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Girls allowed back on junior team after boys threaten boycottA group of fifth-graders in New Jersey were celebrating on Thursday after they won their battle to play mixed-sex basketball -
Texas governor warns NFL is 'walking on thin ice' with bathroom bill threatRepublican governor Greg Abbott rips NFL over veiled threat, telling league to ‘concentrate on playing football and get the heck out of politics’ -
Obsession over who can fill Wenger’s shoes obscures Arsenal’s real problemsThe true football nous on the board disappeared with David Dein and it is questionable whether anyone at Arsenal is qualified to choose a successor to a manager more powerful than any other in the world
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Ibrahimovic hat-trick gives United first-leg advantageZlatan Ibrahimovic scored with a lucky free-kick, a tap-in and a late penalty in their Europa League last-32 first leg
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Arsenal and Wenger must prepare for the hardest of decisionsThe jadedness Wenger identified after their defeat to Bayern has been there for too long and the club face a shake-up they traditionally avoid
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Perbet strike leaves full-strength Spurs reeling in first legJérémy Perbet scored in the second half to give Gent a 1-0 first-leg victory over Tottenham in the Europa League last 32
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Klopp says winter schedule was a factor for poor run of formLiverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has said the EFL Cup semi-finals were among the hurdles that took a toll on his players and that Chelsea benefited from an early exit
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Cáceres signs after brother’s death delays moveThe former Barcelona and Juventus defender Martín Cáceres, a free agent since June, has joined Southampton until the end of the season
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José Mourinho gets tough with his Manchester United players at half-timeJosé Mourinho has said he had to lay down the law to his Manchester United players at half-time of the Europa League game against St-Étienne
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Matthew Wade says concussion substitute rule 'needs to be looked at'Cricket authorities need to look at introducing concussion substitutes in the first-class game, says Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade
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Desperate McGregor remains a pawn in Mayweather's promotional gameLes Carpenter: Conor McGregor won’t get a fight with Floyd Mayweather unless Mayweather believes the fight will make him very, very rich. Therein lies the impasse
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Draymond Green accuses Knicks owner James Dolan of 'slave master mentality'Green wades into row between James Dolan and Charles Oakley and tells Knicks: ‘The man is a legend – treat him as such’
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Gifs that keep on givingGifs that keep on givingThe gifs that keep on giving: laughter, face football and two big clearancesFeaturing two UFC fighters trying to pretend, a new form of badminton, fast fists, a very short game of pool and an exceedingly chamring basketball player
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Forgotten storiesForgotten storiesThe forgotten story of ... Dario Dubois, Argentina’s face-painted footballerWhen he was on the pitch he wore garish face paint, when he was off it he played in rock bands and caused controversy, but Dubois was a popular figure in Buenos Aires football in the 1990s before meeting an untimely death
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Arsenal confident ahead of Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich – videoFor the third time in five years, Arsenal meet Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League
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Manchester United's Paul Pogba to face older brother in Europa League – videoPaul Pogba play against his older brother Florentin when Manchester United face Saint-Étienne in the last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday
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Tom Jenkins wins sports prize at World Press Photo awards 2017 – in picturesThe award-winning photos from the World Press Photo awards sports category including the Guardian’s Tom Jenkins’ image of Nina Carberry taking flight
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Best in show: behind the scenes at the 2017 Westminster dog show – in picturesThe Westminster dog show is America’s oldest continuously held sporting event after the Kentucky Derby. Now in its 141st year, this year’s competition will see 2908 dogs from 200 different breeds or varieties compete over two days for the coveted best in show title as well as various best in breed prizes.
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The Dozen: the weekend's best Premier League photosYour weekend roundup of the best photography from England’s top flight
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Paul Nuttall reacts to Hillsborough inquest verdict – archive videoIn this clip from the BBC’s Sunday Politics North West on 1 May 2016, Ukip leader Paul Nuttall responds to the inquest that ruled the 96 victims of Hillsborough were unlawfully killed
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Europa League Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat-trick drives Manchester United past St-Étienne