Manchester City adds Enzo Fernandez to complete summer spending spree

The 25-year-old becomes the first player to be sold for more than £100 million twice in his career and will also be reunited with City coach Enzo Maresca.

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Colin Kaepernick calls out ‘disingenuous’ 10 years after taking knee in protest

In a rare interview, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback said the NFL's statements condemning racial injustice after the 2020 death of George Floyd had been "laughable."

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Argentines hoped Messi would stay forever

Lionel Messi's long-anticipated international retirement still came as a shock in Argentina, where the World Cup winner became far more than a soccer star.

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Ailing Novak Djokovic suffers shocking upset in opening round of U.S. Open

The 39-year-old vomited midway through the match and was hampered by back and shoulder issues that affected his serve toward the end.

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Star defensive tackle Aaron Donald ends retirement to rejoin Rams

Donald, 35, will join two-time Defensive Player of the Year and newly acquired Myles Garrett to form an intimidating defensive line.

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Scottie Scheffler rallies to win second FedEx Cup title to join elite company

Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player and point standings leader, shot a 4-under-par 66 to finish 16-under 264

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Emmanouil Karalis emerges as first true threat to Mondo Duplantis’ dominance in pole vault

At Thursday's Zurich Diamond League, Karalis and Duplantis both attempted to beat the world record for the first time in the same competition.

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