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Remembering the kindness and generosity of Terry Venables | Letters

Readers on their recollections of the late football player and England manager The sad death of Terry Venables (Obituary, 26 November) has already rightly attracted many tributes. Perhaps less well known is his extensive work for charity and his immense generosity to those less fortunate than himself. I had the good fortune to work with […]

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Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among rugby players in brain injury legal claim

Mark Regan makes it three RWC 2003 winners taking actionApplication for Group Litigation Order denied for now England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup winners Phil Vickery and Mark Regan, as well as former Wales star Gavin Henson, are among the 295 players that are taking legal action against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the

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India wrap up T20 series victory to gain measure of revenge on Australia

India, 174-9, beat Australia, 154-7, by 20 runs in RaipurWin hands hosts unassailable 3-1 lead in five-game series India have exacted some belated retribution for recent World Cup heartbreak with their spinners spearheading a series-sealing 20-run victory in the fourth Twenty20 at Raipur. After being sent in, India lost five wickets for seven runs from

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England v Netherlands: Women’s Nations League – live

Women’s Nations League updates, 7.45pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | And mail Luke any of your match thoughts Tonight marks Lauren Hemp’s 50th cap for England, with the goalkeeper, Mary Earps, captaining a side packed with major tournament winners. Plenty of familiar names in the Dutch squad, with Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema beginning the evening on the

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Ronnie O’Sullivan holds off Zhou in final frame to set up Vafaei rematch

Iranian beats Zhang Anda to reach UK Championship semiO’Sullivan denies Zhou Yuelong to edge through in York Hossein Vafaei has vowed there will be no repeat of his kamikaze Crucible break-off when he faces Ronnie O’Sullivan in the semi-finals of the UK Snooker Championship in York on Saturday. The Iranian sealed a rematch of the

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Jos Buttler backs England’s new blend to banish World Cup blues

Captain wants to use failure as ‘motivation’ against West Indies‘There’s some really exciting talent in this team’ Only three weeks after a miserable World Cup campaign came to a conclusion Jos Buttler is back on tour and preparing for another one-day international series, pledging to “use it as a positive experience” as work starts on

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Rafael Nadal plots return to tennis in Brisbane after year stuck on sidelines

Spaniard has not played since January’s Australian OpenThe 22-time grand slam winner has been plagued by hip injury Rafael Nadal will return to professional tennis in January after a year-long layoff as he seeks a fitting end to his legendary career. Nadal, a 22-time grand slam champion, has not competed since the Australian Open in

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Talking Horses: freezing weather threatens blank weekend for racing

Constitution Hill is set to be re-routed to Sandown next Saturday after Newcastle falls to snow and frost Racing faces the possibility of a blank weekend due to freezing temperatures and snowfall across the country, with Newcastle’s valuable Fighting Fifth Hurdle meeting on Saturday having already been abandoned on Friday afternoon and early inspections scheduled

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