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Atletico Madrid has defeated Barcelona 3-2 in an action-packed match that went back and forth until the very end. This victory has pushed Atletico into the Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid. The Super Cup has a different format this season as it has also included the runners up from La Liga and Copa Del Ray, thus making it a four-team competition.

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The Spanish Super Cup semi-final between Real Madrid and Valencia in Saudi Arabia ended in a comfortable win for Madrid at 3-1, with Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Isco scoring a goal each to give Madrid a 3-0 lead, with Valencia's Daniel Parejo scoring the only goal for his team off of a penalty. With the win, Real Madrid proceeds to the Super Cup finals.

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Manchester City outclassed a stunned Manchester United 3-1 in their match up for the first leg of the Carabao Cup's semi-final, which Manchester City are defending. City players Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored a goal each before the second half, giving their team an insurmountable 3-0 lead, with United player Marcus Rashford's goal in the second half providing little in the way of consolation.

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In the third and last round of match-ups in tennis's ATP Cup, the British team, on the verge of being knocked out, managed to comfortably defeat their Moldovan opponents 3-0, with both Dan Evans and Cameron Lorrie winning their matches 6-2, 6-2. The win means Britain will qualify for the next round only if Belgium manages to defeat Bulgaria 2-1 in their last round.

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that after having managed Manchester City, he could never manage Manchester United, even if it was the only offer on the table. However, he did say that he has enormous respect for the club and their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, even saying that soon they will be in a position to fight for the Premier League title.

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Australian cricketing legend and one of the sport's most well-respected spin bowlers Shane Warne announced that to fund relief efforts for Australia's catastrophic bushfire season this year, he would be auctioning off the green cap he received in his international test debut for the Australian cricket team, which he wore throughout his career during which he took a national record 708 wickets. The bid currently stands at 301,500 AUD.

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Atlanta Hawks player Vince Carter, at 42 years old, played a game against the Indiana Pacers to become the only player in NBA history whose basketball career has lasted four decades. Carter debuted for the Hawks in 1999, and went on to play in the team every decade since. Carter is also the longest tenured NBA player with 22 seasons under his belt.

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Liverpool has once again managed to snatch victory from Everton while playing at Anfield, further increasing Everton's long losing streak at the stadium. The FA Cup match ended 1-0 with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claiming the team's performance was "sensationally good". Liverpool made a number of changes to their lineup for this match in order to give their more experienced players some rest.

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Real Madrid scored a comfortable 3 goals against opponents Getafe in their La Liga match-up, with Madrid's first goal resulting from an unfortunate fumble by Getafe's goalkeeper David Soria, the second scored off a free kick by Toni Kroos, and the third coming in injury time by star Croatian player Luka Modric. Real Madrid moved to the top of La Liga, but were overtaken by Barcelona shortly after.

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Spanish Rafael Nadal and Serbia's Novak Djokovic secured opening round victories for their country teams in the ATP Cup being held in Australia. Nadal won his matches 6-3, 5-2 to clinch victory for Spain against Georgia, while Djokovic won 7-6, 7-6 to secure victory for Serbia.

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Manchester has had its first home game without a shot on target since 2015, against the Wolverhampton Wanderers. The match ended in a draw without any goals at all and will be replayed in the middle of January, the only weekend Manu had without a game. Manu is set to play against Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-final on Tuesday.

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After the two countries tied in the opening singles rounds, with Britain's Cameron Norrie winning his match but Dan Evans losing to Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov, Britain has now lost the tie after doubles contenders Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury lost their match against Dimitrov and Alexandar Lazarov

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Tottenham striker Harry Kane is going to be unable to play for the foreseeable future due to a torn hamstring. The injury happened during his game against Southhampton where Tottenham lost 1-0. Kane is one of Tottenham's best attacking players, having scored 27 goals over the course of 31 games.

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Liverpool comfortably defeated Sheffield United 2-0 in the Premier League match-up to finish a stunning year-long unbeaten record to match a record run as leaders in the Premier League. Liverpool stars Mohamed Saleh and Sadio Mane each scored a goal in the first half of the game to lead Liverpool to maintain their insurmountable 13-point lead over second place Leicester and rivals Manchester City.

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Renowned football player Wayne Rooney has recently played his first match as captain of Derby County, ending the game at 2-1. This was Rooney's first game since October when he played for DC United. This puts Derby County eight points ahead of sixth place, saving them from the relegation zone.

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Scottish Peter Wright defeated three-time PDC World Darts champion and widely regarded as one of the greatest darts players in history, Michael Van Gerwen, to become the oldest darts player to win his first PDC title, at 50 years of age. Wright outclassed Van Gerwen 7-3 in a shocking upset, winning three successive sets against his world number one opponent.

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Arsenal beat Manchester United at a home game, earning their first victory since Mikel Arteta became their manager. The match ended with a score of 2-0 and remained fairly one-sided as Arsenal kept control for most of both halves. Arsenal is now at 10th place in the league table while Manchester United is at 5th.

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Former tennis world number one and one half of the formidable Williams sisters duo, 39-year-old Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Brisbane International tennis tournament after what is being called an "unexpected setback" during practice. Williams has won the Grand Slam singles title seven times, with her last win coming in 2008.

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Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said that he is completely satisfied with the team's current attacking lineup. He went on to say that Mason Greenwood's improvements have compensated for the various player losses the team has suffered, including the loss of Romelu Lukaku. Gunnar said that they will only sign new players who can fit into the chemistry of the current group.

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Fallon Sherrock, the first female darts player to win a match against a male player at the PDC World Championship, was knocked out of the competition by Chris Dobey, but has since been informed that she is invited to participate in all the major events of the World Series of Darts in 2020.

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According to football lawmakers, the video-assisted referee is being used too often and is going in a direction that they did not intend. They clarified that the system is only to be used to fix obvious and clear mistakes, not forensically determine every decision that the referee is supposed to make.

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Liverpool won against the Wolverhampton Wanderers and has managed to hang on to its 13 point lead at the top of the Premier League table. The match ended 1-0 with the Wolves getting one of their goals disqualified by the video assistant referee for a marginal offside. This will be Liverpool's first league title in 30 years.

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According to some insider sources, West Ham will almost certainly reappoint David Moyes as their next manager. The team is determined to have a full-time manager before their home game against Bournemouth. West Ham is currently dangerously close to being relegated from the league and is desperately in need of some new leadership.

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Legendary boxing rivals Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder fought to a shocking split decision draw last year in their WBC heavyweight title match, the only non-winning bout either of the two have had in their entire professional careers. An intensely anticipated rematch between them has been announced for February 22, which will take place in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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British tennis star and former world number one Andy Murray has announced he will not be participating in the ATP Cup, due to commence this Friday, or the Australian Open which is scheduled to start in January, citing problems with his physical recovery. Murray is still convalescing from the hip injury and resulting operation that resulted in his first round elimination from the Australian Open last January.

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