, but an independent regulatory commission found it to be proven and the …

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(Reuters) – Wolverhampton Wanderers have agreed a deal for Portuguese Vitor Pereira to become their new coach after the sacking of Gary O’Neil, Sky Sports reported on Tuesday. Pereira currently manages Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab, who are sixth in the Saudi Pro League. His other managerial spells include Flamengo, Fenerbahce, Olympiakos and Porto, among several …

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(Reuters) – Arne Slot will not be on the touchline during Liverpool’s League Cup quarter-final clash with Southampton, but the Dutch manager on Tuesday said he does not expect his ban to impede his ability to impact the team. Slot will be serving a touchline ban during Wednesday’s match after receiving his third yellow card …

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(Reuters) – UK Sport said it will invest 330 million pounds ($418 million) in Olympic and Paralympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, though athletics and canoeing will see their funding cut. Britain finished seventh in the athletics medal table at the Paris Games with 10 medals, with Keely Hodgkinson winning their only gold …

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By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) – Tim Southee, once half of the most feared new-ball partnership in the game, brought down the curtain on a glittering 16-year test career after New Zealand crushed England for a consolation win in Hamilton on Tuesday. New Zealand’s all-time top wicket-taker with 776 victims across all formats, the 36-year-old retires …

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By Ossian Shine A shattered mast has dashed British sailor Pip Hare’s bid to complete the gruelling 24,000-mile Vendee Globe for a second time. The 50-year-old dismasted her 60ft yacht Medallia roughly 800 nautical miles south of Australia, ending a solo journey that had begun on Nov. 10. “It all feels pretty raw right now. …

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