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Scotland striker Shankland named Rangers captain
Lawrence Shankland is named the new captain of Rangers, just two months after joining the club from Hearts.
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Valakari tells St Johnstone to be 'solid and streetwise' on Premiership return
Simo Valakari is telling his St Johnstone players to be "solid and streetwise" if they want to make an impact in the Scottish Premiership.
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Forest close in on Ivory Coast defender Diomande
Nottingham Forest are close to completing a deal for Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande.
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Spacey-Cale to step down at Southampton
Southampton director of women's football Marieanne Spacey-Cale says she will step down this year.
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Tottenham beat Sydney FC on penalties after stunning Tel free-kick
Tottenham beat Sydney FC on penalties to earn their third victory of pre-season after being held to a 1-1 draw over 90 minutes during which Mathys Tel scored a stunning f...
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Germany and Spain can set the tone for the World Cup in Berlin
Germany will open its home FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup against Spain in Berlin on 4 September. It is the standout European fixture on the first day and carries more...
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Lietkabelis inks guard Ognjen Jaramaz
The Serbian national team guard arrives from Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.
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McGregor wants Celtic to win league 'in more style'
Celtic captain Callum McGregor insists he sees his future at the club and wants to win the league "in a bit more style" this term.
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Risks of Rodri to Real: How would Man City cope without him?
Real Madrid chiefs clearly took a keen interest in this summer's World Cup. So much so that it has motivated them to move for Spain's prize midfielder Rodri a year earlie...
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New PL season - new kit... Which is your favourite?
Take a look at the new home kit that EVERY Premier League team will be wearing this season, can you decide which is your favourite?
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Rayo Vallecano to move stadium over Legionnaires risk
La Liga side Rayo Vallecano are barred from playing at their home stadium just weeks before the new season over the risk of supporters contracting Legionnaires' disease.
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Infantino offers £30m incentive for FIFA members to back controversial plans
Gianni Infantino has given football associations until September 19 to back his plan to sell off part of FIFA to private investors - with a $40m (£30.1m) incentive to acc...
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Amine Noua is finalizing a move to Malaga, Kamagate to Varese
Although he signed a three-year contract with Aris in January, Noua is close to leaving Greece.
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Amine Noua is reportedly finalizing a move to Unicaja Malaga
Although he signed a three-year contract with Aris in January, Noua is close to leaving Greece.
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Naismith reveals talks over future Scotland role but plays down Moyes links
Scotland assistant Steven Naismith expects to remain involved with the national team regardless of who is appointed as Steve Clarke’s successor.
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AIG Women's Open: Leaderboard from Royal Lytham & St Annes
The latest leaderboard from the 50th AIG Women's Open, the final women's major championship of the year, held at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
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McCann aims to continue Kilmarnock's upward progress
"If you are standing still, you're effectively going backwards.".
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Palace hold talks with ex-Arsenal defender Tomiyasu
Japan's Takehiro Tomiyasu, who is training with Crystal Palace, was named as a substitute in the pre-season friendly against Lens.
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The other Terry: John's nephew and Paul's son making his own mark
Football has always been the family business for Frankie Terry.
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Welbeck completes move to Chelsea
Chelsea have completed the signing of Danny Welbeck from Brighton for an undisclosed fee.
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