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Brazil’s soccer federation has "suspended matches" involving three top-tier clubs of the country’s flood-ridden southern region for 20 days. Gremio, Internacional and Juventude, which are based in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, "will only return to activities after the harms of major flooding are mitigated." Ten of...

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Late soccer icon Diego Maradona 's Golden Ball trophy (Ballon d'Or), which he won for being named the best player at the 1986 World Cup, is "expected to be sold for millions" when it goes to auction in France on June 6. The trophy is the...

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The Investec Champions Cup "risks disappearing from mainstream television in the UK" from next season because its organizers "have not agreed [on] a renewed deal with TNT Sports." European Professional Club Rugby is understood to have "few viable options other than TNT Sports," which also broadcasts the Gallagher Premiership...

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Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp has launched a "full-throttle attack on TNT Sports' meddling with fixtures," calling his side's "recent schedule a 'crime worthy of investigation by Amnesty International.'" He has been a "long-time critic of the 12.30pm kick-off slot on Saturdays," especially for those sides with UEFA...

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A major French union said that Paris garbage collectors "could strike over the summer," potentially "raising the specter of piles of stinking trash on the streets" during the Paris Games. Walkouts "could start in May and continue from July 1 to September 8," a period that includes the games...

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Everton FC has "begun talks with debt-restructuring experts" in a move that has raised further questions about the protracted takeover by 777 Partners ( London TELEGRAPH, 5/1 ). Meanwhile, 777 Partners is "in the grips of a new crisis in Australia," where an airline it...