Saints' 'Slim Reaper' on picking up pounds and pointers from Wilkinson

Courtesy of a club sponsor - one of the town's many historic cobblers – each pair is personalised with its new owner's 'Saints number', an individual mark of recognition given to everyone have represented the club's…

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Who made your County Championship team of the season?

Now, the votes are in! We asked you to choose two openers, three middle-order batters, one wicketkeeper, two all-rounders, two pace bowlers and a spinner. Here's who made the cut... Openers Shutterstock Ricardo…

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ILT20 2026/27 auction, where to watch live: TV channels, live streaming and start time for International League T20 auction

Here are the telecast and streaming details of the event worldwide. A total of 400 players from 23 countries have been shortlisted and will go under the hammer as six franchises look to build the strongest squads ahead…

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Can you name the top Premier League goalscorer for every European country?

You’ve got 15 minutes to do so, but we’re being harsh and only giving you the number of goals as a clue. An asterisk denotes the player is still active in the competition. Once you’ve completed this quiz, why not try and…

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Bahrain GP in Malaysia becomes third heat-hazard race of year

A heat hazard is an official status for an event where it is forecast that temperatures will be more than 31C at some point during the race. The Sepang track, near Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, is close to the equator…

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Pirates focused on putting heavy loss behind them

Coventry scored 11 tries as Pirates suffered one of their heaviest defeats in a Champ fixture. The loss came a week after an impressive opening weekend win over Doncaster at the Mennaye Field. "The boys are motivated…

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Manchester City could be forced to pay Premier League up to £50m in legal costs

The Premier League announced on Tuesday that an independent commission had determined the club had artificially inflated their income by £900m over a nine-year period. The panel concluded that Manchester City had…

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LIV's future now down to player support - Bland

In early September LIV filed for bankruptcy protection with at least $45m (£33m) owed to players. This followed news in April that the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) would end its multibillion dollar backing of the…

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Celebrating Arsene Wenger’s ‘prettiest wife’ jibe – & how it made Fergie explode

Forget the impracticalities for a second and allow yourself to imagine the results. You’d have Mikel Arteta fizzing around like he’d necked some Mentos and Coke or Sean Dyche sizing up his opponent with the confidence of…

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'Lions Women can learn from darts and 1997'

"One of my hopes is that everyone in the rugby world remembers where they were when it took place" explains Hansen. "It's Spiderman isn't it – with great power comes great responsibility." Yapp agrees. "It's such a big…

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