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Women’s Nations League: England drawn in same group as world champions Spain

Millie Bright after Women's World Cup final 2023

England have been drawn in the same group as world champions Spain for the 2025 Women’s Nations League. Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses fell to a 1-0 defeat by Spain in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final, while Spain are also the reigning Nations League champions. The two sides are joined by Belgium and Portugal in League A Group A3. Scotland have …

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Nations League: Daniel James returns to Craig Bellamy’s Wales squad

Daniel James celebrates scoring for Wales

James missed Wales’ opening Nations League games with Turkey and Montenegro in September and the trip to Iceland and home return against Montenegro last month with a hamstring injury. He made his return for Leeds on 18 October and has started the Championship side’s past two fixtures, scoring in the 3-0 win over Plymouth last Saturday. James’ Leeds team-mate Joe …

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FA Cup draw: Blackpool to host League One rivals Birmingham in second round

FA Cup trophy

Salford City v Cheltenham Town Walsall v Charlton Athletic Exeter City v Chesterfield Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic Barnsley v Bristol Rovers AFC Wimbledon v Dagenham & Redbridge Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town Crawley Town v Chesham United or Lincoln City Burton Albion v Tamworth Blackpool v Birmingham City Stevenage v Mansfield Town Peterborough United v Notts County Stockport County …

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Women’s Super League: BBC Sport signs new broadcast deal to 2030

Alex Scott, Fara Williams and Anita Asante

BBC Sport has agreed a new five-year deal to continue broadcasting the Women’s Super League. Under the deal, which runs until 2030, the BBC will show 21 top-flight matches every season. From the 2025-26 season, there will be 14 exclusive matches on BBC television, with seven shared across BBC iPlayer and BBC digital platforms. Selected matches will also be available …

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Conference League: Why The New Saints’ landmark win meant so much

Declan McManus celebrates his goal from the penalty spot

There was no shortage of emotion at the final whistle. Unsurprisingly so given that, for all the domestic success, this level had long eluded the 16-time Welsh champions. But after the romanticism of beginning their groundbreaking first campaign at a European group stage away to Fiorentina, this was the realism of needing a result. Although Opta had last month predicted …

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