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A-League: Lazaridis to make Perth Glory ‘great again’

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Former Socceroos star Stan Lazaridis has vowed to make Perth Glory “great again” in his newly appointed role of football director.

Perth product Lazaridis, who played for the Glory for two seasons at the tail end of a career that included stints at English outfits West Ham and Birmingham City, said he “needed to give something back” to his hometown club,

“For me personally, there’s unfinished business at the club,” he said.

“I feel that when I left, I needed to give something back and this is just the right time to do that.

“My motive for coming back is

Limerick ladies set for league football semi-finals

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LIMERICK’s ladies football team will face Leitrim in the semi-final of the Lidl National League Division four this Sunday, March 24 at 1pm in Padraig Pearses.

The Treaty women did just enough in their final league game against Carlow to come away with a 1-11 to 1-9 victory, securing their spot in the knock-out stages in the competition, finishing third in the league behind Fermanagh and Leitrim.

Mike Quilligan and Sean Kiely’s side have already met Leitrim this season. The Ridge county struggled back in a second-half resurgence to claim a 2-11 to 1-7 win over Limerick.

The Shannonsiders have

Nikita Mazepin: Russian driver overturns European Union sanctions imposed after Ukraine invasion

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Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has overturned European Union sanctions imposed as part of the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mazepin, who drove in Formula 1 for Haas in 2021, and his father had assets frozen and were given a travel tire.

His father, billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin, was deemed a close associate of president Vladimir Putin.

But the EU’s general court said the link to his father was not enough for the driver to remain on sanction lists.

It says the “association” criteria used in the sanctions require the existence of a link beyond a simple family relationship.

Valspar Championship: Robert MacIntyre adds Ryder Cup score to caddy’s bib

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Robert MacIntyre taunted his American hosts at the Valspar Championship in Florida by labeling his caddy’s bib with Europe’s Ryder Cup-winning score.

MacIntyre took advantage of a quirk of the tournament that allows players to choose wording for their caddy’s bib.

The Scot opted for ‘EUR 16.5-11.5 USA’ in reference to the USA’s heavy defeat by Europe in Rome in September.

Among mixed responses on social media, Ryder Cup Europe posted on X: “He’s just gone and done it. We approve.”

Their USA counterparts responded: “Never too soon to start thinking about Bethpage in 2025.”

Meanwhile, the official PGA Tour

Rückkehr zu Borussia Dortmund? Austausch zwischen BVB und Mislintat | Transfer Center News

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Diese Rückkehr hätte es in sich … Nach Information von Sky hat es zwischen Borussia Dortmund und Sven Mislintat einen ersten losen Austausch bezüglich einer möglichen Rückkehr zum BVB gegeben.

Es geht um den zu besetzenden Posten des Sportdirektors in der kommenden Saison, sollte Sebastian Kehl, der diese Stelle aktuell innehat, zum Geschäftsführer Sport aufsteigen. Der bisherige Boss Hans-Joachim Watzke scheidet im Herbst 2025 aus, zieht sich aber bereits ab Sommer 2024 zurück und will vor dem Start der Saison 2024/2025 seinen Nachfolger präsentiert haben.

Der Plan sieht vor, dass Watzke dem Präsidialausschuss bis Ende April einkreates Konzept mit Vorschlägen