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Steve Borthwick’s England selection has the whiff of damage limitation | Robert Kitson

Unadventurous team will need to improve significantly on multiple fronts if they are to poop France’s potential title party in Paris So let’s rewind for a moment. Just four weeks ago England had beaten Wales 48-7 in round one and were looking towards Scotland with a collective glint in their eyes. “The message to the […]

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‘We’re Real Madrid, we shouldn’t feel inferior’: Arbeloa ready for familiar foe

Coach says his club are always favourites as he prepares to cross swords with Manchester City in the Champions League knockout stages for fifth year in a row This is Real Madrid. We know this because Álvaro Arbeloa keeps saying so. At the start of another press conference, his 25th since being promoted from the

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Which football match holds the record for the most red cards? | The Knowledge

Plus: privately-educated players, surviving despite away-day woes; and the trophy-less 1909 Scottish Cup Mail us with your questions and answers “Are the 23 red cards shown in the game between Brazilian clubs Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro in the Campeonato Mineiro final a record?” asks Tom Reed. In case you missed it, the Campeonato Mineiro final

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Changing times and weakened rivals make PGA question generosity to DP World Tour | Ewan Murray

US tour holds upper hand as deal with European counterpart is up for renegotiation, though LIV and its backers will be watching with interest What price a strategic alliance? The golf world might just be about to find out as the PGA Tour considers its partnership with the DP World Tour. A little-known element of

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Newcastle and Barnes confound assumptions and make life awkward for Barcelona | Louise Taylor

Visitors were underwhelming in the face of Newcastle’s power and pace and Eddie Howe’s men can still hope to reach the last eight Banners are not always that easy to unfurl. Particularly on the sort of capriciously breezy March nights when sheeting emblazoned with the message “Budapest awaits me” refuses to be pulled taut and

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Raiders say Ravens have backed out of blockbuster trade for star pass rusher Maxx Crosby

Baltimore reportedly concerned over knee issues Raiders were to receive first-round picks in deal The Las Vegas Raiders say Baltimore have “backed out” of the trade that was supposed to send star pass rusher Maxx Crosby to the Ravens for two first-round draft picks. The deal was agreed last Friday but couldn’t be finalized until

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