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Hawk-Eye ‘wrong’ for Zak Crawley’s lbw says captain Stokes after England defeat

Tourists fall to 106-run loss in second Test against India‘I think the technology has got it wrong on this occasion’ Ben Stokes was magnanimous after the 106-run defeat by India, accepting 1-1 after two Tests was fair and insisting a virus in the England camp was not to blame. But the tourists’ captain did have

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No Isco, no disco: how a resurrection brought music then silence to Betis | Sid Lowe

Former Real Madrid star has rediscovered himself at the Benito Villamarín. But on Sunday disaster struck Suddenly the music stopped and the dancing did too, the magic gone. The Benito Villamarín might just be the loudest ground in La Liga, where the club’s anthem claims fans are packed in like cannonballs and completely convinced their

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The parent club trap: on loan Faride Alidou starts the party in Cologne

After a tough season for FC Köln, fans once again have something to celebrate, on and off the pitch Even in this most optimistic of football cities, there were days when it felt like this one would never come. If it sometimes feels as if their never-moping, always-atmospheric RheinEnergieStadion has almost otherworldly powers, there had

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The parent club trap: on loan Faride Alidou starts the party in Cologne

After a tough season for FC Köln, fans once again have something to celebrate, on and off the pitch Even in this most optimistic of football cities, there were days when it felt like this one would never come. If it sometimes feels as if their never-moping, always-atmospheric RheinEnergieStadion has almost otherworldly powers, there had

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