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Aston Villa, Roma stunned in Europa League, Nottingham Forest wins under new coach Sean Dyche

Sean Dyche achieved in his first game what predecessor Ange Postecoglou couldn’t in eight matches in charge: win. Under its new coach, Nottingham Forest presented a concentrated display resulting in a 2-0 victory over Porto in the Europa League on Thursday. It was the first victory for Nottingham in the competition and only the second overall this season, while Porto was defeated for the first time this term. Morgan Gibbs-White converted from the penalty spot in the 19th minute at the City Ground. Igor Jesus doubled the advantage from another penalty in the 77th. Former Burnley and Everton manager Dyche replaced Postecoglou, who was fired in ruthless fashion on Saturday around 20 minutes after Forest’s 3-0 home loss to Chelsea that left the team in the Premier League relegation zone. Postecoglou had been in the job for only 39 days and didn’t win any of his eight matches in charge. Roma upset Czech team Viktoria Plzeň scored twice through Prince Kwabena Adu and Cheick Souaré within two minutes in the first half to stun Roma 2-1 at Stadio Olimpico. Paulo Dybala reduced the deficit from the spot early in the second half. Elsewhere, Braga.

NBA coach, player arrested in illegal gambling probes

NEW YORK: NBA head coach Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in illegal gambling on a “mind-boggling” scale, US officials said. Billups, a former Detroit Pistons star and a member of the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame, was arrested in connection with rigged illegal poker games tied to Mafia crime families, FBI Director Kash Patel said. Rozier and a former NBA player and assistant coach, Damon Jones, were among six people arrested in a sports betting case, Patel said at a press conference in New York. “The fraud is mind boggling,” Patel said. “It’s not hundreds of dollars, it’s not 1000s of dollars, it’s not 10s of 1000s of dollars. It’s not even millions of dollars. “We’re talking about 10s of millions of dollars in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation.”

Test Twenty highlights ever-evolving business of spotting cricketing talent

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FIFA tournament featuring Afghan women’s refugee team relocated to Morocco from UAE

The “FIFA Unites: Women’s Series” tournament features the UAE, Chad, Libya and Afghanistan Afghanistan women’s refugee team have chosen a new official name, “Afghan Women United“GENEVA: A FIFA-organized tournament involving the Afghanistan women’s refugee team has been moved from the UAE to Morocco, the world soccer governing body said, with the four-team friendly competition set to begin on Sunday.The “FIFA Unites: Women’s Series” tournament, originally scheduled to run from October 23-29 in Dubai, also features the national women’s teams of the UAE, Chad and Libya.The Afghanistan women’s refugee team’s creation stems from the Taliban’s ban on women’s sports following their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, prompting players to flee the country fearing persecution.“FIFA would like to thank the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FMRF) and looks forward to working together to host a successful tournament,” FIFA said in a statement.The governing body also confirmed that the Afghanistan women’s refugee team have chosen a new official name, “Afghan Women United,” following consultation with FIFA.Prior to the Taliban’s takeover, Afghanistan had 25 women players under contract, most of whom now live in Australia. Afghanistan’s men’s team continues as normal.

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Aston Villa, Roma stunned in Europa League, Nottingham Forest wins under new coach Sean Dyche

NBA coach, player arrested in illegal gambling probes

Test Twenty highlights ever-evolving business of spotting cricketing talent

FIFA tournament featuring Afghan women’s refugee team relocated to Morocco from UAE

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