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Referees get a hard time but they have got the big calls right in the past couple of weeks | Chris Foy

It was right to disallow Tottenham’s goal in the north London derby and it was also correct to rule out the goal that would have given Burnley a 4-4 draw against Brentford At the start of the season, clubs, fans and the media were told referees would be taking a proactive approach to holding in […]

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Lord Allen to become latest casualty of horse racing’s intractable politics

It was possible to spin his 2025 arrival as a clean slate but the former businessman soon lost the confidence of key players The wait continues for confirmation that Charles Allen’s brief, troubled – and ultimately ineffectual – tenure as chair of the British Horseracing Authority is over. In racing terms, however, he is nine-tenths

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Fin Smith expected to start for England in Six Nations match with Italy

Back-line may feature one survivor from Ireland defeat Ben Spencer, Cadan Murley and Seb Atkinson in frame Steve Borthwick is ready to radically overhaul his misfiring England side for the Six Nations clash against Italy on Saturday, with Fin Smith expected to be handed the No 10 jersey. The Northampton fly-half sat out training on

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Football Daily | Royal Rumbles and low-block blues: the Premier League’s style problem

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Following Liverpool’s win over Lille to qualify for the knockout stages of Bigger Cup last season, Arne Slot famously revealed that his father had been less than impressed. “There have definitely not been many [Liverpool] games where he has said: ‘Oh I like

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