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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Sam Harris |Paul Battison
Paddy Pimblett says he would love to fight Ilia Topuria in Abu Dhabi in October but his opponent is most likely to be Justin Gaethje. Liverpool's Pimblett earned a statement win over Michael Chandler last month before calling for his next bout to be against an opponent ranked in the top five. American Gaethje doesn't have a fight booked and is third in the UFC's lightweight rankings - five places above Pimblett.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Sam Harris
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Neymar last played for Santos in 2013Neymar's return to his boyhood club, Santos, is complete. One of Brazil's greatest footballing exports, and still the world's most expensive player, has signed a six-month contract that brings him back to Vila Belmiro.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Sam Harris
Media caption, 'He represents so much more than football' - Rashford hometown locals on his futureRarely a day goes by in this transfer window without a story emerging about Marcus Rashford's potential departure from Manchester United. But while where he is playing his football in the second half of this season is in serious doubt, one thing is clear - during his troubled times he has overwhelming support from the area he grew up in.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Sam Harris
Image caption, Polina Vynohradova and Serge Shcherbyna have reopened their shop in ManchesterBBC Newsbeat sports reporterOpening a vintage football shirt shop just as Covid was taking hold across the world might seem enough of a challenge. But for Polina Vynohradova and Serge Shcherbyna, a global pandemic and lockdowns turned out to be the least of their worries. The couple's shop was in their hometown of Kyiv in Ukraine, which they were forced to flee in February last year.
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Jul 7, 2023 | 
ca.movies.yahoo.com | Sam Harris |Shaun Dacosta
Big engines, high speeds and events all across the world come to mind when you think of Formula 1. But the sport has a target of being carbon-neutral by 2030 - removing as much carbon dioxide from the environment as it puts into it. For F1, this includes changes to things such as travel, as well as technological advances like cleaner engines. Some fans think this will be a tough target to hit without reducing the power and excitement of the races. So is it realistic?
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Jul 7, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Sam Harris |Shaun Dacosta
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Sam Harris & Shaun DacostaBBC SportBig engines, high speeds and events all across the world come to mind when you think of Formula 1. But the sport has a target of being carbon-neutral by 2030. Some fans think this will be a tough target to hit without reducing the power and excitement of the races. So is it realistic? McLaren driver Lando Norris thinks so. "They are doing as much as they can. Everything really starts with the fuels that we use, that's the big thing.
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Jun 30, 2023 | 
chatsports.com | Sam Harris
By Sam HarrisBBC Newsbeat sports reporterWe are well into England and Scotland's football transfer windows. Plenty of fans are constantly searching club hashtags on Twitter or have Insta notifications turned on for top transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano. But what happens to your transfer window when you're no longer in the Premier League? That's the dilemma facing Leeds United, Leicester City and Southampton, who dropped into the Championship after getting relegated last season.
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Sam Harris
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, James Maddison looked dejected on the pitch when Leicester City were relegated in MayBBC Newsbeat sports reporterWe are well into England and Scotland's football transfer windows. Plenty of fans are constantly searching club hashtags on Twitter or have Insta notifications turned on for top transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano. But what happens to your transfer window when you're no longer in the Premier League?
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Sam Harris
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Sam HarrisBBC Newsbeat sports reporterWe are well into England and Scotland's football transfer windows. Plenty of fans are constantly searching club hashtags on Twitter or have Insta notifications turned on for top transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano. But what happens to your transfer window when you're no longer in the Premier League?
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Jun 28, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Francesca Osborne |Sam Harris
By Francesca Osborne & Sam HarrisBBC NewsbeatGetting your festival fit sorted is always a challenge. But when Aitch took to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, he knew exactly what he was going to be wearing. It was the new shirt for his football team Manchester United - only it hadn't been released by the club yet. But this wasn't a fashion faux pas by the rapper, nor "a leak" as some have suggested - instead it was a very deliberate marketing plan by the club to promote their new kit.
