The opening weekend will kick-off with a bang with derbies across the country and it includes the biggest game in Sierra Leone as East End Lions meet arch-rivals Mighty Blackpool on Sunday.

BBC: Sierra Leone league dispute over

Spurs look to end a winless run at the home of their arch-rivals stretching back more than 17 years.

BBC: Arsene Wenger wants respect for William Gallas

The Gold Rush-era town of Nome is the end of the trail where the famous Iditarod "burled arch" forms the finish line.

CNN: Iditarod: A spectator's guide

Argentina were coached by Carlos Bilardo, an arch-pragmatist who saw football as a conflict in which the end justifies the means.

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