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Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa: Unai Emery’s team suffer huge blow to Champions League top eight-chances after frustrating defeat

Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa: Unai Emery’s team suffer huge blow to Champions League top eight-chances after frustrating defeat

The race for the top eight in the Champions League continues to heat up after Monaco secured a 1-0 win against Aston Villa to move level on points with Unai Emery’s team. Villa are now precariously balanced in eighth, propped up by only their superior goal difference, after previously being primed to avoid the play-off knockout stage. The two teams …

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PCB in ‘final stage of consultation’ for Champions Trophy squad

PCB in ‘final stage of consultation’ for Champions Trophy squad

Pakistan team celebrating their victory against South Africa. — AFP LAHORE: Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 scheduled for next month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has entered the final stage of consultation to confirm the squad for the marquee event. Sources indicated that the team will first participate in a tri-nation series involving South Africa and New Zealand …

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Jos Buttler hopes England’s Champions Trophy game vs Afghanistan goes ahead despite boycott calls

Jos Buttler hopes England’s Champions Trophy game vs Afghanistan goes ahead despite boycott calls

Jos Buttler thinks England’s Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan next month should go ahead as planned despite calls for a boycott amid the Taliban regime’s assault on women’s rights. A cross-party group of more than 160 MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn and Nigel Farage, signed a letter imploring the England and Wales Cricket Board to refuse to play the match in …

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