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January January 2026

Fletcher asked for Ferguson's advice before taking Man Utd interim role
# Mentor
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# Mentor

Fletcher asked for Ferguson's advice before taking Man Utd interim role

Jan 7th 2026, 8:11 AM 2,754 Views 14 Comments

England's Jacob Bethell hits century to leave final Test on knife edge
# The Ashes
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# The Ashes

England's Jacob Bethell hits century to leave final Test on knife edge

Jan 7th 2026, 7:44 AM 808 Views 0 Comments

Rangers beat Aberdeen to close gap on Hearts
# Title Race
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# Title Race

Rangers beat Aberdeen to close gap on Hearts

Jan 6th 2026, 10:30 PM 1,032 Views 0 Comments

Forest boost survival bid to leave West Ham in turmoil
# Mixed Fortunes
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# Mixed Fortunes

Forest boost survival bid to leave West Ham in turmoil

Jan 6th 2026, 10:21 PM 1,845 Views 6 Comments

Man United's Diallo stars as Ivory Coast set up Egypt showdown
# Class
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# Class

Man United's Diallo stars as Ivory Coast set up Egypt showdown

Jan 6th 2026, 9:35 PM 2,416 Views 9 Comments

Newcastle's Eddie Howe rules himself out of Man United job
# Hunt
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# Hunt

Newcastle's Eddie Howe rules himself out of Man United job

Jan 6th 2026, 8:30 PM 1,834 Views 8 Comments

Championship strugglers West Brom sack manager Ryan Mason
# Exit Door
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# Exit Door

Championship strugglers West Brom sack manager Ryan Mason

Jan 6th 2026, 11:01 AM 1,421 Views 0 Comments

Fire inspections not carried out for five years at Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year's blaze
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# Le Constellation

Fire inspections not carried out for five years at Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year's blaze

Jan 6th 2026, 10:15 AM 9,669 Views 0 Comments

Glasner, Maresca, Southgate? Candidates for the Manchester United job
# Hot Seat
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# Hot Seat

Glasner, Maresca, Southgate? Candidates for the Manchester United job

Jan 6th 2026, 9:55 AM 2,162 Views 9 Comments

Kyrgios admits glory days behind him after comeback loss, Djokovic out of Australian Open warm-up
# Tennis
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# Tennis

Kyrgios admits glory days behind him after comeback loss, Djokovic out of Australian Open warm-up

Jan 6th 2026, 9:15 AM 2,127 Views 2 Comments

'Ultimately everyone loses' - Speed of Amorim's exit stuns Gary Neville
# Reaction
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# Reaction

'Ultimately everyone loses' - Speed of Amorim's exit stuns Gary Neville

Jan 6th 2026, 8:10 AM 2,867 Views 5 Comments

Head and Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test
# Cricket
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# Cricket

Head and Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test

Jan 6th 2026, 8:00 AM 588 Views 0 Comments

Man City facing defensive crisis after Gvardiol blow
# Setback
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# Setback

Man City facing defensive crisis after Gvardiol blow

Jan 5th 2026, 10:11 PM 1,723 Views 6 Comments

Strasbourg coach Rosenior set for press conference amid Chelsea links
# Next Man Up
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# Next Man Up

Strasbourg coach Rosenior set for press conference amid Chelsea links

Jan 5th 2026, 8:51 PM 2,765 Views 5 Comments

Celtic appoint Martin O'Neill as manager until end of the season
# Familiar Face
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# Familiar Face

Celtic appoint Martin O'Neill as manager until end of the season

Jan 5th 2026, 8:09 PM 3,913 Views 16 Comments

The 73-year-old stepped in as caretaker boss for eight games following Brendan Rodgers’ exit in October.

Liverpool's Mo Salah on target as Egypt advance after extra time
# Relief
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# Relief

Liverpool's Mo Salah on target as Egypt advance after extra time

Jan 5th 2026, 7:00 PM 2,315 Views 1 Comment

Nicolas Maduro transferred from NY detention centre by US authorities ahead of court appearance
# Nicolas Maduro
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# Nicolas Maduro

Nicolas Maduro transferred from NY detention centre by US authorities ahead of court appearance

Updated Jan 5th 2026, 12:17 PM 15,215 Views 62 Comments

Meanwhile, the UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency session at Venezuela’s request.

Djokovic quits players' union he co-founded citing 'transparency and governance'
# Exit
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# Exit

Djokovic quits players' union he co-founded citing 'transparency and governance'

Jan 5th 2026, 8:24 AM 958 Views 0 Comments

Carolina through to playoffs, Tampa Bay eliminated (and it all hinged on New Orleans and a Charlie Smyth kick)
# NFL Playoff Race
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# NFL Playoff Race

Carolina through to playoffs, Tampa Bay eliminated (and it all hinged on New Orleans and a Charlie Smyth kick)

Updated Jan 5th 2026, 8:00 AM 4,200 Views 0 Comments

Five-star Real Madrid keep pace with Barca, and ease the pressure on Xabi Alonso
# Revista De La Liga
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# Revista De La Liga

