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BET Awards 2019: Lizzo earns standing ovation from Rihanna

Rap sensation Lizzo brought the house down at the BET Awards with a performance of her hit song Truth Hurts, which even earned a standing ovation from Rihanna.




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Rihanna vamps it up in slinky dragon print gown for BET Awards post-show celebration

The 31-year-old singer vamped it up in a slinky black and red dragon print dress which reached all the way to the ground




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2019 BET Awards: John Legend & DJ Khaled lead Nipsey Hussle tribute

John Legend and DJ Khaled gave a spirited and emotional tribute performance to Nipsey Hussle as the late rapper was honored at 2019 BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.




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Rihanna honors Mary J. Blige at 2019 BET Awards

Rihanna stunned in an edgy all-black leather ensemble as she presented Mary J. Blige with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.




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The Real's Adrienne Bailon reunites with co-host Loni Love at NAACP Image Awards luncheon

The talented twosome's daytime talk show is nominated for outstanding talk series at the BET awards show airing February 22




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Christian Vieri believes Erling Haaland will be worth £260million

Christian Vieri believes Erling Haaland is the best striker in the world, and will eventually go to a new team for a world record fee. The Norwegian has been linked with Real Madrid.




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Barcelona's Eric Abidal 'has positive meeting with Timo Werner's father in Germany'

The 24-year-old forward is one of the hottest prospects in Europe following impressive performances for the Bundesliga side. He has been heavily linked with a move to England.




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Arsenal ready to listen to offers for star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

The Gunners have agreed a 12.5 percent wage cut with the majority of their players, but the financial consequences of the coronavirus crisis will have an effect on the club's contract negotiations.




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Neymar's former agent reveals just how close he was to joining Real Madrid

The Brazilian came close to returning to Barcelona last summer, two years after joining PSG in a world record £200million move, but his former agent says he could well have ended up at the Bernabeu.




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PSG 'table bid for Paul Pogba and offer flop Angel Di Maria AND Julian Draxler' to Manchester United

Pogba's future at United is uncertain after he revealed his desire to leave the club last summer and continued links with other European sides, as well as a lengthy absence with a mysterious ankle injury.




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Juventus want Paul Pogba swap deal with Aaron Ramsey, Miralem Pjanic and Adrien Rabiot offered

Juventus are reportedly ready to pull out all the stops in order to bring Paul Pogba back to Serie A and a whole host of stars are being lined up to tempt Manchester United to part with their prized asset.




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Sao Paulo starlet Igor Gomes' agent reveals Real Madrid have edge over Barcelona in transfer chase

The agent of Igor Gomes wants to negotiate a 'dream' transfer to take the Sao Paulo midfielder to Real Madrid this summer. Gomes has attracted interest from many of Spain's largest clubs.




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Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke suggests Mario Gotze could reverse decision to leave

Mario Gotze could still sign a new contract at Borussia Dortmund this summer, according to club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.  The midfielder has previously declared he will leave the club in June.




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Real Madrid and Man City 'eyeing £8m Uruguayan teenager Facundo Pellistri'

Pellistri, 18, is currently plying his trade at Penarol, and has so far not left his home city of Montevideo during his fledgling career. He is now valued at £8m, and the big boys are taking a closer look.




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Inter 'to offer deal to Cavani' with Conte dreaming of pairing PSG star with Barca target Martinez 

The Uruguayan will be a free agent in the summer and is considering his next move and is thought to have offers from the Premier League and MLS as well as other options in Serie A.




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Paris Saint-Germain launch opening offer of £19m for Porto left back and Chelsea target Alex Telles

Left back Alex Telles is out of contract at Porto in the summer of 2021 and has attracted interest from Ligue 1 giants PSG, as well as both Chelsea and Barcelona.




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David Beckham 'approached Atletico Madrid star Diego Costa over move to MLS franchise Inter Miami'

Beckham is targeting a host of household names to bring to Inter Miami and has already sounded out Real Madrid duo Luka Modric and James Rodriguez over a potential move.




