Slegers feels support from Arsenal hierarchy despite dismal run but biggest test looms

One win in five matches has put Slegers under mounting pressure. Arsenal let slip a two-goal lead to draw at Paris FC in the Women's ­Champions League on Wednesday and in the WSL they have slipped seven points behind…

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Sabalenka 'trying hard to be easier on myself'

World number two Sabalenka hit 11 aces and did not face a break point in a 6-1 6-3 victory over the Mexican. The Belarusian needed just 63 minutes to win her first match since losing her world number one ranking and her…

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Carse charged but remains available for England

Carse was arrested and then de-arrested in the early hours of 23 August. A subsequent investigation into allegations of an assault was closed by Derbyshire Police with no action taken against the 31-year-old. On Friday…

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Manchester City lodge appeal as FA warns of major implications for integrity of game: football news – live

"The club lodged the appeal to the Chair of the Judicial Panel,' said a Premier League statement . "The independent Appeal Board hearing will remain private and confidential until publication of the outcome is…

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MacGinty savouring Bristol return after long spell out

MacGinty started for the Bears and played 58 minutes of their opening round win away at Sale last Saturday, his first start since the opening day of last season when he suffered a ruptured Achilles. The 36-year-old…

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Mercedes put team first as Russell and Antonelli face off on F1’s return to Sepang

Complicated only perhaps by a Red Bull resurgence and an enthused Max Verstappen, determined to make his mark on the championship run-in. The return to Malaysia for its first race since 2017 has been welcomed in F1. It…

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Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: Waud seeks Hollywood ending after Snakes on a Plane

"No," he said this week, three days out from the most prestigious and valuable race of the European season, when his colt Maltese Cross will take on runners from racing's superpowers. "And for that reason, I'm making the…

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Featured Comment: Social media abuse must not stop drivers speaking their minds | Brief

The sport in recent years has become very sterile with how meticulously the drivers are trained in PR. Mostly they give completely empty statements like “we will talk back at base” or “I’ll need to watch the replay”. But…

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Bowler Miles retires to protect 'mental well-being'

The 32-year-old, who last played in June, returned to Gloucestershire this year after a six-year spell at Warwickshire. He began his career in Bristol and took 512 wickets in total in all three formats of the game.…

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7 forgotten ballers currently playing in Portugal as Chris Smalling joins Porto

From a Fulham hot prospect to a Manchester United stalwart, then being genuinely brilliant for Roma, Smalling’s career has had its highs and lows. And after two years out in Saudi Arabia – not even at one of the big…

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