Serena Williams’ jacket turns heads: ‘goddess,’ ‘champion’

PARIS — “Champion,” ”queen,” ”goddess” and “mother.” Those were the words, in French, printed on a black-and-white warmup jacket that Serena Williams wore before her opening match at Roland Garros on Monday. “Those are things that mean a lot to me and reminders for me and for everyone that wants to wear it,” Williams said. “Just remind everyone that they […]

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Arsenal legend Groves reveals how M25 construction worker crashed epic '89 title party

PERRY GROVES carefully tiptoed past the bodies sprawled across Arsenal team-mate Niall Quinn’s flat. Then an Irish voice boomed out from the kitchen: “Bacon and eggs, Perry?” However, the welcoming breakfast offer was not from Quinny, but an M25 construction worker who had gate-crashed the Gunners’ epic 1989 title-winning party on this date 30 years ago. Groves rolled into bed […]

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Dirk Kuyt and Johnny Heitinga caught up in fan violence as Dutch ultras fight in Under-19 clash between Ajax and Feyenoord

DIRK KUYT and Johnny Heitinga became embroiled in fan violence during an under-19 clash between Ajax and Feyenoord. The pair are both youth coaches – Kuyt at his old team Feyenoord and Heitinga at Ajax. The ex-Prem pair were trying to break up the unsavoury scenes that broke out during a title decider between the two rivals. Reports suggest Ajax […]

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Celtic: Neil Lennon offered manager’s job after sealing treble treble

Media playback is not supported on this device Celtic have announced boss Neil Lennon has been offered the job permanently an hour after securing a treble treble. The Northern Irishman’s side beat Hearts 2-1 in the Scottish Cup final after initially taking over from Brendan Rodgers in February. “It’s been my privilege to manage the club once,” Lennon told Celtic […]

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