Ligue 1 star reveals he hid that he was a footballer - until family spotted him on TV
Ligue 1 star and Africa Cup of Nations hotshot Ibrahima Kone has revealed his family only learned of his secret football career when they saw him on television.
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Dutch coach van Gaal criticises hosting World Cup in Qatar
AMSTERDAM : Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal said it was ridiculous that this year’s World Cup was being played in Qatar, accusing FIFA of taking the tournament to the Middle East emirate for money and commercial reasons.
Support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine leads to 6-month ban for grandmaster chess champion
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How is ex-Fulham player Brede Hangelaand getting on these days?
The Norwegian defender enjoyed an overall successful stint that ended in disaster for the Cottagers.
How is ex-Blackburn Rovers player Morten Gamst Pedersen getting on these days?
Although he enjoyed success with Norwegian top-division side Tromso, the most successful period of Morten Gamst Pedersen’s career came in the Premier League as he enjoyed a nine-year spell at Blackburn Rovers.
Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland to choose between Real Madrid and Manchester City ransfer - Paper round
Haaland to make his mind up Erling Haaland will soon choose his next club, and Spanish paper Marca reports it is a straight choice between Real Madrid and Manchester City. City hope the chance to lead a team will be preferable to sharing the limelight with Kylian Mbappe, while Real hope to find the money to finance both signings. Barcelona are not in the running as they cannot afford the Norwegian.
Transfer rumours: Haaland, Phillips, Tchouameni, Barella, Dybala, Koeman
Manchester City do not believe they are favourites to sign Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland and Real Madrid could try to get the 21-year-old to stay at Borussia Dortmund for one more season before trying to sign him. (Mundo Deportivo — in Spanish)external-link
Pole Vaulter Mondo Duplantis Sets 'Dream' World Record
Sweden's Mondo Duplantis bettered his own pole vault world record as he soared to gold at the World Indoor Championships on Sunday, but Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen's bid to further underline his 1500m dominance came a cropper. US-born Duplantis cleared 6.20 metres at the third time of asking, 1cm better than his previous best set in the same Stark Arena in Belgrade just two weeks ago. As soon as main rivals Chris Nilsen and Thiago Braz had fallen by the wayside, Duplantis had no hesitation about raising the bar to a record height.