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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Can you name every player to win the Champions League & Ballon d’Or in the same year?
They’re as old as one another, having been conceived of by French journalists and first awarded in the year 1956. The Ballon d’Or has served as recognition for the best player in the European game, and often enough that…
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Who actually deserves the 2026 Ballon d’Or? Based entirely objectively on 2025-26 stats
Every four years, the World Cup has a massive weighting on the Ballon d’Or. But in this year’s World Cup winning team, the star player was Rodri – someone who wasn’t regularly at his best over the course of the club…
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