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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 …

Amorim’s wingers, who sit just behind the striker to form a box-shape with the two central midfielders, tend to be direct runners capable of pressing hard and weaving their way through the lines in the transition. His wingers are expected to run at defenders, hence why Sporting top the Primeira Liga charts this season for progressive carries (262). In other …

Jodie Cunningham says that women’s rugby league is in the best shape it has ever been “by a million miles” as England prepare to take on Wales at Headingley on Saturday. Stuart Barrow’s side play Wales at 12:00 GMT in Leeds – before England’s men face Samoa in the second Test of their series – having won 60-0 in the …

With England’s Test tour of Pakistan only finishing on Saturday, it meant a number of key players were not considered for this Caribbean tour, comprising three ODIs and five T20s. Harry Brook, Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson are among the players skipping this series before the pre-Christmas Test tour of New Zealand. Meanwhile regular captain Jos Buttler was forced to …

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Sporting reach agreement with Manchester United for Ruben Amorim, Steven Gerrard is under pressure at Al-Ettifaq, while Barcelona eye a move for Rafael Leao. Sporting have reached agreement to allow manager Ruben Amorim to leave the club and join Manchester United during the November international break. (Telegraph – subscription required), external United will pay compensation to enable a number of …

Josh Rock won his third PDC ranking title of the year as he edged Jonny Clayton to claim the Players Championship 30 in Leicester. The Northern Irishman earned a hard-fought 8-7 win after a 118 checkout in the deciding leg. The 23-year-old has had a fine terrific ProTour campaign, clinching his maiden European Tour title with victory over Clayton in …

La Liga champions Real Madrid’s match against Valencia, which was scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed after the devastating flash floods in Spain. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has postponed all matches in the Valencia region, where at least 95 people have died and dozens more are missing after torrential rain. On Thursday, Real and the Red Cross donated $1m …

Jos Buttler has extended his central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board by a year. White-ball captain Buttler, 34, is already one year into his existing two-year deal. He joins Test skipper Ben Stokes in signing until the autumn of 2026 after the all-rounder agreed a new deal at the beginning of October. “The strength and depth of …

Potter admits he is a “long shot” to be named in the squad to face former boss Steve Borthwick and England at Allianz Stadium, having only just been called into the Australia squad for the first time, but says he would relish the chance to return for a Test debut. “It’d be awesome. I’d love to play that game,” he …