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Arman Tsarukyan says the UFC wants to make Buddy Pimblett the lightweight champion

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✨ Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Arman Tsarukyan says he was overlooked for an interim lightweight title shot because the UFC "wants to make" Buddy Pimblett champion.Pimblett will face Liverpool's American Justin Gaethje for the interim belt on January 24, with top contender Tsarukyan ignored.The match was surprising, considering that Gaethje is in fourth place with Pimblett in fifth.Tsarukyan suggested that Pimblett's star power guaranteed him the fight.“They know if they were to put me against him, he would lose and the star would be gone,” Tsarukyan said after returning to…

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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone apologized to Vinicius Junior, the Real Madrid winger

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✨ Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has apologized to Vinicius Junior for his behavior towards the Real Madrid winger during the Spanish Super Cup semi-final.Simeone made comments to the 25-year-old Brazilian winger from the touchline, with the Argentine reportedly suggesting Real Madrid president Florentino Perez would get rid of him.Vinicius, whose contract extends until 2027, helped his team beat Atletico 2-1 in the semi-finals last Thursday before Real Madrid lost 3-2 to Barcelona in the final in Saudi Arabia.Simeone said: “I would like to apologize to…

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Brooks Koepka: The PGA Tour faces a big dilemma over the return of the five-time major winner

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🔥 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: The tour will undoubtedly be remembered for how Hudson Swafford was treated. The 38-year-old American was among the LIV's first recruits in 2022, but suffered an injury and upon leaving the breakaway circuit, returned to the PGA Tour in late 2024.Swafford, a three-time Tour winner who currently works in real estate, was given a one-year ban for each of the five LIV events he played in 2022 that conflict with regular PGA Tour events. He won't be able to play on the PGA Tour again…

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Baller League: A ‘new sport’ with ‘room for improvement’ – how is it going?

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✨ Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: East London hosted two very different versions of the 'Beautiful Game' on Sunday.A stone's throw from the London Stadium, where 58,669 fans turned out to watch West Ham beat QPR in the FA Cup, around 4,000 fans watched nearly five hours of football as the second season of the Baller League UK concluded.Wembley Rangers - managed by former England strikers Ian Wright and Alan Shearer - won the title by defeating defending champions SDS in the final on Sunday.Baller League chief executive Felix Starck believes…

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Belinda Bencic: A Swiss player returns to the top ten for the first time since her birth

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🚀 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: When Bencic debuted in the top 10 in 2016 - when she was just 18 - she became the first teenager in the top 10 of the WTA singles rankings since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009.However, it was not until five years later that she won her first major title, defeating Marketa Vondrousova in the final of the Tokyo Olympics to take the gold medal.A handful of titles at WTA Tour level followed in 2022 and 2023, but her pregnancy meant she missed defending her Olympic…

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RED ROSES: Sophie Hopkins is among 11 players who have not previously played in the pre-Six Nations squad

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✨ Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: England Under-20s winger Sophie Hopkins, who combines a year abroad while studying biochemistry with a season at French club Lyon, is among 11 uncapped players in the Red Roses' 47-man training squad.Four Trailfinders forwards - Yasmin Adunri, Heidi Head, Hayley Jones and Annabelle Meta - have been included in their quest to win their first international cap.Loughborough Lightning's number eight, 19-year-old Haineala Lutui, who has been leading the PWR side so far this season, has been promoted from age group, with Harlequins player Nicole…

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WSL News: Estelle Cascarino shaved ‘schoolgirl mistake’ for West Ham – Fara Williams

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Former England midfielder Fara Williams said West Ham player Estelle Cascarino made a "schoolgirl mistake" when she was denied the chance to make her debut because of an earring.New West Ham coach Rita Guarino, who was in charge of her first match on Sunday, tried to bring on Juventus loanee Cascarino early in the second half with her side trailing 4-0 to Chelsea in the Women's Super League.But the 28-year-old defender was banned from the pitch because she was wearing an earring that was covered…

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Brighton: Head of High Performance Mike Anthony joins from New Zealand

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✨ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: New Zealand high performance boss Mike Anthony will switch from rugby union to football to join the Premier League side Brighton.Anthony will join the club next month as the club's first Head of Player Development and High Performance in what they feel is an innovative move focusing on culture and mindset.Anthony has 25 years' experience in sport, including four years with Gloucester Rugby Union Club.However, he made his name with New Zealand Rugby, spending 14 years in a variety of senior roles.Anthony's main attributes…

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Macclesfield FC: John Rooney is enjoying the FA Cup and wants another Premier League team in the fourth round draw

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🚀 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: "Did this really happen?"Two days after Macclesfield's stunning FA Cup third round win over Crystal Palace, trophies are still fresh in manager John Rooney's mind.The Silkmen - who play in the sixth tier of English football - pulled off the biggest shock in the history of the competition with a 2-1 win over their Premier League rivals and the current defending champions.Rooney told the BBC: “Did I ever think we would win and qualify for the next round? No, maybe I didn’t think so.”"There was…

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Antoine Simenho: Can the striker play for Manchester City against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final?

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🔥 Read this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Manchester City will have Antoine Semenyu available for their UEFA Cup semi-final against Newcastle United after the rules of the competition changed this season.Semenyu, 26, joined Pep Guardiola's side in a £65m deal from Bournemouth, and made his goalscoring debut in the FA Cup third round, 10-1 win over Exeter City.The Ghana international came off the bench for Bournemouth in the UEFA Cup second round defeat to Brentford in August, a draw that would have equaled the winger's draw in previous seasons.But under EFL Rule…

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