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Villa breeze past Bologna into UEL semi vs. Forest

Aston Villa blew Bologna away with a trio of first-half goals as they roared into the semifinals of the Europa League with a 4-0 victory, winning 7-1 on aggregate.

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Forest edge Porto for 1st European semi since '84

Nottingham Forest reached their first European semifinal since 1984 as they set up an all-English Europa League last-four meeting with Aston Villa.

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TRANSFER TALK

Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool eye move for Bournemouth's Senesi

Liverpool could turn to Marcos Sensei as their new defender in the summer. Transfer Talk has the latest.

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

While other giants fire, Arteta's Arsenal continues to flicker in the background

Arsenal eked out a 0-0 draw against Sporting on Wednesday, which was enough to carry them through to the UCL semis, but their season very much remains in the balance.

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After Real Madrid's UCL comeback falls short, can their project be salvaged?

Big questions lie ahead for Real Madrid following their defeat to Bayern Munich in an instant Champions League classic.

GHANA

Kudus at the heart of both Spurs' and Ghana's parallel crises

There's a cruel symmetry to two unravelling crises thousands of kilometres apart, where Accra and London are bound by instability, underachievement and despair. At the heart of both sits Mohammed Kudus.

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Can Queiroz bring Man United-levels of defence to Ghana's porous backline?

Otto Addo's sacking came down to a lack of goals, but for Ghana, Carlos Queiroz's appointment with two months to go till the FIFA World Cup, is more about keeping them out, not putting them in.

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Cristiano Ronaldo goal tracker: 968 and counting on road to 1,000 career goals

With Cristiano Ronaldo on the quest to score 1,000 goals, ESPN provides goal-by-goal analysis of the Portuguese superstar's quest.

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Inside the end of the Ja Morant era in Memphis

Morant is now the last man standing on a Grizzlies team that hopes to move on from him this summer.

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'A bigger shock to the system than we acknowledged': How 48 hours changed the Lakers' season

After a devastating blowout loss in Oklahoma City on April 2, the Lakers lost two of their three stars. Now they face Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets -- as a home underdog.

SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIERSHIP

Orlando Pirates vs. AmaZulu - Bucs cannot afford to drop more points

Orlando Pirates seek to get their Betway Premiership title challenge back on track when they host AmaZulu on Saturday at the Orlando Amstel Arena.

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CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Espérance - Berth in CAF Champions League final on the line

Mamelodi Sundowns will host Espérance de Tunis in the second leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final on Sunday at Loftus Versfeld as they look to defend a 1-0 advantage.

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