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Every tackle, turnover and successful dual was being celebrated long, loud and together by England’s players as they zeroed in on a first home win over New Zealand in 12 years. The biggest cheer though was reserved for referee Angus Gardner, whose voice was broadcast NFL-style over the stadium speakers – a new innovation for this autumn – as he …

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Swansea City and Wales midfielder Ollie Cooper is facing three months out because of a stress fracture in his foot. Cooper has been a regular for Swansea this season and has also made an impression in Craig Bellamy’s new-look Wales side. But the 24-year-old will be sidelined until 2025 after a scan revealed the injury issue. Cooper will miss Wales’ …

British number one Katie Boulter came through a tough test against Chinese sixth seed Yue Yuan to win 6-2 5-7 6-2 and reach the final of the Hong Kong Open. Boulter will play either Russian top seed Diana Shnaider or Canada’s defending champion Leylah Fernandez on Sunday as she bids for a third WTA title of the year. The second …

Ruben Amorim says he wanted to take the Manchester United job at the end of the season but accepted a mid-season appointment after being told it was “now or never”. Amorim, 39, was confirmed as Manchester United’s new head coach on Friday and will complete his move to Old Trafford from Lisbon club Sporting on 11 November. Speaking after Sporting’s …

The incident, in which Leclerc ran off track and narrowly avoided the barriers while fighting to control his car, cost him second place in the race to the Briton. The judgement said Leclerc had “used language in response to a somewhat leading question asking him, ‘what did you say to yourself’, in relation to the significant moment towards the end …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said even fit players are in pain as they push through the fixture schedule and his squad now faces an injury “emergency”. Guardiola said he has doubts over several players for Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth after suffering problems in Wednesday’s 2-1 EFL Cup defeat at Tottenham. Savinho went off on a stretcher with an …

Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris to a McLaren one-two in sprint qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris’ title rival Max Verstappen could manage only fourth place in the Red Bull, behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Verstappen, who has a five-place grid penalty for the main grand prix on Sunday, starts the weekend 47 points ahead of Norris in the …

Alexander Zverev will face Holger Rune in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. German world number three Zverev defeated Greek 10th seed Tsitsipas 7-5 6-4 on Friday. That victory made him only the third active player to reach 20 ATP Masters 1,000 semi-finals, joining Novak Djokovic (78) and Rafael Nadal (76). Semi-final opponent …

A man has been arrested following a burglary at the home of England cricket captain Ben Stokes. Stokes, who was in Pakistan for the recent Test series, said his wife and two children were at the property in Castle Eden, County Durham, when a masked gang broke in on 17 October. Durham Police said a 32-year-old man from North Yorkshire …