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Chelsea avoid a major upset in the FA Cup

Mar 03, 2022

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Chelsea avoided a major upset in the FA Cup after fighting back to secure a 3-2 win over Luton Town in their fifth round clash this morning.

The match looked to be heading for extra-time until Romelu Lukaku tapped in the Blues’ winner in the 78^th minute.

In other FA Cup fifth round results…

Liverpool defeated Norwich 2-1 to keep their hopes of a quadruple alive.

While Southampton edged past West Ham 3-1.

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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is planning to sell the club.

The Russian billionaire says all proceeds will be donated to victims of the war in Ukraine.

It comes amid speculation that Abramovich, who is rumoured to be close to Russian president Vladimir Putin, is trying to get rid of his assets to avoid sanctions by the UK government over the war.

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Malaysia will be represented by back-up and junior shuttlers at the upcoming Hanoi SEA Games.

The Badminton Association of Malaysia says this is to give the young players exposure…and also to allow the seniors to concentrate on the Thomas and Uber Cups.

The BAM is also confident our shuttlers can return from the SEA Games with medals…although it didn’t reveal its actual target.

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F1 world champion Max Verstappen has agreed a new multi-year contract to remain with the Red Bull team.

It will earn the 24-year-old just over 40 million pounds per year, putting him on par with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.