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Newcastle has signed winger Harvey Barnes from relegated Leicester in a deal that could be worth a reported 38 million pounds ($49 million).
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The ownership of Saudi-backed Newcastle was under renewed scrutiny on Tuesday when Premier League chief executive Richard Masters was asked by a member of the British parliament if the league was investigating the club’s backers.
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Campbell County 72, Cheyenne Central 61
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle manager Eddie Howe hasn’t made inquiries about the Premier League team’s ownership status after new questions were raised about Saudi Arabian investment in the club.
The Premier League has been urged to review a legally binding promise made by the owners of English soccer club Newcastle in 2021 that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund was separate from the country’s government.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle forward Miguel Almiron signed a 3 1/2-year contact extension with the Premier League club on Friday.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Kieran Trippier has known Loris Karius since their youth days at Manchester City.
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Douglas 60, Newcastle 49

Lyman 58, Mountain View 47

Powell 39, Lovell 37

Thunder Basin 51, Campbell County 35
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It’s fair to say Manchester United and Newcastle have their sights on much bigger prizes than the English League Cup.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Liverpool won at 10-man Newcastle 2-0 and boosted its push for a top-four finish in the English Premier League on Saturday.
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Cheyenne East 43, Laramie 34

Harding County, S.D. 68, Hulett 34
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Belle Fourche, S.D. 45, Newcastle 42

Cokeville 49, Little Snake River 36

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BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Miguel Almiron’s 10th goal of the season and a late goalline clearance by Kieran Trippier ensured Newcastle manager Eddie Howe claimed a point on his Bournemouth return in a 1-1 draw in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Having surprisingly made it this far, Al-Hilal has already won before taking on Real Madrid in the final of the Club World Cup.
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Burns 39, Lingle-Fort Laramie 37

Cody 63, Casper Natrona 36

Lovell 50, Thermopolis 39
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Conceding for the first time in the English Premier League since November, Newcastle was held by West Ham to 1-1 on Saturday.
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Everton and new manager Sean Dyche host Premier League leader Arsenal in the first of seven league games.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erik ten Hag was hired to bring the good times back to Manchester United.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle signed Anthony Gordon from Everton reportedly for an initial 40 million pounds ($49.5 million) on Sunday after the 21-year-old winger submitted a formal transfer request.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle midfielder Joelinton was banned from driving and fined 29,000 pounds ($36,000) on Wednesday after admitting to driving under the influence of alcohol.
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Tuesday:

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Southampton and Newcastle meet in the first leg of the League Cup semifinals, with both teams looking to stay on course to end long trophy droughts.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Alexander Isak scored an 89th-minute goal to earn Newcastle a 1-0 win in the Premier League over Fulham, whose striker Aleksandar Mitrović had a goal ruled out against his former club for a double touch while taking a penalty on Sunday.
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Thursday:

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Manchester City can reduce the gap to Premier League leader Arsenal to five points by beating Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
LONDON (AP) — Newcastle didn’t get the win but held Premier League leader Arsenal scoreless in a 0-0 draw between title challengers Tuesday.
Any New Year’s resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier League.
Arsenal couldn’t have asked for a much better end to the year. The Gunners stretched their Premier League lead to seven points with a 4-2 win at Brighton on Saturday after their two closest challengers Manchester City and Newcastle both dropped points earlier in the day.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Fabian Schar wasted three good chances as Newcastle’s six-game winning streak in the Premier League was halted by a 0-0 draw against Leeds on Saturday.
British filmmaker Mike Hodges has died at the age of 90. Friend Mike Kaplan says the director of gangland thriller “Get Carter” and sci-fi cult classic “Flash Gordon” died at his home in the county of Dorset in southwest England on Saturday.
Geoff Wonfor, a Grammy winning British filmmaker who directed the Beatles’ acclaimed “Anthology” documentary and worked on the 1980s music program “The Tube” as well as several projects with Paul McCartney, has died at age 73.
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Graham Potter’s Chelsea reign already looks to be in crisis after a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday left the London club eighth in the Premier League.