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• AFL 2024: Tom Jonas on Ken Hinkley, future, Port Adelaide semi-final against Hawthorn, 10 years since preliminary final, Jack Ginnivan, latest news

  12-09-2024 22:00
  
  Ten years on from Hawthorn’s famous preliminary final win over Port Adelaide, Ken Hinkley’s coaching career comes full circle in a September rematch between the clubs, with the roles very much reversed this time.
  
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• Get ready for chaos in Europe and plotlines more baffling than Inception

  28-01-2025 17:02 via theguardian.com
  Currently adorned by a giant pin map of Europe boasting photos of pensive middle-aged men in gilets, a dizzying array of multi-coloured Post-it notes and thumb tacks connected by what looks like a drunken spider’s web of criss-crossed red string, the wall of Football Daily’s office currently resembles an incident-room crime board from an episode of Vera. With 18 different Bigger Cup matches due to kick off in different locations around the continent at the same time on Wednesday, we&
  
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• Arsenal appeal against Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card at Wolves

  28-01-2025 16:56 via theguardian.com
  Teenager shown straight red after foul at MolineuxOliver will not referee Arsenal v Manchester CityArsenal have appealed against Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card against Wolves and their game at home to Manchester City on Sunday will not be officiated by the referee at the centre of that controversy, Michael Oliver.Lewis-Skelly, 18, became the third-youngest player dismissed in Premier League history when shown a straight red card by Oliver in the first half of Arsenal’s 1-0 win for tak
  
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• India chasing 172 to beat England: third men’s cricket T20 international – live

  28-01-2025 16:33 via theguardian.com
  Over-by-over report from the action in RajkotSign up for The Spin, our free cricket newsletter2nd over: England 12-1 (Duckett 6, Buttler 1) A leg-stump inswinger is put away for four by Duckett. The sliding Washington got a touch on the ball but couldn’t stop it.Phil Salt’s struggles continue. He smashes an off-cutter from Hardik straight to extra cover, where Abhishek takes a sharp catch with nonchalant ease. His weight wasn’t fully forward, possibly because the previous deliv
  
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• Amorim and Rashford no longer on speaking terms at Manchester United

  28-01-2025 16:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Head coach only talks to forward when addressing squadTrafford council back plans for Old Trafford regenerationRuben Amorim’s relationship with Marcus Rashford has broken down to the extent that Manchester United’s head coach only speaks to the player when addressing the squad generally.While Rashford last played for United in mid-December and has been selected by Amorim in only one matchday squad, when he was an unused replacement, the 27-year-old is training with the first team. Ho
  
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• Record crowd expected as Australia hunt Women’s Ashes sweep at MCG

  28-01-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Hosts have won series but futures of England’s captain Knight and coach Lewis may hinge on Melbourne resultCricket Australia is expecting a record-breaking turnout for the Women’s Ashes Test that starts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, with local fans excited by the possibility of the hosts sealing a 16-0 whitewash.The record crowd for a women’s Test is 23,207, at Trent Bridge in 2023, but on Tuesday Cricket Australia’s CEO, Nick Hockley, confirmed they antici
  
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• Chelsea spot on against Arsenal, City win thriller and B-team debate – Women’s Football Weekly

  28-01-2025 15:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Tom Garry and Tim Stillman to break down Chelsea’s win over Arsenal, Manchester City’s six-goal thriller, and the WSL title raceOn the podcast today: Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the WSL with a hard-fought win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge thanks to Guro Reiten’s late penalty. Is the title race already over?The panel also discusses Manchester City’s much-needed 4-2 victory over Aston Villa and Tottenham’s drama
  
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• Guardiola says City will tackle must-win Champions League match with coldness

  28-01-2025 15:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Manager keen to score ‘a lot’ in opening 20 minutesOscar Bobb in contention after five-month injuryPep Guardiola is approaching Manchester City’s must-win final Champions League group game against Club Brugge with “no emotion” to ensure his players understand precisely how to execute the manager’s game plan.City are in 25th place, two points behind Stuttgart in the final qualifying position. If Brugge are not defeated, Guardiola’s side will be knocked ou
  
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• Borthwick to start Curry twins in England’s Six Nations opener in Ireland

  28-01-2025 15:14 via theguardian.com
  
  England opt for dynamic back row for Dublin clashCadan Murley on left wing over Ollie SleightholmeTom and Ben Curry will start for England together for the first time on Saturday against Ireland with Steve Borthwick unleashing the back-row twins in his side’s Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin.Elsewhere, the Harlequins winger Cadan Murley will make his debut on the left wing after he was preferred to Ollie Sleightholme and Elliot Daly. Luke Cowan-Dickie makes his first start sinc
  
