The Breakdown | From France to Old Reigatians: the most inspiring sides in rugby history
What is the most inspiring rugby team you ever saw? Not the absolute best, necessarily, because that is too restrictive a filter. This is about sides who, in addition to stringing a few wins together, had something about…
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England forward Packer to miss North America tour
The Harlequins back-rower will remain in the United Kingdom with her partner and Red Roses team-mate Rosie Galligan due to give birth. England face Canada on 17 and 24 October (both 00:00 BST starts) before playing the…
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An ode to David Beckham vs Greece & a free-kick that defined a legacy
The abundance of free-kicks he had already wasted in this game changed nothing, there was a certain destiny about this. The final note of a beautiful tune, so obvious yet so perfect. David Beckham wound the ball up and…
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Sinner out for rest of season with knee injury
The Italian has not played competitively since defending his Wimbledon title in July. Five-time Grand Slam champion Sinner said he "needed to think about my long-term career" when deciding to end his season early. "Me…
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‘Brighton are the world’s most forward-thinking club’: Jason McCarthy on retiring at 29 to coach
He put on his first sessions while a defender at Wycombe, taking the club foundation's under-16s. "I was so flustered. I learned very quickly: if I'm going to do this in front of men – hopefully, eventually – then I need…
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Sahibzada Farhan: Pakistan's new T20I captain on a revolving door that won’t stop
Pakistan drop captain Salman Ali Agha from T20I squad Pakistan have not only sacked but dropped captain Salman Ali Agha from their T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka. Sahibzada Farhan, who…
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Viktor Gyokeres has become the Ikea Gerd Muller with ridiculous Sweden run
These are all reasonable ways to describe Viktor Gyokeres’ Arsenal career so far but put him in a Sweden kit and he suddenly becomes one of the best strikers around. Gyokeres cannot stop scoring for his national team. A…
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Coco Gauff says ‘insane’ wave of racist abuse followed disputed point at China Open
Gauff stopped a rally after electronic advertising boards lining the court flickered during a point late in the first set of her 7-5, 6-1 third-round victory over Sun, a 16-year-old who recently won the US Open junior…
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Cheetahs to play European games in Swansea
Cheetahs host Dragons on Sunday, 13 December and Perpignan on Sunday, 17 January with both games a day after Ospreys' home matches in the same competition. Cheetahs have traditionally used Europe as a base for matches in…
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Can you name the top 20 Premier League assist makers of the 2000s?
The timeline runs from the 2000-01 season all the way through to the end of the 2009-10 campaign, meaning a host of throwback ballers are included. If this was too challenging for you, why not try and name the top 25…
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