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

Rio Ngumoha lifts Liverpool, the tussle to be Harry Kane’s England deputy and Chelsea self-destruct Tottenham weren’t quite as dreadful as they were in losing 4-1 to Arsenal in November, but they were still extremely so, devoid of wit, energy, solidity, creativity, quality, and everything else one would hope to see in a football team.

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Winter Olympics offers little fame or fortune but athletes and stories make them great | Andy Bull

There is often not much elite competition but purity elevates what were once derided as ‘useless’ sports It was the Olympics of politics and penises, of JD Vance being jeered and of Ukrainian bobsledders being banned from the competition, of a convicted criminal beating the teammate she was guilty of defrauding, of Lindsey Vonn crashing out 12 seconds

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England’s zombies have rapidly descended into collective brain fog in Six Nations | Robert Kitson

After their poorest pair of tournament performances in years, Steve Borthwick’s project is inevitably under scrutiny The band on the stadium concourse were playing a familiar tune in the immediate aftermath of England’s latest debacle on Saturday. “Zombie! Zombie!” the vocalist sang, ostensibly in tribute to Ireland’s record 42-21 victory at Twickenham. Alternatively he might

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