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Harlequins 38-33 Ealing Trailfinders: Quins edge out west London rivals in Premiership Rugby Cup

Harlequins fly-half Jamie Benson kicks the ball off a tee with his head down

Harlequins beat west London neighbours Ealing Trailfinders 38-33 in a breathless Premiership Rugby Cup affair at Twickenham Stoop to go top of Pool C. In the teams’ first competitive meeting, Championship high-flyers Ealing went ahead after 53 seconds when fly-half Dan Jones rolled over to score following an uncharacteristic mistake by England international Will Joseph at the kick-off. Quins quickly …

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

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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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FA Cup first round: MK Dons to host rivals AFC Wimbledon

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Rotherham United v Cheltenham Town Barrow v Doncaster Rovers Worthing v Morecambe Boreham Wood v Leyton Orient Exeter City v Barnet Carlisle United v Wigan Athletic Tamworth v Huddersfield Town Hartlepool United or Brackley Town v Braintree Town Curzon Ashton v Mansfield Town Wycombe Wanderers v York City Bradford City v Aldershot Town Hednesford Town or Gateshead v Gainsborough Trinity …

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I love him – Mikel Arteta reflects on relationship with Pep Guardiola despite being premier league rivals (Video)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he still “loves” Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola despite last weekend’s bad-tempered top-of-the-table clash.   The EPL champions needed a John Stones equaliser deep into stoppage time to escape with a 2-2 draw against 10-man Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. Arteta’s side, runners-up to City in the Premier League for the past two seasons, had …

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