England crush France by 82 points to keep Rugby League World Cup hopes alive

With the shortened and controversial group stage format meaning just one defeat is near-ruinous, even the head coach broke ranks this week and admitted England's chances of qualification are slim at best after the 30-12…

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Can you name every player to play for both Aston Villa and Man City since 1992?

Some are household names, while others might have slipped your memory entirely. We’ve identified 17 players to have represented both clubs since 1992. Can you name them all in 10 minutes? If this puts you in the mood for…

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Remembering Wayne Rooney’s Street Striker, football’s finest reality TV show

Football stars and TV work have gone hand in hand over the years. You can’t change the channel nowadays without seeing a former player staring back at you. The likes of Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane have…

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13 players we can’t believe have been nominated for the Ballon d’Or

But it’s difficult not to raise an eyebrow at some of the nominees over the years. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the award’s shortlist for a decade and a half, while world-class stars like Karim Benzema…

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The 5 Liverpool legends who finished in the Ballon d’Or top three: Dalglish, Van Dijk, Owen…

Unsurprisingly, plenty of those players have received recognition in the Ballon d’Or voting. The Reds have had one winner of the prestigious individual award, alongside several other players who came agonisingly close to…

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Planet Football Weekend Quiz: Ballon d’Or, Michael Carrick, Jose Mourinho & El Clasico

There’s always time for the famous Planet Football weekend quiz, though. This time we’ve got questions about Jose Mourinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Carrick, the Ballon d’Or, obscure European clubs and plenty more. Our…

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113 all out: India Test batters blown away in ominous start to New Zealand tour

Five batters bag ducks on opening day for India A Only four batters reached double figures, while five bagged ducks, including KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar. Skipper Dhruv Jurel was dismissed for one off…

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Older, calmer, but still playing the hits: Mourinho and Madrid primed for clásico

The Real Madrid manager has played the classics without even playing a clásico. Not yet anyway, but it's time: on Sunday night he returns to the stadium he first arrived at 30 transformative years ago as Bobby Robson's…

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Wales great Faletau suffers fresh injury blow

The 35-year-old made his first appearance since March in the Champions Cup defeat by Northampton on 18 October. He made an accomplished return but reported pain in a finger in the days afterwards and will have surgery.…

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Canada inflict back-to-back losses on England

The hosts ran in five tries to England's three, including a hat-trick for captain Sophie de Goede, as they backed up last weekend's 24-21 win in Toronto, which ended the Red Roses' 41-match unbeaten streak, with another…

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