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Champions League: How move to Atalanta changed Ademola Lookman

Ademola Lookman

BBC Sport’s Nedum Onuoha travels to Bergamo meet Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman and discuss the impact that his move to Italy is having on his life and career. WATCH MORE: Watch the full episode of Away Goals with Ademola Lookman on iPlayer. Watch all the action from the Uefa Champions League on iPlayer from 22:00 GMT on Wednesday 11 December.

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Michael Antonio: Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen pay tribute to injured team-mate

Michail Antonio on the pitch

Tomas Soucek dedicated his goal in West Ham’s crucial 2-1 win over Wolves to Michail Antonio – and revealed the players had a video call with their injured team-mate before Monday’s game. The Hammers forward, 34, remains in hospital after being involved in a car crash on Saturday. Antonio underwent surgery on Sunday on a lower limb fracture and will …

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Jody Gormley: Ex-Tyrone midfield dies three months after cancer diagnosis

Jody Gormley informed his Trillick players of his cancer diagnosis following the club's Tyrone Final defeat by Errigal Ciaran in late October

Gormley helped Tyrone reach the 1995 All-Ireland Final where he was the Red Hands’ only scorer alongside Peter Canavan as they were controversially edged out by Dublin by a single point. Earlier that summer, he had hit what proved Tyrone’s winning point in a tempestuous Ulster semi-final against Derry at Clones which the Red Hands won despite playing the entire …

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Eddy Merckx crash: Cycling legend to undergo surgery after suffering a fractured hip

Eddy Merckx with Remco Evenepoel at an Anderlecht game in 2024

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has suffered a fractured hip in a fall from his bike, according to Belgian media reports. The 79-year-old winner of 11 Grand Tours was cycling with a group when the incident happened near Hombeek, Mechelen. His wife Claudine told reporters that it was “a stupid accident” with “no other road user involved”. “Eddy just skidded away,” …

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David Coote: Premier League referee sacked with immediate effect by PGMOL

David Coote holds a yellow card

The PGMOL first took action against Coote on 11 November following the release of a video on social media, which allegedly showed him criticising Liverpool and their former manager Klopp. The video appeared to refer a Premier League match that Coote officiated between Liverpool and Burnley in July 2020, which finished 1-1. Klopp criticised Coote after the game, saying the …

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Brera: Multi-club ownership with a social conscience

Juve Stabia celebrate

Think of Milan, iconic stadiums and World Cup stars and, understandably, the first team you land on may not be Brera Calcio, a side founded in 2000 by journalist and publisher Alessandro Aleotti with ambitions of becoming the city’s “third team”. Former Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga once managed them and they play at the historic Arena Civica, which opened in …

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Why Manchester United and Dan Ashworth parted ways

Dan Ashworth, formerly of Manchester United

What went wrong between Manchester United and now former sporting director, Dan Ashworth? The Match of the Day 2 team are joined by The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell – who broke the story of his departure – to discuss what happened and what it means for the club. WATCH: Match of the Day 2 on BBC iPlayer

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New Zealand v England: Harry Brook is best in the world – Joe Root

Joe Root and Harry Brook

Root has often been bracketed in the ‘Fab Four’ of Test batting, alongside Australia’s Steve Smith, Kane Williamson of New Zealand and Indian Virat Kohli. Brook is in a new generation of run-scorers, including India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sri Lankan Kamindu Mendis and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra. “Brookie is by far and away the best player in the world at …

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