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A new documentary recalls the unmatched rivalry between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, but it is also an honest and intimate look at their unlikely off-court friendship and shared battle with cancer, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Snippets of news from the sporting world with JAMIE J
LABOUR MP Clive Efford yesterday branded the idea of Sepp Blatter being nominated for a Nobel Prize “ridiculous.”
Efford took to Twitter after Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the former head of Fifa deserved to be nominated for the prestigious award.
And Efford laughed off the idea, saying: “Nothing could be more ridiculous than Sepp Blatter being nominated for the Nobel Prize other than a nomination for Vladimir Putin.”
US President says he lobbied Infantino over ban as Uefa warns move ‘crossed a red line’
Football may not solve the working class’s problems, but it does matter — and politicians know it, writes BERT SHOUWENBURG
ROGER McKENZIE explains why he can’t support this year’s World Cup
Joao Pedro’s emotional goals against Fluminense captured the magic of an international club competition. But even as fans bring colour and passion, the Club World Cup’s deeper issues loom large, writes JAMES NALTON