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Manchester United manager Michael Carrick's job is hanging by a thread. Getty Images

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Al Shabab's Yannick Carrasco scored a hat-trick against Al Ahli Saudi in the Saudi Pro League at the SHG Arena in Riyadh. Getty Images

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The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open will take place at the International Tennis Centre in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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