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All-time NFL great running back and social activist Jim Brown died aged 87
Jim Brown NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died at the age of 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his…
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‘It’s great recognition’ | Postecoglou wins PFA Manager of the Year
Celtic head coach Ange Postecoglou picks up a PFA Scotland Award for Manager of the Year. Source
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Ben Whittaker: Britain’s got so many great fighters but I can make myself the face of the UK scene
Ben Whittaker has great ambitions and, he believes, the talent to match. A silver medalist in Britain’s brilliant Tokyo Olympic team, the young light-heavyweight is determined to excel as a professional fighter. He wants to go “as far as I can”. “Britain’s got so many great fighters but I just think I can step away…
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‘Out of the ordinary:’ Football great Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective – rezal404
General view of a fan wearing a Pele’s jersey and placing a banner with an image of Pele. (REUTERS() SAO PAULO, Brazil – “Pele,” arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective. On Wednesday, the word “pele” was added to the more than 167,000 words in the Michaelis Portuguese dictionary printed in…
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