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The Spin | How a small town near São Paulo made Brazil a standard bearer for cricket’s global growth

A chance romance helped Poços de Caldas become a hotbed for the sport that, from East Timor to Nigeria, is spreading its wings like never before In the south-east of Brazil, about 250km due north of São Paulo, lies the town of Poços de Caldas, home to about 150,000 people and remarkable for a few

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Harvey Barnes urges Newcastle to outplay Barcelona again at Camp Nou

First-leg scorer senses self-belief to reach last eight ‘In the Champions League we have hit our top form’ Harvey Barnes believes Newcastle are primed for historic success against Barcelona after showing they are more than capable of living with them in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Barnes’s 86th-minute goal for 1-0

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Barcelona fan ‘gutted’ at missing Newcastle game after going to wrong St James’ Park

Supporter ended up in Exeter, 366 miles away League One club took pity and let him watch their game A Barcelona fan’s navigation mishap turned into an unexpected adventure when he arrived at the wrong St James’ Park on Tuesday for a Champions League clash, ending up 366 miles from where his team were playing.

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Codebreakers: rugby players who shift between union, league and sevens

Male and female players are increasingly willing and able to switch codes, with some even playing all three By No Helmets Required Charlotte Caslick epitomises the term code agnostic. The 31-year-old has clocked up 328 appearances for Australia in rugby sevens, winning Olympic gold, Commonwealth gold and a Sevens World Cup along the way; she’s

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