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Palmeiras fans ignored social distancing rules and gathered in large groups to celebrate the Brazilian team’s dramatic victory in the Copa Libertadores on Saturday. Only 5,000 invited guests were permitted into Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium to watch the match but that didn’t stop supporters from partying into the night back in the team’s

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has become the latest football player to receive racist abuse online and described the incident as “humanity and social media at its worst.” The 23-year-old, who recently received an MBE in recognition of his campaign to feed vulnerable children during the pandemic, posted a series of messages on Twitter after

Chelsea has called on social media platforms to do more to tackle racism online after defender Reece James was subject to abuse on Friday. The 21-year-old said “something needs to change” after he posted a screenshot of abusive messages he received via Instagram. His club said it was “disgusted” by the abuse and condemned all

Preparation for this year’s Australian Open has been unlike anything these professional tennis players have previously experienced. Some have been through a “hard quarantine” and unable to leave their hotel rooms at all for 14 days, while others have been allowed out to practice for limited hours during the day. However, there is one element

Thousands of cheering fans packed the stands on Friday to watch some of tennis’ biggest stars warm up for the Australian Open — with hardly a face mask to be seen. In an unusual scene for the coronavirus pandemic, the 4,000 crowd sat cheek by jowl as big hitters including Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and

A crazy Premier League season went up a whole level of craziness on Wednesday. If Manchester United and their fans had started to believe a title charge was gaining momentum, bottom-of-the-table, one-win Sheffield United brought them crashing down to earth. Needing a victory to return to the top of the table given the formidable Manchester