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Springboks warn All Blacks' selection overhaul sends a clear message ahead of Soweto decider
South Africa assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says New Zealand's forward-pack changes for the series-deciding third Test in Soweto confirm the All Blacks' attacking intent — and the Springboks are taking note.
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Baxter backs Tommy Wyatt to rediscover his best after two years of knee injuries
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has expressed confidence that Tommy Wyatt, 26, can return to his pre-injury form after the back-five forward was named on the bench for Saturday's friendly against the Scarlets — his first appearance since suffering successive ACL injuries.
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Man City's £129m bid to hijack Arsenal's pursuit of Alvarez reportedly rebuffed without reply
Manchester City are reported to have made a £129m offer to Atletico Madrid for Julian Alvarez in the final days of the summer window, only for the Argentine to decline without even responding, leaving him at Atletico until at least January.
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Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe spared jail after assaulting ex-girlfriend in south London
Jordon Ibe, 30, was sentenced to a 12-month community order and fined £764 at Croydon Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm against his ex-girlfriend Amie Mayson in December 2024.
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Formula 1 to stage three-day season launch festival in Milan in February 2027
Formula 1 has confirmed F1 Live Milan, a three-day fan festival running from 18-20 February 2027. The centrepiece, F1 The Show, will gather all 11 teams and 22 drivers in a format that drew 7.5 million viewers when held in London earlier this year.
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Harwood-Bellis omitted from Aston Villa's Champions League squad days after £25m move
Taylor Harwood-Bellis completed a £25 million transfer from Southampton to Aston Villa on deadline day, but the central defender has been left out of the club's 23-man Champions League squad due to a registration restriction.
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Barcelona shatter their own transfer record to sign WSL's most expensive export Kerolin Nicoli
Barcelona have signed Brazilian forward Kerolin Nicoli from Manchester City for £1.25m — a fee that breaks the WSL's all-time export record and more than doubles the Spanish club's previous transfer ceiling.
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Hadjar unlikely to return at Madrid as Red Bull urges patience over wrist injury
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says Isack Hadjar is unlikely to race at the inaugural Madrid Grand Prix next weekend, with the 21-year-old still recovering from a wrist injury that has already ruled him out of Zandvoort and Monza.
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Maresca confirms Fernandez will not captain Man City despite £125m arrival from Chelsea
Enzo Maresca has revealed that £125m signing Enzo Fernandez will not be part of Manchester City's leadership group this season, with Ruben Dias named captain ahead of Erling Haaland, Marc Guehi and Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Carrick hints Dorgu could fill Manchester United's left-back void after failed window moves
Manchester United were left without adequate left-back cover after deadline-day failures to sign Alejandro Balde and Rayan Ait-Nouri. Manager Michael Carrick has suggested Patrick Dorgu, 21, could be redeployed in the role he played at Lecce before his £25m January move.
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Vunipola makes Leicester debut as Green returns for Harlequins in PREM Cup opener
Mako Vunipola starts at loose-head for Leicester Tigers against Harlequins on Saturday as the Gallagher PREM Cup gets underway, while Tyrone Green returns at full-back for Quins after a hamstring-plagued season.
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Carrick backs United squad despite being outspent by every major Premier League rival
Michael Carrick insists Manchester United have a stronger squad than last season after spending £148m on three midfielders, even as City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal all invested far more heavily in the summer window.
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Carrick admits Man Utd fell short in transfer window despite £152m summer spend
Michael Carrick has acknowledged Manchester United did not complete all their intended transfer business this summer, hinting at left-back and striker gaps remaining after a £152m window that brought in seven new arrivals.
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Netherlands rout Scotland A 33-0 as departing coach Gilbert names WXV Challenger squad
The Netherlands women thrashed Scotland A 33-0 in Amsterdam to wrap up their home programme before flying to Hong Kong for the WXV Global Series Challenger. Head coach Gareth Gilbert, who departs after 15 years with Rugby Nederland, named a 28-player squad for fixtures against Samoa, Brazil and Fiji.
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Parnasse eyes Usman Nurmagomedov after UFC Paris debut against Hooker
Salahdine Parnasse headlines UFC Paris on Saturday against Dan Hooker in his promotional debut, and the former KSW two-division champion says a fight with free-agent Usman Nurmagomedov is 'a possibility' if he wins.
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Carrick admits finances shaped United's summer window but backs £155m recruitment
Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick has acknowledged the club's financial situation influenced their transfer activity, while insisting he is 'absolutely delighted' with the signings of Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans, Carlos Baleba and Karl Darlow.
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Arteta hails 'critical' Martinelli despite winger's social media snub on £60m Al-Hilal exit
Mikel Arteta expressed gratitude for Gabriel Martinelli after the Brazilian's £60m departure to Al-Hilal, even as Martinelli's emotional farewell post notably omitted any mention of his Arsenal manager.
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Celtic and Rangers ban away fans from all Old Firm fixtures for rest of 2026/27 season
Away supporters will be excluded from every Old Firm match in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish League Cup for the remainder of the 2026/27 season, following disorder at the Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox last season.
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Ruben Dias leads Man City's four-man captaincy group as Guehi earns nod over Foden
Enzo Maresca has named Ruben Dias as Manchester City's main captain for 2026/27, with Marc Guehi, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Erling Haaland completing the leadership group. Record signing Enzo Fernandez was not included.
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Montoya warns McLaren is 'hard to stop' as Norris closes 83-point gap to Antonelli
Juan Pablo Montoya believes a more aggressive, risk-taking McLaren is building unstoppable momentum behind Lando Norris, who arrives at the Italian Grand Prix on the back of back-to-back wins in Hungary and the Netherlands.
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