Top Five Stories From Tuesday You Must Read Today
18th September 2019
Joao Felix ready to lead Atletico Madrid against Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus, South Africa ready for New Zealand Rugby World Cup test
- Young gun Joao Felix will lead the charge on Wednesday as his Atletico Madrid seek revenge on Juventus and their old enemy Cristiano Ronaldo in a potentially fiery Champions League opener
- South Africa are bracing themselves for "new tricks" from defending champions New Zealand when the fierce rivals lock horns in their heavyweight Rugby World Cup opener this weekend
- Lionel Messi returned from injury to make an innocuous first appearance of the season as Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw away at Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League opener on Tuesday
New 'CR7' Joao Felix
To Lead Atletico Against Ronaldo's Juventus
MADRID, Spain- Young gun Joao Felix will lead the
charge on Wednesday as his Atletico Madrid seek revenge on Juventus and their
old enemy Cristiano Ronaldo in a potentially fiery Champions League
opener. Felix, touted as the heir to Ronaldo's throne, will make his debut in
Europe's top competition when the when the Portuguese pair meet at the Wanda
Metropolitano, with the La Liga outfit keen to shoot down the five-time
Ballon d'Or winner. READ
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T-Minus 4 Days:
Springboks Expecting Unexpected From All Blacks
URAYASU, Japan- South Africa are bracing themselves
for "new tricks" from defending champions New Zealand when the fierce
rivals lock horns in their heavyweight Rugby World Cup opener this weekend. Assistant
coach Matt Proudfoot said Tuesday that the Springboks expect the All Blacks to
come out firing in the Pool B clash in Yokohama after the southern hemisphere
titans battled to a 16-16 draw over the summer during the Rugby Championship. READ
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Messi Returns As
Brave Dortmund Hold Barcelona
DORTMUND, Germany- Lionel Messi returned from
injury to make an innocuous first appearance of the season as Barcelona were
held to a 0-0 draw away at Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League opener
on Tuesday. Messi, who has missed the start of the season with a calf injury,
came off the bench in a game which Barcelona were lucky not to lose after
Dortmund captain Marco Reus missed a penalty and several chances in the second
half. READ
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Former Tottenham
Striker Llorente Revenges On Holders Liverpool In Napoli’s UCL Opener
NAPLES, Italy- Dries Mertens and Fernando
Llorente scored late goals as Napoli defeated holders Liverpool 2-0 in
Tuesday's opening round of Champions League group stage matches. Mertens
converted a penalty on 82 minutes and Llorente added a second in stoppage time
as Napoli gained a measure of revenge for last season's 1-0 loss at Anfield
that denied the Italians a spot in the knockout rounds. READ
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Michael Kibet: My
Dream Is To Be A World Champion
NAIROBI, Kenya- Michael Kibet was introduced to
athletics by his teacher, Julias Maiyo, eight years ago when he was a Standard
Seven pupil at Kombatich Primary School in Elgeyo Marakwet County. Since then
the 20-year-old has never looked back. READ
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