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Luke Littler hits nine-darter on way to Players Championship debut triumph

Littler beats Ryan Searle in final on his first Pro Tour appearanceGerwyn Price forfeits match over ‘pathetic conditions’ at venue Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler has won the opening Players Championship event of the season, hitting a nine-darter on the way to a stunning victory on his debut in the competition. After landing the nine-dart

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49ers players admit they did not know overtime rules in Super Bowl loss to Chiefs

San Francisco coaching staff had discussed strategyChiefs players say they had discussed rules for weeks San Francisco’s decision to take the ball first in overtime during their Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs will be debated all offseason. That scrutiny will be even stronger after some 49ers players admitted they weren’t aware of

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‘His body language was not good’: Pep Guardiola urges Haaland to be patient

Manager wants City’s leading goalscorer ‘to be positive’Manchester City in Denmark for Champions League first leg Pep Guardiola has stated Erling Haaland’s body language in the first half of Manchester City’s win over Everton was “not good”, with the manager clear that the No 9 should still hold himself positively when not scoring. Haaland failed

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Goalkeepers would not be exempt from blue cards under new sin-bin protocols

Keepers sent to sin-bins cannot be temporarily replacedBlue card system will not apply to coaches or substitutes Goalkeepers would be eligible to receive blue cards and be sent to the sin-bin during a match under controversial new protocols still to be published by the game’s lawmakers. Sin-bin trial protocols developed by the International Football Association

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Boubacar Kamara suffers ‘significant knee ligament injury’, say Aston Villa

Fears that France midfielder has ruptured his ACLLeon Bailey signs new contract to stay at Villa Park Aston Villa have revealed midfielder Boubacar Kamara suffered a “significant knee ligament injury” against Manchester United. The 24-year-old sustained the problem in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Villa Park and was replaced in the 65th minute by Moussa Diaby.

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What we know – and what we don’t – about the risks of rugby for adolescents | Letters

Dr Mike Forsythe says there is uncertainty about the effects of single or repeated concussions on the developing brain Sean Ingle is right to mention the benefits of rugby but, as he suggests, there is a balance to be found in weighing up the associated risks of contact sport to a developing brain (Should U18

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