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Crystal Palace ready to rival Man Utd and Everton for Burnley star Dwight McNeil

Though Man United and Everton have been monitoring McNeil, Palace hope the offer of regular first-team football coupled with a handsome increase on his current salary will help them land him.




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Barcelona and Spurs 'could agree swap with Arthur and Ndombele' to save cash amid coronavirus crisis

With clubs exploring different ways to freshen up squads amid the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Barca and Spurs are looking into a swap deal for the two midfielders.




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Inter Milan 'make demand for Barcelona's Vidal and Griezmann in exchange for Martinez'

Argentinean striker Martinez has been linked with a move to the Camp Nou, following an impressive season, yet Inter are now reportedly demanding both Vidal and Griezmann in exchange.




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West Ham 'target Atletico Madrid's Hector Herrera as they reveal no players are off-limits to sell'

Atletico Madrid midfielder Hector Herrera is on the radar of West Ham United as the Mexican is due to leave the Rojiblancos once the transfer window reopens.




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Tottenham 'join the race for Ryan Fraser' as Bournemouth star 'tells friends he wants move'

Always in the market for a bargain, Spurs are reportedly hopeful of securing a cut-price deal with Bournemouth before Fraser becomes a free agent when his contract expires in June.




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Roma boss Paulo Fonseca wants to keep Man United loanee Chris Smalling for at least another year

The 30-year-old centre-back joined the Serie A side on loan last summer, and with that deal expiring at the end of this season, Fonseca is keen to keep the on-loan defender at the Stadio Olimpico.




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Atletico Madrid 'offer Edinson Cavani a two-year contract worth £10m per season'

The Uruguayan's contract at PSG is up this summer and he is being heavily linked with a move away from Paris, with Atletico the most likely destination.




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Barcelona 'ready to sell eight first-team flops including Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele'

The most stunning name on the list is £89million flop Antoine Griezmann who only joined from Atletico Madrid last summer but has struggled to convince in Catalonia.




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Paul Pogba 'subject of £70m Real Madrid bid but Solskjaer wants to build midfield around him'

The Daily Mirror claim Paul Pogba has told Manchester United he wishes to join Real Madrid, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is said to have plans to make him part of the club's future midfield.




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Inter Milan ready to battle Juventus and Real Madrid for Manchester United star Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba has struggled to settle at United since his £89million return from Juventus in 2016 and has been been linked with moves to Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain as well as a Juve return.




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Liverpool 'leading Man United and Real Madrid' in chase for Kalidou Koulibaly

The Serie A club are willing to entertain offers for the 28-year-old Senegal centre back when the transfer window finally opens this summer with Liverpool reportedly leading the chase.




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Manchester United 'set to swoop for Sunderland striker Joe Hugill'

Manchester United are now reportedly the front runners to sign Joe Hugill from Sunderland, according to The Sun. The 16-year-old striker has impressed in the Black Cats' youth system.




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Arsenal 'ready to sell Henrikh Mkhitaryan this summer'

Arsenal have reportedly started talks regarding Henrikh Mkhitaryan's future at the club, with Roma keen to sign him to a permanent contract, according to The Mirror.  




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Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey 'makes it clear he would like to move to Arsenal' 

Mikel Arteta had identified Partey as a transfer target earlier in the season, with the Gunners boss hoping to convince the board to strike a deal for the 26-year-old when football returns to normality.




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Sir Alex Ferguson wanted Gareth Bale and to resign Cristiano Ronaldo at Man United in 2013

Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra revealed that Ferguson was also trying to bring Gareth Bale from Tottenham along with Ronaldo to United just weeks before he retired.




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Manchester City keen on River Plate's Lucas Martinez Quarta with Nicolas Otamendi in line for swap

Reports in Argentina have claimed that Martinez, who has been capped by Argentina and has made 64 appearances for River since his debut in 2016, is a target for City manager Pep Guardiola.




