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Belgian military pilot falls from helicopter during airshow

Troops are searching an area of eastern Belgium where a pilot fell out of his military helicopter during an air show. Three troops had jumped with parachutes from the Agusta A-109 helicopter, but the pilot and co-pilot did not have parachutes, Belgian media report. They say the co-pilot helped the three jump, but then saw the pilot’s seat empty and ...

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2018 WC Qualifier: Businessman offers Nigeria $20k per goal

Businessman Aka Udofia has offered the Super Eagles the sum of $20,000 for every goal scored in Monday’s 2018 World Cup qualifer against Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions in Yaounde. The businessman from Akwa Ibom State made the promise as he briefly greeted players and officials inside the chartered ARIK Bombadier CRJ 1000 aircraft just before the team took off at the ...

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Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona: Chief reveals Liverpool demanded £185m on deadline day

BARCELONA director Albert Soler has revealed Liverpool wanted €200million (£185m) for Philippe Coutinho. Liverpool managed to keep hold of the talented Brazilian despite the player handing in a transfer request and asking to join Barca. Having managed to keep hold of Coutinho on deadline day in England on Thursday, Liverpool could have still cashed in on him the following day ...

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England fans treated to five minutes of free-scoring football in dull Malta qualifier

ENGLAND fans were finally treated to five minutes of the sort of free-scoring football Gareth Southgate’s youthful revolution had promised them. Ryan Bertrand, Danny Welbeck and Harry Kane – the last two instinctive strikers’ finishes from international class deliveries – gave England their biggest competitive win for nearly two years. –– ADVERTISEMENT –– What a shame so many of their ...

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Taylor Swift gets first UK number one

It has taken her eight years, but Taylor Swift has finally made it to the top of the UK singles chart. Given the the number of records that Look What You Made Me Do has smashed, it is perhaps not a surprise. The song, her first solo release in two years, has already had huge success on Spotify and YouTube. ...

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Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl

Tennis star Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl at a clinic in Florida. Williams, 35, whose partner is Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, was admitted to the St Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach on Wednesday. The 23-time Grand Slam winner said last month she was planning to return to tennis for the Australian Open in January. ...

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PSG investigated by Uefa over Financial Fair Play

Uefa has opened a formal investigation into Paris St-Germain as part of its “ongoing monitoring” of clubs under Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. European football’s governing body introduced FFP ‘break-even’ rules in 2013, requiring clubs to balance their spending with their revenue. PSG more than doubled the world record transfer fee when they spent 222m euros (£200m) to sign Neymar ...

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Man Utd News LIVE updates: Squad confirmed, Neville on Mourinho, Bale and Perisic latest

MANCHESTER UNITED’s transfer business has finished until January and Express Sport is on hand to bring you all the latest news and gossip coming out of Old Trafford. Man Utd News LIVE updates: Express Sport brings you all the latest from Old Trafford Saturday 2 September Perisic clause 10:54: Inter Milan are to insert an ‘anti-United’ clause into Ivan Perisic’s ...

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