Italy will miss out on successive World Cup tournaments for the first time ever after a 92nd minute goal from Aleksandar Trajkovski stunned the home fans in Palermo sending North Macedonia into a play-off final against Portugal with the winner booking their spot in Qatar.
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Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 39. Former West Ham and Tottenham striker Defoe had been playing for Sunderland, after returning to the club where he spent two-and-a-half seasons between 2015 and 2017, in January. His contract there was due to run until the end of the season.
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World No 1 Ashleigh Barty has announced her shock retirement from professional tennis at the age of 25. The Australian, who has won three Grand Slam titles and is the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, said she was retiring from the sport for a second time to “chase other dreams”.
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Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal is out for four to six weeks with a cracked rib suffered during the Indian Wells final loss against Taylor Fritz on Sunday. Nadal was visibly struggling to breathe during the match having had to lie down at times to receive treatment.
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Stephen Kenny has added QPR first team coach John Eustace to his backroom staff for the Republic of Ireland. Eustace joins as assistant coach and replaces the highly rated Anthony Barry who left his position to join the coaching staff of the Belgian national team.
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