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Age: 27 Cost: £26m (reported) Position: Attacking midfielder Career so far: Started in his homeland of Armenia with Pyunik, before spells with Metalurh and Shakhtar Donetsk. Joined Dortmund three years ago, scoring 23 goals in 88 Bundesliga appearances. Had a hand in 49 goals (23 goals, 26 assists) in 52 games for Dortmund last season. What type of player is he? Plays most of his football as an attacking midfielder, but can also play in a deeper…

Media playback is not supported on this device Brilliant Neymar helps Brazil reach semis Neymar scored his first goal of the Olympics as hosts Brazil beat Colombia 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the men’s football. The Barcelona forward curled home a free-kick after only 12 minutes, and Luan added a second after the break. Brazil will now play Honduras in Wednesday’s semi-finals after they won 1-0 against South Korea,…

The only Russian track and field athlete due to compete at the Rio Olympics has been banned by the sport’s governing body on the eve of competition. The long jumper Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete to receive special dispensation from the International Association of Athletics Federations to compete after the rest of the country’s track and field team was banned in the wake of the state‑sponsored doping scandal…

The U.S. women’s 4×100-meter medley relay team won gold — and reached a milestone for the United States. Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel teaming up to prevail at the Rio Games on Saturday night is being recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as the nation’s 1,000th gold medal in Summer Olympics history. Manuel swam the last leg, and when she hit the wall her three teammates hugged on…

RIO DE JANEIRO The United States won the men’s 4×100 meters medley relay on Saturday after Ryan Murphy had given them a world record start that propelled Michael Phelps to a 23rd gold medal in his final Olympic race. Britain took the silver medal and Australia bronze. Phelps, who swam the third butterfly leg, ends the most successful Olympic career of all time with 23 golds, three silver and two…

Michael Phelps decided to give it one more shot, and as a result he cemented himself in the minds of a whole new generation of American sports fans. The 31-year-old won a gold medal — his fifth of the 2016 Rio Olympics and 23rd overall — by swimming the butterfly in the 4×100-meter medley relay on Saturday night in the final race of his career. The U.S. edged Great Britain…

Media playback is not supported on this device Catch up with the best of the action from day eight of the 2016 Rio Olympics Mo Farah and Laura Trott made history by claiming their third Olympic titles as Great Britain won eight medals on day eight of the Rio Games. Jessica-Ennis Hill took silver in the heptathlon, while there was a bronze for long jumper Greg Rutherford. Farah overcame a…

Media playback is not supported on this device Gold for Phelps in Olympic swansong American legend Michael Phelps won a 23rd Olympic title in his final race at a Games, as Great Britain took silver in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. The 31-year-old secured his fifth title of Rio 2016 as he teamed up with Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian to set a new Games record of three…

Max Gun, who worked at the student radio station at Bloomfield Andover High, has been calling games for the L.A. Dodgers High-A affiliate the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and other teams. His voice is becoming more familiar in pro baseball, and he hopes to move up to the majors one day.(Photo: Steve Saenz/Rancho Cucamonga Quakes) Max Gun was hoping someone would give him a shot. They did and he’s had quite…

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will be on hand today for a celebration rally in honor of the Clear Ridge Baseball team’s Senior League World Series title. The event kicks off at noon today at the Hale Park Baseball diamond, 6258 W. 62nd St. According to DNAinfo.com, Clear Ridge Championship T-shirts will be available for purchase at the rally. After the rally, a DJ will play music from 1-3 p.m. A concession stand will be stocked…

So now Tim Tebow, a left-handed power hitting outfielder, wants to be an MLB player after the NFL thing didn’t quite work out. If he throws a baseball anything like he throws a football, he will short hop the cutoff man and sail throws from the outfield over the catcher’s head. And if he ever hits a home run and then “Tebows” at home plate, he can…

On a field with an all-dirt infield and a slightly askew scoreboard in left-center field, Frank Scott liked what he saw. Black boys faced each other in shallow right field, tossing a baseball back and forth from a short distance. On a sunny morning recently, they had gloves on their hands and smiles on their faces, thankful for what Scott has provided them. An opportunity. “I was just going out…

Yuliya Stepanova competed in this year’s European Championships in Amsterdam but was banned by the IOC from the Rio Games Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has had the account that shows details of her location hacked, the World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed. Stepanova is in hiding after helping to expose Russian state-sponsored doping. Wada, which had been alerted that its website had been hacked, found the 800m runner’s account had been…

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The only Russian track and field athlete due to compete at the Rio Olympics has been banned by the sport’s governing body on the eve of competition. The long jumper Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete to receive special dispensation from the International Association of Athletics Federations to compete after the rest of the country’s track and field team was banned in the wake of the state‑sponsored doping scandal…

Media playback is not supported on this device GB’s women’s eight win historic silver Great Britain’s women’s eight won their first Olympic medal, taking silver in the rowing behind the United States. The crew of Katie Greves, Melanie Wilson, Frances Houghton, Polly Swann, Jessica Eddie, Olivia Carnegie-Brown, Karen Bennett and Zoe Lee held off Romania on the line. Great Britain were last at the halfway point but moved through the…

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So now Tim Tebow, a left-handed power hitting outfielder, wants to be an MLB player after the NFL thing didn’t quite work out. If he throws a baseball anything like he throws a football, he will short hop the cutoff man and sail throws from the outfield over the catcher’s head. And if he ever hits a home run and then “Tebows” at home plate, he can…

Some of the greatest athletes to have ever lived are participating for Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics. No athlete is more decorated than Michael Phelps, and few if any athletes have ever been as singularly dominant as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky in their sports. They get a lot of media coverage, and they deserve it. Then there’s the United States women’s coxed 8, whose dominance has…