Christie puts no limits on Newcastle ambition
After a little over 12 months on Tyneside, there are still many areas of the north east he is waiting to discover, but Christie is the man chosen to captain Newcastle as they embark upon their second season under the…
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England hopeful backs up maiden Division One hundred with a statement second ton
He had slammed his season-best 155 against Surrey in the previous game, which was also his maiden Division One ton, to turn around an otherwise middling season with the bat. With this century, Tribe has taken his tally…
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Can you name every player on Pele’s bonkers FIFA 100 list from 2004?
It was wild at the time, and is even wilder today. The question is – how many of the players on it can you name? The list was unveiled as part of FIFA’s 100th birthday celebrations. Pele was asked to whittle down a…
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Spotlight: Scheckter plans appeal over court’s demand he pay £1.5m tax bill | Brief
The 1979 Formula 1 world champion closed his organic farm business in Hampshire two years ago but faces a demand for £1,457,634 from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. A court ordered Scheckter to pay the bill last week.…
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Hooker Oghre signs contract extension with Bristol
Oghre has played 63 games for Bristol since his debut in 2023, scoring 26 tries. The 28-year-old has also been capped once by England against the USA in July 2025. "Gabs has developed into one of the leading hookers in…
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England Test incumbents sign off red-ball season with centuries ahead of batting-order squeeze
Lawrence remained unbeaten on 105 off just 136 deliveries, with nine fours and four sixes, and looked confident throughout his stay in the middle. He came in at number five and stitched an unbeaten 153-run partnership…
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Ranking every Tottenham manager since 1992 from worst to best: De Zerbi 12th…
But which Spurs managers have done the best and worst jobs since 1992? Under their finest coaches, Spurs qualified for the Champions League and achieved some memorable results against some of Europe’s biggest clubs.…
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De la Fuente brings insatiable Spain to England knowing World Cup is not enough
"As soon as the game finished on 19 July, before anyone had cooled down at all, just two or three minutes after the final, one of the players – and you'll have to forgive me for not telling you which one, but it was one…
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Chess: Uzbekistan and Germany share Samarkand lead; 11-year-old Sivanandan shines
England have lost twice, first to the No 2 seeds India, then in a shock against Uzbekistan's second team, while England women have performed well, with 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan beaten only once on top board.…
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Emilio Gay scores century on County Championship return to boost hopes of retaining England Test opener spot
Gay, who bats at No.3 for Durham below Alex Lees and Ben McKinney, came to the crease in the third over of the game after Lees was caught behind for three. He built a 124-run partnership with England top-order prospect…
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