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I Am Maximus joins Grand National greats by regaining crown to emulate Red Rum

Aintree great first since Red Rum to regain great prize Well-backed favourite wins incident-packed race I Am Maximus made history when becoming the first horse to regain the Grand National since the Aintree legend Red Rum in the 1970s. The top-weight, who was backed into favouritism late in the day, was victorious in an incident-packed

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Dewsbury-Hall strikes late for Everton to deny Brentford after Igor Thiago double

An even game, shared points and a collective dream of Europe that remains alive after this draw. Igor Thiago’s double seemed to have given Brentford a victory that would have moved them up to sixth, only for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to lash home an injury-time equaliser and ensure Everton departed with something to show for their

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Mats Wieffer doubles up as Brighton push Burnley closer to the drop

Scott Parker has spent much of the season bemoaning the “fine margins” of the Premier League and after witnessing Burnley lose to Brighton and having two of their own disallowed for paper-thin offsides, he might be looking forward to the prospect of the Championship. The assistants called the offsides after Jaidon Anthony and Bashir Humphreys

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Bournemouth expose Schrödinger’s Arsenal, a team that could be either dead or alive | Paul MacInnes

Mikel Arteta urged fans to bring ‘your lunch, bring your dinner’ but when the set pieces fail to fire his side are short of a full plate It was another one of those games where Arsenal had found it necessary to rouse the troops beforehand. Mikel Arteta, in his occasional, unusual jokey mode, had urged

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Scottish Premiership: Hearts leave it late to sink Motherwell as Celtic keep up the heat

Late double sees Hearts win 3-1, Celtic beat St Mirren 1-0 Aberdeen end winless run by beating Hibernian 2-0 Celtic leapfrogged rivals Rangers to move second in the Premiership with a narrow 1-0 win over St Mirren but Hearts stayed clear at the top as two late goals saw them past Motherwell 3-1. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s

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