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Klopp proud of Liverpool form amid Van Dijk absence

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised his team for their form without Virgil van Dijk. The Premier League champions managed to beat both Dutch giants Ajax and Sheffield United last week despite missing star central defender van…

Ferrari boss rejects Vettel favouritism speculation

Team boss Mattia Binotto on Monday rejected mounting speculation that Ferrari are favouring Charles Leclerc over Sebastian Vettel by giving him a faster car. The pair finished six places apart in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix after…

Stroll defends decision not to take coronavirus test

Lance Stroll on Thursday defended his decision not to undergo a coronavirus test after falling ill at the Eifel Grand Prix earlier this month. The Canadian, who returns to action for the Racing Point team owned by his father Lawrence…

England hope Ford ‘back soon’ as Barbarians await

George Ford is set to be back in England action "pretty soon", assistant coach John Mitchell said Thursday. Doubts, however, remain over whether he will be fit to face Italy in the Six Nations at the end of the month. The fly-half…

Springbok World Cup winner Kitshoff forced to quarantine

Coronavirus has affected the South African Super Rugby Unlocked competition for the first time with six players from two teams forced to quarantine and miss third round matches this weekend. Among them is loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff,…

Lions to play Japan ahead of South Africa tour

The British and Irish Lions will play Japan at Murrayfield in June ahead of their 2021 tour of South Africa, it was announced Wednesday. The Edinburgh encounter, the first time the Lions have played Japan, will take place on June 26 --…

Virus-disrupted season produces classic World Series clash

An unprecedented pandemic-shortened Major League Baseball season has produced a classic World Series matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers that starts on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas. A shortened season that saw clubs…