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Welsh Open: Defending champion Mark Selby was defeated by Jiang Zhong in the first round

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🚀 Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: It was an excellent first day for the Welsh players, with Jack Jones, Dylan Emery and Mark Williams all winning their first round matches.Jones recorded a comfortable 4-1 win over England's Liam Highfield, while Emery shocked China's Li Bevan with a decisive victory.Home favorite Williams - who was the last Welsh player to win the title in 1999 - beat Michael Holt to win 4-2 and set up a second-round clash against Martin O'Donnell. O'Donnell defeated 25th-ranked Tom Ford 4-2 later on Monday.In other matches,…

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Football rumours: McTominay, Van de Ven, Almala, Sancar, Casemiro, Delap

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🔥 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Manchester United They are considering bringing Scott McTominay back to Old Trafford, while Real Madrid monitors Micky van de Ven's contract situation, while... Brighton I hope the Saeed Al Mulla deal is completed.Manchester United They are considering re-signing Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay for €80m (£70m) in the summer, with Naples Ready to cash in on the 29-year-old just two years after joining the Italian club from Old Trafford. (Fichajes - in Spanish), externalreal madrid The situation is closely monitored Tottenham's 24-year-old centre-back Micky van…

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Boxing greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather agree to a rematch

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✨ Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Boxing stars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have agreed to a professional rematch next September.Pacquiao, 47, and Mayweather, 48, will face off at Sphere Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 19, and the bout will be shown live on Netflix.Former world champion Mayweather announced last week that he would retire for the fourth time.This will be the American's first professional fight since his victory over mixed martial arts competitor Conor McGregor by technical knockout in the tenth round in 2017.Filipino Pacquiao retired from sports…

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FIFA wants injured players to be sidelined for one minute

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🔥 Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: One Minute has been proposed as a halfway house, but BBC Sport understands concerns remain about negative impacts. Manchester United was angry last season when Matthijs de Ligt was forced to leave the field with a cut, and Brentford scored from a corner kick while he was outside the field.The fear is that a one-minute absence would increase the likelihood of a team conceding a goal when there are fewer than 10 players.Thirty seconds is already causing frustration among fans - and the unintended consequences…

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Italian cricket is facing a crisis over alleged sexual assault by a senior figure in the national governing body

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🔥 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Italian cricket is in crisis days after the country made its debut in the T20 World Cup, as it emerged that a senior official at the national governing body has been investigated over a sexual assault allegation.The Italian Cricket Federation's (FCRI) women's cricket coordinator Prabath Ekneligoda, 57, has been the subject of a criminal investigation relating to an allegation that he inappropriately touched a member of the Azzurri women's national team.Several members of the Italy board are said to have resigned over this and…

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Jack Draper: No. 1 British player returns with victory to the ATP Tour

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✨ Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: British number one Jack Draper marked his return to action after injury on the ATP Tour with a straight sets win over Frenchman Quentin Hales in Dubai.In the men's tour for the first time since the US Open last August, Draper won 7-6 (10-8) 6-3 in his first appearance at the Dubai Tennis Championships.The 24-year-old, who dropped to 15th in the world after reaching a career-high ranking of fourth in June, will play either Hungarian Fabian Marozsan or Frenchman Arthur Renderkneich in the next match.Draper…

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Premier League: Police investigating online racist abuse of four players

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✨ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Police have confirmed they are investigating after four Premier League players were subjected to racist abuse online at the weekend.Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri and Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana were both subjected to racist abuse on Instagram after Saturday's 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.On Sunday, Wolves striker Tolu Arukudar and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundel were also subjected to abuse on social media.The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) said on Monday it had “launched a number of investigations” after receiving four separate reports of racist abuse…

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Ajay Tavares: Barcelona signs Norwich City academy player

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🚀 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Spanish club Barcelona has signed Norwich City academy player Ajay Tavares. The 16-year-old has reportedly attracted interest from a number of European clubs and Norwich will be entitled to compensation, although the Canaries have not confirmed the financial aspects of the deal.Tavares, who first joined Norwich at under-12 level, was sent on as a substitute in a first-team friendly against Dutch club Volendam last summer when he was just 15, but has yet to appear in any competitive matches at senior level.Ben Napper, Norwich…

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Mexican cartel violence: Can hosting the FIFA World Cup be compromised?

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✨ Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Mexico's participation in hosting the FIFA World Cup this summer may be in jeopardy due to... The outbreak of drug gang violence Experts told BBC Sport, which began yesterday.The Jalisco New Generation Drug Cartel (CJNG) - one of the country's most powerful and feared criminal organizations - has engaged in a shootout with the Mexican Army, blocking roads and burning vehicles in retaliation for the killing of its leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", in a military operation.The violence began in the country's…

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T20 World Cup: Shimron Hetmyer’s quick 85 helps West Indies start Super 8 stage with 107-run win over Zimbabwe

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💥 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Shimron Hetmyer hit a stunning 85 off 34 balls as West Indies started the T20 World Cup Super 8 phase with an emphatic 107-run victory over Zimbabwe.Hetmyer hit seven sixes and seven fours as he mixed finesse with power - with a strike rate of 250 - to help the West Indies to a massive target of 254-6.The left-handed Guyanese was dropped twice by Tashinga Mosekiwa - in the 79th over - before eventually being caught at deep mid-wicket by Brian Bennett off experienced spinner…

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