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• Australia’s fortunes turn on bowling choices ahead of first Test in Sri Lanka

  28-01-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The batting order in Galle looks set – but absence of Cummins and Hazlewood leaves decisions on the variety of spinnersAustralian Test teams have had a shift in their relationship with Sri Lanka, a country they tour rarely but for a long time toured with success. In five trips from 1983 to 2011, the visitors only lost one Test, which was enough to decide their only series loss after the second and third matches were heavily washed out.But in 2016 a pretty handy Australian side got whitewas
  
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• Referees’ chief believes David Coote still ‘deserves’ role in English football

  28-01-2025 14:49 via theguardian.com
  
  RA chair insists sacked Coote ‘has so much to offer’Former referee remains highly regarded in EuropeDavid Coote “deserves” to have a continued role in English football, the chair of the Referees’ Association has said.Coote’s contract as an elite referee with Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) was terminated last month after a video emerged showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and their former manager Jürgen Klopp. A separa
  
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• Boring Burnley’s peerless defence and the EFL wrapped – Football Weekly podcast

  28-01-2025 14:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Robyn Cowen is joined by Barry Glendenning, Ali Maxwell and Sanny Rudravajhala for a whip around the EFLRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; a health check on the battles for promotion and relegation in the Championship, League One and League Two. Who is nailed on, who could sneak in and will there be a great escape? Continue reading...
  
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• Eric Ramsay’s road from Shrewsbury to Minnesota via Manchester United

  28-01-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Minnesota United coach was at Old Trafford under Solskjær, Rangnick and Ten Hag – now he is branching out on his own in MLS“I felt like my personality was well suited to it,” Eric Ramsay says, explaining why he jumped into coaching as a teenager. There is drive and inquisitiveness to the Welshman, who was on the backroom staff at Manchester United before moving to the USA to become Minnesota United’s manager last March. Before the real stuff begins, Ramsay wants
  
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• Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell resigns after ‘personal abuse’ from fans

  28-01-2025 13:45 via theguardian.com
  Fan-owned club sit fifth in Scottish Premiership tableChief executive: ‘We will always look after our own’Motherwell “very reluctantly” accepted the resignation of manager Stuart Kettlewell after “personal abuse” from a section of fans forced his family away from matches.Motherwell sit fifth in the Scottish Premiership but some fans had turned against Kettlewell, particularly in the wake of the Scottish Cup defeat by St Johnstone on 18 January. After another d
  
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• India v England: third men’s cricket T20 international – live

  28-01-2025 13:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Over-by-over report from the action in RajkotSign up for The Spin, our free cricket newsletterCold water is so damn hot right now. You can’t open a browser without seeing a feature on the abundant health benefits of freezing showers, ice baths and other forms of cold water immersion therapy. It can reduce inflammation, strengthen your immune system, improve blood flow and give you a newfound respect for lukewarm showers.England may come to view this white-ball tour of India in a similar wa
  
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• Borthwick to start Curry twins in England’s Six Nations opener with Ireland

  28-01-2025 13:19 via theguardian.com
  England opt for dynamic back row for Dublin clashBen Earl also expected to stay at No 8 for the gameTom and Ben Curry are set to start together for England for the first time with Steve Borthwick primed to unleash the back-row twins in Saturday’s Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin.The 26-year-old Sale Sharks flankers have never played together for England before despite both being in the squad against New Zealand in November. During that narrow defeat, Ben replaced Tom so Saturda
  
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• David Squires on … a potential next step under Trump for Lazio’s fired falconer

  28-01-2025 12:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Our cartoonist on a fresh opportunity at the White House for Juan Bernabe after losing his job in RomeBuy a copy of a Squires cartoon in our Print ShopDavid’s new book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Scary and exciting’: Kay Cossington on Euro success, leaving England and a new challenge

  28-01-2025 12:27 via theguardian.com
  The FA’s women’s technical director is departing after 20 years at the organisation to lead Bay Collective,a new, global multi-club project Kay Cossington has spent 20 years building from the bottom up at the Football Association but now it is time for change. “I am a visionary, I love building things and specifically building things around women’s football, which has been my life,” she says. “So to have a blank piece of paper, a clear vision and a higher purp
  
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• The Breakdown | Simon Easterby: welcome to the precarious world of the backroom boss

  28-01-2025 11:50 via theguardian.com
  The Ireland interim coach’s deputy tag may soon be cast off if he leads his country to a historic repeat triumphHistory shows it can be done. Back in 2013, with Warren Gatland having stepped away to prepare for that summer’s British & Irish Lions tour, Rob Howley took over as interim Wales head coach and the national side ended up as tournament winners. Beating England by a record 30-3 margin in Cardiff will forever rank among the great Welsh rugby days.This time the “deput
  
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• Is Bryce James good enough to follow his father and brother into the NBA?

