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Buddies and Honest Men: Scotland claim prize in nicknames World Cup

Historic and evocative alternative monikers can be found across the globe, but the best are north of Hadrian’s Wall Last month the two of us laid out the finest gems in our four-year-old collection of the sporting world’s most priceless team nicknames, and opened them to Guardian readers’ inspection. Then the messages began arriving to

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The Ian Wright Line: why TfL need look no further for train route’s new name | Barney Ronay

The Overground arc from Crystal Palace to Highbury takes in the key staging posts in a cherished football legend’s career London transport can be a sensitive topic for discussion. This is because despite the fact it remains laughably overpriced and scandalously overcrowded, it’s still nowhere near as bad as transport in the north, where the

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Ford helps Sale open up four-point lead at top after narrow win over Saracens

Sale 22-20 SaracensNewcastle lose 21-13 against Bristol, their 11th straight defeat Premiership leaders Sale showed their title credentials as they edged out fellow high-flyers Saracens 22-20 in a festive thriller. It is now 12 home league victories on the spin for the Sharks, who scored three tries in difficult conditions to go clear at the

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