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Harry Kane Becomes First English Player To Win Ballon d'Or In 25 Years

Harry Kane won the Ballon d’Or to cap a memorable year with Bayern Munich and England.

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Damning data: stats that show Michael Carrick’s luck was bound to run out | Andrew Beasley

Favourable conditions and the rub of the green were behind Manchester United’s successful finish to last seasonManchester United have been the third‑best team in the Premier League with Michael Carrick as their head coach. It is some effort for his job to be so under threat when only Arsenal (57 points) and Manchester City (56) have been more productive than United (46) during the 45-year-old’s tenure.The tally obscures pertinent facts. United topping the Premier League during his 17‑match interim spell last season is irrelevant when they sit 16th with no win in eight games in all competitions this season. Losing narrowly against City is one thing, but three-goal defeats by Como and Bournemouth will surely spell managerial change. Continue reading...

Potential WNBA finals decider to be played at 12.30pm on a Thursday

Valkyries-Dream Game 6 to tip at 9.30am on west coastGame moved to larger State Farm Arena in AtlantaHawks’ NBA game on same day could not be movedGame 6 of the WNBA finals between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries will be played at State Farm Arena on Thursday at 12.30pm ET, the league has announced. That means Valkyries fans in California will be watching the game at 9.30am local time.Dream guard Allisha Gray said it didn’t matter what time the game was played. Continue reading...

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Lamine Yamal Wins Kopa Trophy For 3rd Straight Year, Dedicates It To Pau Cubarsí

Lamine Yamal was voted the best player under the age of 21 for the third consecutive year.

Big Bets Report: $5, 8-leg Parlay Narrowly Misses Million-Dollar Payday

One bettor's $5 wager almost turned into $1 million, while another bettor turned $10k into $400k. Patrick Everson breaks down the weekend's big bets.