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Alexandre Lacazette has been called up for the first time in two years by the France coach, Didier Deschamps. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

Alexandre Lacazette: Lethal, in Demand and Hungry to Prove Worth for France

by Sachin Nakrani | Jun 22, 2017 | Sports

It is early March and time is running out for Lyon in their Europa League last‑16 first leg with Roma at Stade des Lumières. The hosts lead 3-2 but are desperate to extend their advantage before the return in Italy. They drive forward and, two minutes into stoppage...

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Wladimir Klitschko: ‘One thing I believe is I don’t feel my age. It’s not empty words. I am getting in the best shape of my life.’ Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images

Wladimir Klitschko: ‘This May Sound Arrogant, But I Am Like Mount Everest’

by Sachin Nakrani | Apr 20, 2017 | Sports

Stanglwirt is a sprawling bio-hotel located in the Austrian Alps and which at first glance looks like the setting for a slow-burning, creepy horror movie. With its mountainous background and somewhat kitsch interior – heavy wood paneling, stripy sofas – it brings...

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Raheem Sterling. (AFP)

Raheem Sterling in Shape to Show Liverpool he Made the Right Move

by Sachin Nakrani | Mar 19, 2017 | Sports

London – It is a little under two years since Raheem Sterling made the move which, perhaps more than any other, has come to define him. It wasn’t a drop of the shoulder or a sprint past a full-back or a shot at goal, but instead an interview. That interview is...