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Victory parade for Europa champions Aston Villa
Roads will be closed in Birmingham city centre on Thursday as the city celebrates Villa's victory.
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Salah set to captain Egypt at World Cup
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is named in Egypt's preliminary World Cup squad, which will be trimmed by one player this month.
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Beers with Prince William, a broken finger and CL next? Villa's Europa triumph!
It was a night that Aston Villa fans will never forget. A first trophy in 30 years, and their 1982 European conquerors have some competition.
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Vote for your favourite moment from 52 years of Football Focus
Vote for which Football Focus moment you want to be shown again in the programme's final episode on Sunday.
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 as Thunder beat Spurs in Game 2 to level West finals
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday in Game 2...
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Hartenstein on defending Wembanyama: “Make it as hard as possible”
Countering online criticism of his highly physical defense against Victor Wembanyama, German center Isaiah Hartenstein preaches a selfless, team-first attitude.
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Wembanyama analyzes containing SGA: “We just didn’t apply as much”
Despite a fierce second-half comeback attempt, the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama fall shy of a win in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
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Wemby fights but Thunder strike back to tie series
The Oklahoma City Thunder overcome a critical injury to defeat the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
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Israeli national team player Raz Adam dies in car crash
A two-vehicle collision claimed the life of 26-year-old Israeli national team guard Raz Adam.
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Maxime Raynaud leads European wave on NBA All-Rookie teams
Securing an All-Rookie Second Team selection after a standout debut with the Sacramento Kings, French center Maxime Raynaud joins a talented group of four European prospe...
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A Spielberg war epic starring Tom Hanks
A troop of Americans are sent to find and return a single soldier after D-Day.
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Martinez breaks finger... then helps Villa win Europa League
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez reveals he broke his finger during the warm-up before his side's Europa League final win against Freiburg.
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Prince William celebrates 'amazing night' as Villa fans party
Prince William shows a range of emotions during Aston Villa's Europa League final win over Freiburg in Istanbul, as fans celebrate in Birmingham.
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'We'll go down in history' - Villa end trophy wait on momentous night
Aston Villa beat Freiburg in Istanbul to lift the Europa League trophy for the first time.
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Five Europa Leagues later, it’s time to recognise Emery as an elite manager
After winning a fifth Europa Leagues title, it’s time to call Unai Emery what he is: an elite manager.
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Chess, lectures & ignoring noise: Emery masters Europe again
Unai Emery delivers Aston Villa their first trophy in 30 years with a 3-0 win over Freiburg in the Europa League final. BBC Sport takes a look at the man behind Villa's f...
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Papers: Arsenal want Junior Kroupi after Bournemouth star helped seal title win
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...
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Villa keep alive English hopes of six Champions League spots
Aston Villa's Europa League win against Freiburg keeps alive the Premier League's chances of having six teams in next season's Champions League.
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Emery does it again as Villa beat Freiburg to claim Europa League trophy
Aston Villa are Europa League champions after thrashing Freiburg 3-0 in the final in Istanbul.
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Southampton's play-off appeal dismissed - Hull to face Boro in final
Southampton's appeal against their expulsion from the Championship play-off final as a result of the 'spygate' scandal has been dismissed.
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