  28-01-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  The teenager will play college basketball at Arizona. But the jury is out on whether he has the skills to follow the family professionWhen news broke earlier this month that Bryce James had signed on to play basketball at the University of Arizona in the fall, many wondered: Who is Bryce James? For a family that seemed to promote their eldest son Bronny early and often, to find out that parents LeBron and Savannah James also have another son who is a talented athlete may have surprised some of e
  
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• Tahs undecided on where to play Sua'ali'i

  28-01-2025 10:35 via smh.com.au
  
  With the Waratahs still deciding what position Joseph Sua'ali'i is best suited to, coach Dan McKellar is adamant he will not be influenced by the Wallabies.
  
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• Football transfer rumours: Tottenham and Arsenal chase Nico Williams?

  28-01-2025 09:51 via theguardian.com
  
  This page has got a job to doIf part of Tottenham’s problem is that they are tired, then help is on the way. Though the signing of Tyler Dibling looks familiar. The young Saint has been outstanding for Southampton, even amid doom. But now, like Lucas Bergvall, like Archie Gray, he is seen as the solution when he probably ought to be the future. Angel Gomes, of Lille, an England international, will add quality to the midfield and has all the skills to look proper Spurs.A more ambitious targ
  
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• ‘Some good home truths’: The pre-season trip that could turn things around for Melbourne

  28-01-2025 09:32 via smh.com.au
  
  After another year of unwanted headlines, Max Gawn says the Demons’ off-season of soul-searching leaves them ready to let their football do the talking.
  
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• The simple fix to protect million of dollars of Waratahs talent

  28-01-2025 09:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The Waratahs had 10 front-rowers on their books last season – and all 10 were lost to season-ending injuries. The unprecedented carnage prompted a major review.
  
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• Neymar leaves Al-Hilal after seven appearances amid Santos return reports

  28-01-2025 09:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Brazilian joined in August 2023 in deal worth up to £86m Neymar played for Santos before moving to BarcelonaNeymar has parted ways with Al-Hilal by mutual consent, the Saudi Pro League champions have said, after a disappointing spell at the club for Brazil’s top scorer.The 32-year-old sustained a knee injury in a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay in October 2023 and has struggled to get back to his best. “Al-Hilal Club Company and Neymar Jr have agreed to terminate their cont
  
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• ‘A point to prove’: how Nicky Hayen went from Welsh Premier League to Champions League

  28-01-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  After resetting his career at Haverfordwest the Belgian coach takes his Club Brugge team to Manchester CityIn 2022, Haverfordwest County finished one place above the Cymru Premier relegation zone, a fine achievement for part-timers. The man behind the survival quest, the Belgian Nicky Hayen, was an unlikely dugout dweller in Welsh football but it proved an awakening for the club and their manager, who will lead Club Brugge against Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday.Both were in
  
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• A night of high stakes for Europe’s big guns, but is the new format a success?

  28-01-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Nail-biting drama awaits as 18 Champions League games take place all at once, and the nerves will be jangling at some of the biggest clubsThe level of chaos expected in the final round of European “league phase” fixtures can be summed up by the fact Uefa officials have been directing clubs to a simulator that helps them make sense of the permutations affecting their team. They will also be able to monitor changes to their prospects in real time.Nothing like Wednesday night’s Ch
  
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• The solution to Australian cricket’s spin problem has been hiding in plain sight

  28-01-2025 08:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Matt Kuhnemann’s nickname has been a succinct way of underlining his importance to Australian campaigns on the subcontinent – and he could soon be getting some help from a legend.
  
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• Healy faces fitness test but fellow Australian star set to return for historic Ashes clash

  28-01-2025 08:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Captain Alyssa Healy is no certainty to play in the Ashes Test at the MCG from Thursday, but an all-round star is in line to return from injury.
  
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• Mitch Owen 'dished out punishment' and now the cricketing world is on alert

  28-01-2025 08:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Hobart Hurricanes' Mitch Owen is set for the global stage after a "life-changing" BBL final, say cricketing commentators.
  
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