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A quirk of fate meant Graham Potter’s last game in management was a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa. It cost him his job at Chelsea in April 2023, as the Blues acted less than 24 hours later to end his brief Stamford Bridge reign. Almost two years later the 49-year-old returned to the dugout to suffer another loss to Villa, …

New West Ham manager Graham Potter praises his players’ attitude after a “tough week” despite a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the FA Cup.

Gloucester: Barton; Wade, Harris, Llewellyn, Hathaway; Carreras, Englefield; Vivas, Singleton, Knight, Thomas, Clark, Clement, Ludlow (capt), Ackermann. Replacements: Blake, Ford-Robinson, Gotovstev, Jordan, Clarke, Tuisue, Williams, Atkinson. Scarlets: Lloyd; Mee, Page, James, Murray; Costelow, Hughes; Mathias, van der Merwe, Thomas, Craig, Douglas, Plumtree, Macleod (capt), Fifita. Replacements: Evans, Hepburn, Hawley, Lousi, Taylor, Davies, Roberts, Nicholas. Referee: Jeremy Rozier

England flanker Sam Underhill is an injury doubt for the Six Nations after Bath announced he requires ankle surgery. The 28-year-old injured his ankle in Bath’s 35-34 defeat by Premiership champions Northampton on Sunday. Bath issued a medical update to say he will “undergo surgery to rectify a new ankle injury” with there being “no set timeframe on his recovery”. …

Stade Francais: Jonas; Dakuwaqa, Ezeala, Delbouis, Etien; Henry, Foursans-Bourdette; Alo-Emile, Nicotera, Gomez Kodela, Gabrillagues (capt), Van der Mescht, Halaifonua, Briatte, Tanga. Replacements: Garcia Albo, Koffi, N’Diaye, Macalou, Pesenti, Weber, Carbonel, Marchant. Northampton: Ramm; Freeman, Litchfield, Hutchinson, Seabrook; Smith, Mitchell; Haffar, Walker, Davison, Prowse, Lockett, Kemeny (capt), Scott-Young, Pollock. Replacements: Langdon, West, Green, Hunter-Hill, Brown, Pearson, McParland, Savala.

The bonus scheme under which Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney received an extra £358,000 in the same year the body recorded losses and cut jobs has been defended by a former senior official. Genevieve Shore, the ex-chair of the RFU’s remuneration committee, says she is “extremely comfortable” with the scheme. With an increased salary of £742,000, Sweeney was …

Raducanu is looking to build on a 2024 season in which she made encouraging progress following surgeries on her wrists and ankle. However, the injury issues which have blighted her – for most of the time since she stunned the world to win the 2021 US Open as a teenage qualifier – also continued. At last year’s US Open, a …

Winger Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia is attracting interest from two Premier League clubs, West Ham have joined the list of potential suitors for Marcus Rashford and Manchester City are pressing on in their pursuit of Vitor Reis. Manchester United are set to rival Paris St-Germain for Napoli and Georgia forward Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia, 23. (L’Equipe – in French), external Liverpool could also move …

Watch the best of the action as Dundee and Rangers draw 1-1 at Dens Park in the Scottish Premiership.

“It’s done. It’s over to Patrick Stewart now. This can’t continue, it’s impossible.” Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd pulled no punches in his Sky Sports post-match verdict as Clement again insisted his side will return, regroup and recover. The Belgian boss also reiterated this is a new, young squad, hampered by injuries. The latter cannot be doubted – though Dundee …