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Jos Buttler says England boycott of Afghanistan fixture ‘not the way to go’

Team have been urged not to play Champions Trophy tie ‘The players haven’t really worried too much about it’ Jos Buttler believes England should play Afghanistan at next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan despite calls for a boycott in response to the Taliban regime’s treatment of women. A group of more than 160 parliamentarians signed

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Lisa Nandy calls out Tory Lords over plan to ‘wreck’ football regulator bill

Culture secretary says ‘hopes and dreams’ of fans at risk Bill could be derailed by Tory amendments in Lords The secretary of state for culture, media and sport has attacked the Conservative front bench in the House of Lords over what she called attempts to “wreck” plans for an independent football regulator. Lisa Nandy addressed

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The Democrats must stop undervaluing sports – or keep losing elections | Jules Boykoff

The Democrats find themselves out of power because they failed to embrace spaces where community connection is forged Ahead of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, Maga doubters abounded. It wasn’t just pollster J Ann Selzer’s infamous whiff in Iowa where Kamala Harris supposedly leapfrogged Trump on the eve of the election. One

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Manchester City sign Brazilian defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for £29.6m

Spending on defenders reaches £63.4m in two days Reis has played for Brazil under-16s and under-17s Manchester City have continued their rebuild by signing the defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for £29.6m. The 19-year-old is the second centre-half bought by the club in two days, after Abdukodir Khusanov, and takes their spending to £63.4m, with

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