Five-star Real Madrid keep pace with Barca, and ease the pressure on Xabi Alonso

Jan 4th 2026, 10:51 PM 1,643 Views 0 Comments

Toulon keep big guns in reserve for Munster - and get hammered 66-0 by Leinster-bound La Rochelle
# Top 14
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# Top 14

Toulon keep big guns in reserve for Munster - and get hammered 66-0 by Leinster-bound La Rochelle

Jan 4th 2026, 10:29 PM 5,646 Views 17 Comments

Real Madrid star makes history as hosts Morocco set up heavyweight AFCON quarter-final
# Winning
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# Winning

Real Madrid star makes history as hosts Morocco set up heavyweight AFCON quarter-final

Updated Jan 4th 2026, 9:29 PM 5,659 Views 0 Comments

Thousands of passengers stranded after flights grounded in Greece over technical failure
# Grounded
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# Grounded

Thousands of passengers stranded after flights grounded in Greece over technical failure

Jan 4th 2026, 3:26 PM 11,888 Views 5 Comments

Cunha rescues Manchester United in draw with rivals Leeds
# Premier League
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# Premier League

Cunha rescues Manchester United in draw with rivals Leeds

Jan 4th 2026, 2:30 PM 2,541 Views 40 Comments

It finished 1-1 at Elland Road.

Root, Brook tame Australia in rain-hit 5th Ashes Test
# Class
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# Class

Root, Brook tame Australia in rain-hit 5th Ashes Test

Jan 4th 2026, 10:28 AM 1,012 Views 0 Comments

Seattle Seahawks bag top seed on NFL final weekend
# Boost
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# Boost

Seattle Seahawks bag top seed on NFL final weekend

Jan 4th 2026, 10:17 AM 1,314 Views 1 Comment

Mali beat Tunisia on penalties to set up AFCON quarter-final against Senegal
# Business End
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# Business End

Mali beat Tunisia on penalties to set up AFCON quarter-final against Senegal

Updated Jan 3rd 2026, 10:34 PM 1,091 Views 1 Comment

Toulouse stunned by Perpignan but stay top in France as Pau lose
# Top 14
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# Top 14

Toulouse stunned by Perpignan but stay top in France as Pau lose

Jan 3rd 2026, 10:24 PM 2,731 Views 5 Comments

Juventus held by lowly Lecce, Roma drop to fifth after Atalanta loss
# European Football Wrap
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# European Football Wrap

Juventus held by lowly Lecce, Roma drop to fifth after Atalanta loss

Jan 3rd 2026, 10:16 PM 1,426 Views 2 Comments

Ten-try Northampton return to Prem summit
# Rugby
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# Rugby

Ten-try Northampton return to Prem summit

Jan 3rd 2026, 8:57 PM 2,541 Views 3 Comments

Women's tennis does not need 'Battle of the Sexes,' says Swiatek
# Unnecessary
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# Unnecessary

Women's tennis does not need 'Battle of the Sexes,' says Swiatek

Jan 3rd 2026, 12:17 PM 1,221 Views 0 Comments

Leao fires AC Milan top of Serie A
# Leaders
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# Leaders

Leao fires AC Milan top of Serie A

Jan 2nd 2026, 10:46 PM 1,230 Views 0 Comments

Venus Williams gets Australian Open wildcard aged 45
# Tennis
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# Tennis

Venus Williams gets Australian Open wildcard aged 45

Jan 2nd 2026, 9:17 AM 838 Views 3 Comments

Stalemate sees Man City lose ground in Premier League title race
# Setback
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# Setback

Stalemate sees Man City lose ground in Premier League title race

Jan 1st 2026, 9:57 PM 2,366 Views 11 Comments

Liverpool left frustrated by Leeds
# Stalemate
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# Stalemate

Liverpool left frustrated by Leeds

Jan 1st 2026, 7:25 PM 3,459 Views 67 Comments

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace were held by Fulham.

Around 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at bar at Swiss ski resort
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# Crans Montana

Around 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at bar at Swiss ski resort

Updated Jan 1st 2026, 7:25 PM 77,449 Views 17 Comments
  • Police have said they have ruled out a terror attack as part of their investigations
  • Authorities said it was too early to provide an exact number of casualties
  • At least two French citizens were among the injured, with other nationalities expected to have been in the bar
At least six killed during widespread protests in Iran
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# Iran

At least six killed during widespread protests in Iran

Jan 1st 2026, 6:17 PM 8,020 Views 0 Comments

Gabon government bans Aubameyang, sacks coaching staff, and suspends entire national team
# AFCON
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# AFCON

Gabon government bans Aubameyang, sacks coaching staff, and suspends entire national team

Jan 1st 2026, 4:34 PM 4,866 Views 5 Comments

The European Union's poorest nation joined the Euro as of midnight
# New Year New Eu
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# New Year New Eu

The European Union's poorest nation joined the Euro as of midnight

Jan 1st 2026, 8:02 AM 93,530 Views 92 Comments

Last year 2025

Doctors Without Borders urges Israel to allow it to continue operating in Gaza ahead of ban
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# Israel

Doctors Without Borders urges Israel to allow it to continue operating in Gaza ahead of ban

Dec 31st 2025, 7:29 PM 3,282 Views 0 Comments