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Twenty-five years on from Italy’s big entrance, the Six Nations’ pizazz never fades

In February 2000, the newcomers surprised Scotland and a quarter-century of highlights remind us of the tournament’s enduring power It is more than 140 years since England beat Wales in the very first match of the old Home Nations championship, 2-0 at St Helen’s in Swansea in 1883, and there is an old man in […]

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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Sandro Tonali sets the tone, Manchester City debutants have mixed fortunes and Brighton must find their edge As a cure for the Sunday fear, the self-identifying worst Manchester United team in history’s trip to Craven Cottage was pot-boiling viewing. It will be some time until Ruben Amorim can stage high-end entertainment of a Wolf Hall

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England’s Ashes flops should focus on their game and let others do the talking | Simon Burnton

Heather Knight talked of releasing the ‘inner mongrel’ but a friendly cavalier King Charles spaniel came running instead Before Thursday’s second women’s Ashes T20 in Canberra the England captain, Heather Knight, surprised many when she suggested her team was intending “to bring our inner mongrel” to the game. The nation’s touring cricketers have a great

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The refs didn’t steal a Super Bowl trip from the Bills. The Chiefs’ excellence did

Some will insist debatable calls were to blame for another heartbreaker for Buffalo. But they have to contend with a great footballing dynasty every year From 1967 through 1975, the Oakland Raiders were the most successful team in professional football … in the regular season. They compiled a record of 95-24-7, and that winning percentage

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Ruben Amorim would rather put 63-year-old coach on bench instead of Marcus Rashford – video

Ruben Amorim said he would rather name his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach as a substitute than Marcus Rashford or any other Manchester United player who did not give their ‘maximum’ in training. When asked about Rashford’s absence from the squad that beat Fulham 1-0, Amorim said ‘the reason is the training’. Ruben Amorim: I would put

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Cricket Australia boss backs players to express own views on facing Afghanistan

Hockley supports men’s side taking a view before Champions Trophy Afghanistan Women’s XI to play Cricket Without Borders team Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley says he would support Australia’s men’s players if any wished to express their own views on Afghanistan and whether they should continue to play the Taliban-controlled nation in World Cups

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