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“I am learning from him. I am trying to bring that ruthlessness out of myself which he has,” Thomas added. “He is a massive part of what the gaffer [Bellamy] wants to do. He is going to get better and better and make us better and better.” Wales’ win over Montenegro means they are unbeaten in four Nations League games …

Jenkins has enjoyed a meteoric rise after becoming the youngest captain in Gallagher Premiership history in 2022 when he led Exeter to victory against London Irish aged just 19 years 342 days. He is hoping this reset will prove beneficial for his career. “This is probably just getting my body right,” said Jenkins. “It’s probably the first time I’ve actually …

Goalkeepers: Mary Earps (Paris St-Germain), Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride). Defenders: Mille Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Jess Carter (Gotham), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Maya le Tissier (Manchester United), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Lucy Parker (Aston Villa), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal). Midfielders: Grace Clinton (Manchester United), Fran Kirby (Brighton & Hove Albion), Jess Park (Manchester City), …

Italy’s Jannik Sinner has enjoyed the most successful – and eventful – season of his career, having dominated the men’s game while the case investigating his two failed doping tests rumbles on. The reigning Australian Open and US Open champion, who won his seventh title of the season in Shanghai on Sunday, tested positive for clostebol in March. An independent …

Pep Guardiola sounded out by Football Association for England job, Spaniard also considering one-year contract extension with Manchester City, Lee Carsley has been told he will not be appointed Three Lions boss permanently. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, 53, has been sounded out by the Football Association about becoming England’s next manager and is expected to decide on his future …

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy says he was lent money by his then team-mates Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez when the club stopped paying him after he was charged with rape and sexual assault, an employment tribunal has heard. The France defender is claiming £11.5m in unpaid wages from when he was charged in August 2021 and …

Rotherham United v Cheltenham Town Barrow v Doncaster Rovers Worthing v Morecambe Boreham Wood v Leyton Orient Exeter City v Barnet Carlisle United v Wigan Athletic Tamworth v Huddersfield Town Hartlepool United or Brackley Town v Braintree Town Curzon Ashton v Mansfield Town Wycombe Wanderers v York City Bradford City v Aldershot Town Hednesford Town or Gateshead v Gainsborough Trinity …

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It is no secret that it would be good for the FA if Carsley was to succeed. Before the Greece defeat last week, a senior source at the FA said it felt the process was “going well”. That smooth transition, following in the footsteps of Southgate, would back the work they are doing at St George’s Park to create a …

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