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Ronaldo not ready for retirement: 'Age is just a number'

Monday, 21 October 2019, 23:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Cristiano Ronaldo reassured Juventus supporters and his legions of fans worldwide that at 34 he's not ready for retirement yet. "Age is just a number. It does not mean that at 34, 35, 36 you are...

Messi faces Ronaldo, Van Dijk but no Neymar for Ballon d'Or

Monday, 21 October 2019, 23:25 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Lionel Messi will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk as rivals for the 2019 Ballon d'Or award. But not Neymar. When the long list of 30 candidates was announced Monday — in the city...

English Premier League: Sheffield United beats Arsenal 1-0

Monday, 21 October 2019, 23:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Arsenal fell to a 1-0 loss at promoted Sheffield United on Monday in the Premier League, upping the pressure on coach Unai Emery after another performance void of creativity and flair. Lys...

4x Olympian, NYC Marathon champion Shalane Flanagan retires

Monday, 21 October 2019, 21:53 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Four-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan, who ended a 40-year American drought when she won the New York City Marathon in 2017, is retiring from competitive running to become a coach with the Nike Bowerman...

BOV Premier League: Spartans return to winning ways and climb second

Monday, 21 October 2019, 21:11 Last update: about 8 years ago Simon Farrugia

The last match of the seventh day programme saw Hamrun Spartans returning to winning ways inflicting on Hibernians their third defeat. The Spartans were the better team in the first half with Hibernians responding too late in the day and thus failed to take something from this difficult encounter....

Study raises fresh dementia concerns from playing pro football

Monday, 21 October 2019, 18:53 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A study of former professional soccer players in Scotland finds that they were less likely to die of common causes such as heart disease and cancer compared with the general population but more likely...

Spanish La Liga: Real Sociedad and Sevilla win, move near top

Monday, 21 October 2019, 00:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Home wins for Sevilla and Real Sociedad on Sunday left a group of six teams separated by only three points at the top of the Spanish league. Sevilla scored late to beat Levante 1-0, and Real...

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