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Henrikh Mkhitaryan 'tells Arsenal he wants to make Roma loan permanent'

The Armenian playmaker has underwhelmed since moving to north London as part of the Alexis Sanchez swap deal with Manchester United in January 2018.




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Brighton enter the race for FC Nordsjaelland's Abdul Mumin Suleman

The 21-year-old has established a reputation as one of the best young central defenders in Scandinavia - and Premier League club Brighton are among a host of teams keen.




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Arsenal legend Thierry Henry worried Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang may have to leave the club

Henry admits that while he hopes the striker remains in north London, he cannot convince him to stay when he also left the Gunners to join Barcelona in 2007, where he went on to win the Champions League.




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AC Milan 'in contact with Luka Jovic over summer deal' for out-of-favour Real Madrid striker

Serbia international Jovic has scored just two goals in 24 appearances for Zinedine Zidane's side, and could move to Milan for £35m this summer, or alternatively could agree a two-year loan.




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Tottenham 'lead the race to sign Thomas Meunier' with right-back free to leave PSG this summer

Despite announcing that his 'ambition was to stay at the club next season' earlier this week, PSG are intent on allowing Meunier's deal to run it's course, according to Le Parisien.




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Arsenal 'offered Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi in swap deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang' 

The Gunners captain has little over a year remaining on his contract at the Emirates, and the north London club could be forced to sell him rather than risk losing him for nothing in 12 months.




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Arsenal closing in on free signing of young Norway winger George Lewis following successful trial

The 19-year-old, who used to be on the books of Norwegian third-division club Fram Larvik before becoming a free agent, is in talks with Arsenal after convincing them to offer him a permanent contract.




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Real Madrid 'would have already signed Eduardo Camavinga' had coronavirus not scuppered their plans

Eduardo Camavinga has become one of the hottest properties in European football after shining for Rennes in the heart of midfield - helping his side finish third in the truncated Ligue 1 campaign.




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Major champion Francesco Molinari still bears scars of his Masters meltdown at Augusta

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The best golfer of last year says he needs to wait until the end of the season to work out why this campaign has not gone to plan.




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Europe's Ryder Cup heroes are finally shaking their Paris hangover

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Until recently, Europe's victorious Ryder Cup team from Paris last year appeared to be suffering from the same symptoms of euphoria




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The time is right for a world tour to halt the decline 

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: When the idea of a world golf tour surfaced once more last week, the mind wandered back to Greg Norman's original concept 25 years ago.




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WORLD OF GOLF: Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy primed for Hollywood showdown

WORLD OF GOLF - DEREK LAWRENSON: You have to go all the way back to August last year to find the last time Woods, Koepka and McIlroy were all in the same place at the same time.




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Justin Rose's old caddie Mark Fulcher on road to recovery with Frankie Molinari at the Riviera

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The walk from the 18th to the Riviera clubhouse involves negotiating a formidable incline for a man in good health, let alone one just back from heart surgery.




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Justin Rose hoping to spring back into form after dropping from world No 1 to 13th in just 12 months

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: At what point do we officially start to worry about the form of Justin Rose? In a year he has dropped from world No 1 to 13th, his worst position since 2017.




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Tyrrell Hatton can finally live American dream now he's learned to stay cool 

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The first time Tyrrell Hatton played pro golf in Orlando he was sharing a room each night with several fellow wannabes,




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How can the World Golf Hall of Fame snub a legend like three-time major champion Padraig Harrington?

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: you are loath to argue with a 20-strong selection committee containing players like Nick Price, Curtis Strange and Annika Sorenstam.




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The day a furious Seve Ballesteros tore a strip off me in an almighty rollicking

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: It was the hardest piece that I've ever had to write - and the lively aftermath was far, far worse. Seve Ballesteros tore into me in front of my peers.