Tasty tie for Man Utd in FA Cup fourth round
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Tasty tie for Man Utd in FA Cup fourth round

Manchester United have got another all-Premier League tie in the fourth round of the FA Cup as they clash with Leicester City, having already dumped arsenal out of the competition on Sunday.
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Barcelona shock Real Madrid with huge Super Cup win
epa11820936 Lamine Yamal of Barcelona (C) celebrates with the trophy after winning the final of the Spanish Super Cup, the Supercopa de Espana, between Real Madrid and FC Barcleona in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 12 January 2025. EPA/STR

Barcelona shock Real Madrid with huge Super Cup win

Barcelona turned in a stunning performance to thump their great rivals Real Madrid 5-2 and lift the Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
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Taylor wins Sony Open on second play-off hole
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Taylor wins Sony Open on second play-off hole

Canada’s Nick Taylor knocked in a birdie putt from less than three feet away on the second playoff hole to win the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
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Stormers provide lone joy for SA teams in Champions Cup
Neethling Fouche of the Stormers celebrates with tryscorer Manie Libbok of the Stormers during the Investec Champions Cup 2024/25 game between the Stormers and Sale Sharks at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 11 January 2025 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Stormers provide lone joy for SA teams in Champions Cup

A convincing win for the Stormers in the Champions Cup at home proved the only success on Saturday for South Africa’s teams in the Champions Cup as the Sharks lost to the holders and the Bulls crashed in France.
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SA duo maintain lead despite mishap in Dakar Rally
epa11818950 Henk Lategan of South Africa and Brett Cummings of South Africa compete with their Toyota Hilux for Imt Evo Toyota Gazoo Racing during Stage 6 in the 2025 Dakar Rally from Hail to Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia, 11 January 2025. EPA/MARIE HESSEL

SA duo maintain lead despite mishap in Dakar Rally

The sixth stage of Dakar 2025 saw TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings remain in the overall lead of the rally, despite relinquishing 3min 1sec to Yazeed Al Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk who are in second place, in their privately entered Toyota Hilux.
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Spaun leads by one shot in Honolulu
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Spaun leads by one shot in Honolulu

JJ Spaun shot a 5-under-par 65 to move into the lead after three rounds of the Sony Open on Saturday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, ahead of second-round co-leader Patrick Fishburn (68), Eric Cole (67) and Germany’s Stephan Jaeger (62) by one stroke.
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Monfils becomes oldest ATP Tour winner
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Monfils becomes oldest ATP Tour winner

Frenchman Gael Monfils became the oldest player in history to win on the ATP Tour when he claimed the Auckland Classic on Saturday by beating Zizou Bergs 6-3 6-4 in the final.
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Potter sees positives despite FA Cup defeat
New West Ham United manager Graham Potter during a press conference at the London Stadium. Picture date: Thursday January 9, 2025.

Potter sees positives despite FA Cup defeat

It was not the start he wanted, but new West Ham United manager Graham Potter could take some positives from his side’s 2-1 FA Cup loss at Aston Villa on Friday.
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SA duo remain in lead after ‘tough two days’ in Dakar Rally
epa11813442 Henk Lategan of South Africa and Brett Cummings of South Africa compete with their Toyota Hilux for Imt Evo Toyota Gazoo Racing during the fourth stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally, from Al Henakiyah to Alula, Saudi Arabia, 08 January 2025. EPA/Gerard Laurenssen

SA duo remain in lead after ‘tough two days’ in Dakar Rally

The opening week of Dakar 2025 has drawn to a close in the northern city of Hail, following Stage 5 of the gruelling event. For TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, the opening week brought mixed results, but with Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings topping the overall standings, the team has every reason to be pleased.
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Real Madrid set up Clasico Spanish Super Cup final
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Real Madrid set up Clasico Spanish Super Cup final

Real Madrid have booked their place in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, where they will meet old foes Barcelona in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Madrid defeated Mallorca 3-0 in their semifinal on Thursday to set up a Clasico final showdown.
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