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Goalkeeper Jesús Owono experiencing ‘hardest days of my life’ after De Miguel’s death

Owono says he feels ‘huge pain’ over tragedy Investigation into medical attention De Miguel received The FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono said he was enduring the “hardest days of my life” after he was involved in the collision that led to the death of the Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel. Owono had raced out of his goal and crashed into De Miguel in added time at the end of the Spanish second division match on Monday afternoon, causing the striker to experience a cardiorespiratory arrest. De Miguel was taken to hospital in Santa Cruz de Tenerife but never regained consciousness and died on T

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Real Madrid close on agreement to sign Manchester United 16-year-old JJ Gabriel

Madrid hope to bring in forward during January United to consider legal action if they feel rules broken Real Madrid are closing in on signing JJ Gabriel, though Manchester United will consider legal action if the club believe any rules have been broken. Madrid have offered the 16‑year‑old forward a multi‑year contract and, subject to final talks, hope to bring him to the Bernabéu in January. Gabriel is registered with United’s academy until the end of the season and it is understood the club have yet to be contacted by the player’s camp or Real Madrid regarding the proposed move. Continue rea

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Casey, Jansen and Timoney start against Argentina

Nick Timoney, Craig Casey and Sean Jansen will start for Ireland against Argentina in the Nations Championship on Friday night with Jamison Gibson-Park and Josh van der Flier on the bench at the Aviva Stadium.

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Kurtley Beale on his return to Wallabies fold aged 37: ‘There was some unfinished business’

Veteran playmaker has been recalled to Australia’s squad for the Nations Championship rugby Tests after a ‘rollercoaster’ few years Rugby Australia have been open about their ambition to revive union’s golden past at next year’s men’s World Cup. Wallabies coach Les Kiss appears to have taken it literally. His recall of Kurtley Beale, who turns 38 in January, for the Nations Championship this month is the final sweep in the playmaker’s staggering story arc. One that began with birth in Blacktown in the late 1980s, through a childhood in Mount Druitt, that loops through his private high schoolin

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