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Maro Itoje’s promotion an admission of England’s urgent need for fresh impetus | Robert Kitson

The captaincy is due reward for a fine player – but for Steve Borthwick, it comes with one or two risks attached England no longer announce their new captains with a grand theatrical flourish. Back in 1996 Bath’s Phil de Glanville had to lie down in the back of the taxi taking him to Twickenham so no

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Arteta must revive relationship with fans as much as Arsenal’s fortunes on the pitch

With Tottenham next up at the Emirates, Arsenal manager must restore the positivity of the 2022-23 season Mikel Arteta was sitting in the Emirates Stadium away dugout when he realised the scale of the task that awaited him. It was December 2019, and although he was still nominally the assistant manager of Manchester City, cruising

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Have any father-son combos scored against another father-son combo? | The Knowledge

Plus: dramatic downturns in form, non-football athletes wearing crests on their kit (2) and more Mail us any of your questions and answers “In this month’s Old Firm game, Ianis Hagi scored a goal past Kasper Schmeichel,” notes Steve Murray. “I don’t think Gheorghe scored past Peter, but are there any examples of father/son combos

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Raducanu ‘more comfortable’ with herself now that she’s not fixated on results

Briton showed grit in Australian Open first-round victory Anisimova ‘incredibly dangerous’ rival in next round Emma Raducanu says she has become more comfortable in her skin and learned how to enjoy her career journey rather than fixating on results as she prepares to face her friend Amanda Anisimova for a place in the third round

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