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Leverkusen left frustrated as Bayern dig in to draw Bundesliga summit meeting

The Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich had to survive some relentless pressing from champions Bayer Leverkusen to escape with a 0-0 draw in their top-of-the-table clash on Saturday and maintain their eight-point advantage at the summit. Leverkusen, in second place and desperate to cut Bayern’s lead, completely outplayed the visitors in the first half, with their […]

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Alcaraz pounces as patched-up Everton keep Moyes revival rolling at Palace

Turns out David Moyes replacing Sean Dyche was nothing like copy and paste. One British manager is not the same as the next. Each of the players decisive in victory here exemplified the influence and nous the coach has returned to Merseyside. Beto, a striker untrusted by Dyche but willing to chase channels to the

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Big No 9s are back: high-risk playing out from the back is at the tactical crossroads | Jonathan Wilson

Patient buildup from deep, Guardiola style, can no longer be an unthinking default so perhaps going long again is the answer In 2021, I tried to take advantage of the October international break to go to a game as a fan. No sooner had I booked trains and hotels, though, than it emerged Sunderland had

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Jannik Sinner’s doping settlement means nobody loses from ban but try telling Halep that | Simon Cambers

Italian received a shorter ban with admission of guilt but others have been treated a lot more harshly in cases of contamination In the end, then, everyone got something they wanted. For Jannik Sinner, the three-month ban he has accepted from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) is less than he might have received had he

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What is the big idea? Levy’s second-class Tottenham Women mired in mediocrity | Jonathan Liew

Ambition for the women’s team – like the men’s – seems based on hanging in there until the big money starts rolling in A couple of years ago it was reported that Daniel Levy, the man in charge of Tottenham Hotspur, was lobbying to abolish promotion and relegation to and from the Women’s Super League.

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Poppy Cleall drives Saracens to win over Exeter to close in on home semi-final

Premiership Women’s Rugby: Saracens 21-12 Exeter Chiefs unable to qualify for semi-finals There are few less pleasant experiences in this sport than playing against Saracens at a wet and windy StoneX Stadium. Exeter Chiefs found out the hard way as they offered plenty of huff and puff but were ultimately shut down by a more

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