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Osaka out of Auckland final with apparent injury

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Osaka out of Auckland final with apparent injury Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open campaign has taken on an element of doubt after the four-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 suffered an apparent injury Sunday while playing the final of a WTA tournament in Auckland.

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Wrexham win late in Parkinson’s 1000th game

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Wrexham win late in Parkinson’s 1000th game Wrexham left it late to beat Peterborough United on Saturday to keep pace in the race for automatic promotion in Phil Parkinson’s 1000th game as a coach.

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Barcelona rout lowly Barbastro 4-0 in Copa del Rey

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Barcelona rout lowly Barbastro 4-0 in Copa del Rey Barcelona beat fourth-tier Barbastro 4-0 in the Copa del Rey round of 32 on Saturday, with striker Robert Lewandowski scoring either side of the break for the visitors.

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Amorim: United players are ‘afraid on the pitch’

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Amorim: United players are ‘afraid on the pitch’ Ruben Amorim has admitted Manchester United’s poor form has left his players “afraid on the pitch” ahead of their daunting trip to Liverpool on Sunday.

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Chelsea’s winless run hits 4 as Palace score late

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Chelsea’s winless run hits 4 as Palace score late Crystal Palace scored a late equaliser to leave Chelsea winless in four Premier League games as Jean-Philippe Mateta struck in the 82nd minute to cancel out Cole Palmer’s first-half opener.

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Kerr, Warriors content to wait out any new deals

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Kerr, Warriors content to wait out any new deals With the trade deadline more than a month away, Golden State coach Steve Kerr said he wants to see what his roster can do this month to assess what the Warriors have before making any new moves, adding that “hopefully we settle into this rotation.”

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Vikes buy 1,900 tickets for Ford Field showdown

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Vikes buy 1,900 tickets for Ford Field showdown The Vikings purchased roughly 1,900 tickets for Sunday’s winner-take-all NFC North matchup against the Lions, then offered them to team-based stakeholders.

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Rangers have ‘no other option’ than to sort issues

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Rangers have ‘no other option’ than to sort issues Fresh off Saturday’s 7-4 loss to the Capitals, the Rangers, who have lost 16 of their past 21 games, have “no other option” than to keep working, Mika Zibanejad says.

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Ravens WR Flowers exits victory with knee injury

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Ravens WR Flowers exits victory with knee injury Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers, a first-round pick in 2023 who was named to this season’s Pro Bowl, left Saturday’s 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns after suffering a right knee injury in the first half of the regular-season finale.

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Michigan QB Warren reveals he tore ACL in bowl

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Michigan QB Warren reveals he tore ACL in bowl Michigan quarterback Davis Warren revealed Saturday that he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during the Wolverines’ 19-13 victory over Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Dec. 31.

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Chiefs, stuck 4 hours on tarmac, finally depart KC

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Chiefs, stuck 4 hours on tarmac, finally depart KC The Chiefs spent about four hours stranded on the tarmac amid an ice storm before finally departing Kansas City International Airport for their game in Denver.

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