WSL talking points: Russo to Arsenal’s rescue and Olid makes Manchester United progress

"It's been tough. We haven't got the results we wanted," penalty scorer Alessia Russo told the BBC afterwards. "This was an important win as far as north London derbies goes. It was really important and this was a great…

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Can you name Harry Redknapp’s 30 most-used players in the Premier League?

The Englishman was also renowned for having a handful of trusted disciples who seemingly ended up at whichever club he was managing at the time. We’d like you to name the 30 players Redknapp picked the most throughout…

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First Scotland call-up for Newcastle's Leatherbarrow

But in-form Edinburgh forwards Magnus Bradbury and Freddy Douglas are surprising omissions from the 37-strong squad. Macclesfield-born Leatherbarrow qualifies for Scotland because of his grandmother being from Perth and…

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Baxter focuses on 'reality' of Exeter's early form

The beaten Prem finalists from June lost 20-7 at Bristol on Saturday to slip to second from bottom in the Prem after four matches. Exeter's only win so far is a bonus point victory over Newcastle earlier this month…

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McTominay stars in Napoli draw that leaves Allegri ‘not lucid enough’ to talk | Nicky Bandini

He appeared to have scored with a close-range header early in the second half of Napoli's game at home to Roma, but Pierluigi Gollini clawed the ball out from inside the goal. McTominay got his noggin to the rebound…

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Spotlight: Wolff on stewards’ decision to penalise Russell: “It’s legal, here, to smoke” | Briefs

Russell collected a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage while fighting Oscar Piastri for position. David Coulthard sympathised with Wolff over the penalty call in an interview for…

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Guess The Wikipedia Footballer: Can you name these 10 Ballon d’Or winners?

Can you tell us who they are? While we tend to focus on the modern era in our quizzes, we’ve mixed things up a bit here – historical knowledge is required for this one. Most of the recent winners and ultra-famous icons…

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Hurzeler has inherited Klopp and Rodri’s title of Premier League’s sorest loser

The Fabian Hurzeler: How I Beat Liverpool media tour has been cancelled. While the original Fabian Hurzeler: How I Beat Arsenal roadshow was a roaring success, the technicality of failing to beat Liverpool means that the…

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Wolff hails Antonelli’s US Grand Prix demolition as the Italian’s ‘best race yet’

Wolff was at pains to point out the considerable efforts made by a number of other people in bringing the young Italian to the verge of a record-breaking title. After his victory at the Circuit of the Americas, Antonelli…

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Derby day biff, real deal Glos & Christian wades in - Prem talking points

There were only 21 tries across the five games, whereas a fortnight ago there were 18 tries in the Northampton against Bath game alone. But, despite the abominable weather altering the whole complexion of round four…

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