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Battle of the Sexes: Aryna Sabalenka will play Nick Kyrgios in Dubai on December 28

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Main takeaway: Three official "Battle of the Sexes" matches have been held, the most famous of which is between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 1973.American veteran Riggs had beaten Australian Margaret Court before King got his revenge four months later.In 1992, 40-year-old Jimmy Connors beat multiple Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova, then 35, under mixed rules.“I have great respect for Billie Jean King and what she did for women’s soccer,” Sabalenka added.“I am proud to represent women's tennis and to be part of this modern version…

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Jacoby Brissett stars in the Arizona Cardinals’ five-game losing streak to the Dallas Cowboys

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💥 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Main takeaway: Quarterback Jacoby Brissett starred in Kyler Murray's absence as the Arizona Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys 27-17.The 32-year-old threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score as the Cardinals ended a five-game losing streak in Arlington, Texas.Brissett was selected for the third straight week with Murray still sidelined with a foot injury. "This is what we do it for. It's hard to win in the NFL," Brissett said.“It's hard to win on the road. It's hard when things aren't going your way and the…

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The Sports Club: Defiantly local and proud – behind the success of the Basque Country club

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🚀 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Key idea: So, how can a club that imposes such restrictions on itself remain competitive?“That's the challenge,” says fan Atxa. “Trying to stay competitive while staying true to your history, traditions and values.”Since the club was founded 127 years ago, football has changed dramatically - but Athletic has resisted those changes.“There were times when the results were not good and the social debate was open about the philosophy, whether to sign foreign players or continue to rely on local talent,” says Fragua. “This debate never led to change.”…

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Melbourne Cup: Half Yours wins Australia’s famous horse race

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💥 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Key idea: The favorite Presage Nocturne and the Irish-trained Riffa finished 19th and 7th.The Riffa team, led by O'Brien, ranked seventh, while the Absordi team ranked eighth for fellow Irish coach Willie Mullins, while Meydan ranked tenth behind British father-and-son coaches Simon and Ed Crisford.The River Of Stars team finished fourth, with British-trained runners Furthur and Onesmoothoperator coming in 11th and 16th respectively.Melhem, who won the two-mile race by two lengths, said she knew she would come in first when she passed her husband Ben, a fellow jockey…

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The Ashes: Australia’s Ryan Harris in the ‘ball of the century’ for Alastair Cook and Mitchell Johnson’s partnership

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✨ Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: History had some great supporting characters.Not the friend. That would be disrespectful. Number two - those who make the stars shine a little brighter.Brian Clough had Peter Taylor. Elton John had Bernie Taupin. Elsa had Anna.Mitchell Johnson, the mustachioed menace who destroyed England at the speed of light, had Ryan Harris.The ashes of the 2013-14 season, when England were humiliated 5-0, will forever belong to Johnson. The left-armer was pure fireworks, hitting the stumps, pads and helmets, for 37 wickets. On the other…

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Abigail Pawlett: Welsh athlete who aims to follow in the footsteps of heptathlon champions

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✨ Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Key idea: Paulette's traumatic fall in the opening event thrust her into the spotlight, but it was her reaction that highlighted her potential for the future.The Welsh athlete says she is happy to have “overcome the psychological hurdle” of setting a new high jump personal best (PB) for the first time in six years.“It was bittersweet,” Paulette said. “Disbelief was the first kind of emotion I felt after falling over the barriers."jade [O'Dowda] And Kat [Johnson-Thompson] He came up to me after the barriers and isolated me…

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NFL scores and Week 9 review: How Josh Allen led the Bills to beat the Chiefs, plus the best analysis, stats and stories

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🔥 Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Main takeaway: “Executing Sam now — it’s ridiculous,” Seahawks coach Mike McDonald said after another dazzling display by Sam Darnold.Yes, Josh Allen, Jackson and Mahomes have all shown glimpses, but the “other guys” in the quarterback corps are showing up this season.Second-year seniors Drake May and Bo Nix are 7-2 after leading the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos to wins on Sunday, while in Los Angeles Matthew Stafford lights it up for the Rams and Justin Herbert also lights it up for the Chargers.But it was Darnold's…

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International Championship: Sean Murphy defeats Wang Shenzhong, 14, in the deciding frame

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🚀 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: Fourteen-year-old Chinese amateur Wang Xinzong almost caused a major upset against Sean Murphy before the Masters champion prevailed in the deciding frame of his second-round match at the international tournament.Murphy, the 2005 world champion, trailed 5-4 but won the last two frames with breaks of 72 and 89 to set up a third-round match with fellow Englishman Elliot Slessor.Murphy, ranked ninth in the world, led 3-0, but Wang equalized the score by winning the next three frames with breaks of 81, 100 and…

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Joey Barton

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✨ Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Rouen BridgeNorthern England CorrespondentBBCFormer Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton arrives at Liverpool Crown CourtRetired footballer and manager Joey Barton "crossed the line between freedom of expression and crime" with social media posts about broadcaster Jeremy Vine and TV pundits Eni Aloko and Lucy Ward, a jury heard.The 43-year-old former Manchester City midfielder is on trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive email with intent to cause distress or alarm.The accusations arise from posts made in January and…

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Euro 2028: Co-host England may play two matches away from Wembley

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💥 Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: Co-host England could play two matches away at Wembley at Euro 2028.BBC Sport has learned that the Three Lions, who will have to qualify for the tournament, will play one of their three group matches at one of the five other English stadiums hosting the matches - Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Villa Park, Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, and Newcastle's St James' Park.Wembley will not host any round of 16 matches, meaning England will also face a match away from the National…

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