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Tributes pour in as Leicester City helicopter crash inquest begins

Tributes pour in as Leicester City helicopter crash inquest begins

Getty Images/Facebook/Instagram (Left to right): Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Kaveporn Punpare, Nusara Suknamai, Izabela Roza Lechowicz and Eric Swaffer were killed in the crash Tributes have been paid to five people who died in a helicopter crash outside Leicester City’s King Power Stadium, as an inquest into their deaths got under way more than six years later. Foxes chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was …

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Leicester Tigers 38-10 Ulster: Josh Bassett scores hat-trick as Tigers secure progress

Josh Bassett celebrates scoring a try

Leicester Tigers: Steward; Bassett; Perese, Kata; Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Smith, Montoya (capt), Heyes; Henderson, Holloway; Carnduff, Reffell, Cracknell. Replacements: Clare, Whitcombe, Cole, Wells, Ilione, Youngs, Shillcock, Woodward. Ulster: McIlroy; Kok; Carson, Postlewaite; Ward; Morgan, Doak; Warwick, Andrew, Wilson; Henderson (capt), Izuchukwu; McNabney, Timoney, McCann. Replacements: McCormick, O’Sullivan, Barrett, Treadwell, Sheridan, Cooney, Murphy, Telfer. Referee: Craig Evans (Wal)

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Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City: Premier League leaders will ‘stay humble’ – but lead at top ‘feels different’

Anfield

At first it was just a small section of fans singing it. ‘Liverpool, Liverpool, top of the league… Liverpool, top of the league’ they chanted after Curtis Jones marked his 100th Premier League appearance by sweeping his side into a 2-1 lead against struggling Leicester. It was much louder after Mohamed Salah scored his 19th club goal of the season …

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Leicester 24-54 Bristol: Bears thrash Tigers to earn record 10th successive away win

Gabriel Ibitoye of Bristol Bears tries to make a break against Leicester Tigers

Bristol, whose England full-back Max Malins suffered a season-ending Achilles injury during the week, were forced to make a late change as George Kloska started in the front row after Max Lahiff was ruled out. Three of Tigers’ five players that extended their contracts during the week played an instrumental role in giving the hosts the ideal start. Solomone Kata …

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Leicester Tigers 56-17 Sharks: Handre Pollard inspires hosts to victory

Handre Pollard

Leicester Tigers: Steward; Bassett, Perese, Kata, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Smith, Montoya (c), Heyes, Wells, Martin, Liebenberg, Reffell, Cracknell. Replacements: Clare, Cronin, Cole, Henderson, Ilione, Youngs, Shillcock, Woodward. Sharks: Jo Hendrikse; Keyter, Hooker, Venter, Penxe; Masuku, Ja Hendrikse; Mchunu, Richardson, Nyakane, Jenkins, Van Heerden, Buthelezi (c), Labuschagne, Tshituka. Replacements: Bester, Ganyane, Jacobs, Rahl, Mavesere, Davids, Appollis, Kunene. Referee: Andrea Piardi …

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Premiership Women’s Rugby: Saracens win at Leicester Tigers, Trailfinders beat Sale Sharks

Sydney Gregson running with the ball

Saracens claimed a comfortable 38-5 win at Leicester Tigers to maintain the pressure on league leaders Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Women’s Rugby. Sarries took the early advantage and scored three tries inside 12 minutes through Kelsey Clifford, Lotte Sharp and Gabrielle Senft. It went from bad to worse for Tigers when Tahlia Brody was sent off for making head contact …

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Is Ruud van Nistelrooy the right manager to keep Leicester City up?

The Monday Night Club discuss Leicester City's appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy

Mark Chapman is joined by Shay Given, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith on the Monday Night Club to discuss Leicester City’s appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy. Listen to the best bits of the Monday Night Club on the Football Daily podcast. WATCH MORE: ‘It hurt I had to leave’ – Van Nistelrooy reveals Man Utd pain

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