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Football gossip: Guehi, Palmer, Wirtz, Amorim

The sport section of the Telegraph

Newcastle keen to sign Marc Guehi in January, Chelsea will rebuff all offers for Cole Palmer and Manchester City to battle Bayern Munich for Florian Wirtz. Newcastle are ready to make a renewed attempt to sign England and Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, 24, in January for around £80m. (Teamtalk), external Chelsea will not entertain offers for attacking midfielder Cole …

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Pakistan v England: Noman Ali and Sajid Khan dominate in Multan victory

England captain Ben Stokes looks up in anguish after being dismissed

Pakistan were humiliated in the first Test, pulverised by England’s batters in conceding 823-7 declared. It was their sixth consecutive Test defeat, extending a winless home run to 11 matches. The response was extreme. An expanded selection committee dropped superstar batter Babar Azam, and pace bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. The decision to recycle the pitch from the …

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Gemma Grainger: Ex-manager still emotional over Wales departure

Gemma Grainger on the touchline during a Wales match

Grainger was appointed as Wales boss in March 2021, becoming the country’s first ever full-time manager solely dedicated to just the women’s senior team. She signed a new four-year deal in January 2023 after reaching the World Cup play-off final. “I was approached by Norway and things happened very quickly,” added Grainger. “It wasn’t expected for me, it was a …

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Football gossip: Guardiola, Yamal, De Jong, David, Tuchel

The back page of the Mirror

Pep Guardiola is open to extending his stay at Manchester City, Barcelona rejected huge Lamine Yamal bid in summer, and Manchester United are chasing Frenkie de Jong. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola could sign an extension to his contract even if the club loses its legal battle against 115 alleged breaches of financial rules. (Athletic), external Sporting’s Portuguese boss Ruben …

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Wales face Canada, Scotland and Fiji at Rugby World Cup

Jasmine Joyce celebrates against Scotland

Wales have learned their opposition at next year’s Rugby World Cup in England. Ioan Cunningham’s side have been drawn in Pool B along with Canada, Scotland and Fiji. Wales were grouped with Six Nations rivals Scotland in the 2022 tournament, with Keira Bevan kicking a dramatic winning penalty. They are also familiar with Canada having played them in a friendly …

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