Slegers is unbeaten so far, winning two and drawing one of her games in interim charge of Arsenal. She has not been vocal on her chances of taking the job on a permanent basis, but said ‘I love doing it at the moment’. White said Slegers has brought an identity back to Arsenal and can use her remaining games as …
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England have named an unchanged starting XV to face Australia in the Autumn Nations Series at Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Marcus Smith retains his place at fly-half after impressing in the narrow defeat by New Zealand, while Jamie George continues to lead the side at hooker. There is a positional swap in the centre partnership, with Henry Slade moving to …
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Kylian Mbappe must learn to play as a central striker at Real Madrid because he will not be able to displace Vinicius Junior on the left, the club’s former forward Karim Benzema says. France star Mbappe, who joined Real after his Paris St-Germain contract ended in July, has eight goals in 14 appearances for his new club but has scored …
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James missed Wales’ opening Nations League games with Turkey and Montenegro in September and the trip to Iceland and home return against Montenegro last month with a hamstring injury. He made his return for Leeds on 18 October and has started the Championship side’s past two fixtures, scoring in the 3-0 win over Plymouth last Saturday. James’ Leeds team-mate Joe …
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Inter Milan and Barcelona eye move for Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez, Arsenal target Newcastle’s Alexander Isak and Manchester United face battle to sign Sporting’s Geovany Quenda. Inter Milan and Barcelona are plotting a swoop for Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 23, whose future at Stamford Bridge looks increasingly unclear. (Sun), external Arsenal have identified Newcastle forward Alexander Isak, 25, as …
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When Sir Chris revealed his diagnosis last month, the public shock was seismic. Messages flowed from all walks of life, from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scotland’s first minister John Swinney to fellow sporting icons, such as Olympic cyclist and former Great Britain team-mate Sir Mark Cavendish. The messages of support continue to pour in. Former England football captain …
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Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Sir Chris Hoy says he “will never forget the words it’s incurable” as he opens up about the moment he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed a 6-2 win over He Guoqiang to move into the third round of the International Championship in Nanjing. The seven-time world champion, who has been defeated twice by China’s He this season, lost the opening frame but took control of the contest with breaks of 73, 87, 83 and 70. And two more half-centuries ensured the Englishman …
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Hearts will host Edinburgh rivals Hibernian in the third round of the Women’s Scottish Cup. Last season’s finalists Hearts won the most recent meeting of the sides in the SWPL, 4-0 in September. Holders Rangers visit Westdyke while Partick Thistle host current SWPL leaders Glasgow City. Defending SWPL champions Celtic travel to face Glasgow Girls and Women. Aberdeen host Cairn, …
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Prior to the start of the WTA Finals on Saturday, 25-year-old Rybakina had not played on tour for two months because of a combination of illness and injury, and her opening match against Paolini ended in a straight-set defeat. The former Wimbledon champion had looked fatigued during that match but started stronger against Zheng, putting pressure on the serve early …
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