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Cheltenham’s hole in the track an unfortunate postscript after Sir Gino setback

Injury to Champion Hurdle favourite and contentious decision to run final race overshadow disrupted Trials Day Before the first of the eight races at Cheltenham on Saturday, the afternoon promised to deliver on its Trials Day billing from start to finish, with serious contenders for festival glory in March scattered throughout the card. By the

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Replacing a manager midseason is a big call, and not as simple as it sounds | Jonathan Wilson

Liverpool and Tottenham are in different situations but face the same problem: a manager in the hot seat but few ideal options Sign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here Another weekend, another few days of soul-searching for Liverpool and Tottenham. Liverpool had been on a 13-game unbeaten run before Saturday’s defeat to Bournemouth, but

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Mature decision to deny Manchester City a penalty for handball sets example for referees | Chris Foy

Farai Hallam trusted his own judgment on Yerson Mosquera incident despite a VAR review and, in doing so, showed the way forward I refereed professional football for 25 years. We were talking about handball when I started, and it remains one of the most discussed topics in the game. One reason for this is that

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Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup

Ex-Fifa boss shows support for boycott calls Security concerns over tournament have risen Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States this year due to security concerns. Blatter gave his support to comments from Swiss anti-corruption lawyer Mark Pieth, who worked with Fifa on

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Football Daily | Panic on the streets of north London as Arsenal freeze again in January

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Perhaps Manchester City and Liverpool cruising to recent title wins made us forget that, deep-set in the making of champions, there will be wobbles, difficulties, forks in the road. As Pep Guardiola would happily tell you now, it’s not supposed to be easy.

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