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• Ruud’s reds thrash Leicester and Spurs surprise City – Football Weekly Extra podcast

  31-10-2024 13:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lucy Ward and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan to round up the League Cup and look ahead to this weekend’s Premier League fixturesRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Manchester City’s first defeat of the season comes at Spurs. The panel debate whether Ange Postecoglou should be all in on the cup competitions. Continue r
  
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• Addo-Carr sacked by Bulldogs

  31-10-2024 20:17 via theage.com.au
  
  Josh Addo-Carr has been sacked by the Bulldogs after failing a roadside drug test and telling the club he had never ingested cocaine.
  
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• Van Nistelrooy relishes leading role as he waits on future under Amorim

  31-10-2024 20:08 via theguardian.com
  Manchester United’s interim manager has a chance to impress new regime before he steps back or exits the clubRuud van Nistelrooy is once again the focal point at Manchester United, almost two decades after ending a five-year spell leading the line. The boots were hung up long ago and he has swapped the famous red shirt for a tunic and long coat but it is like the old days as the Old Trafford fans elongate his first name.“Ruuuuuuuud” was the chant when he left the tunnel to take
  
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• Evangelos Marinakis sues Greek rival over alleged ‘smear campaign’

  31-10-2024 19:54 via theguardian.com
  Forest owner denies allegations of match-fixingClaims were made online, on X and YouTubeNottingham Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is suing a Greek football rival for more than £2.1m in a high court libel claim over an alleged “smear campaign” including “false” allegations of match-fixing. Marinakis, a shipping magnate who also owns Olympiakos, is suing Irini Karipidis, the owner of Aris, over allegations made on a website, social media and mobile billboa
  
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• Hamilton claims Verstappen has kept driving dangerously since 2021 clashes

  31-10-2024 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Verstappen under scrutiny for Austin and Mexico racesHamilton: ‘I don’t think you are seeing much difference’Lewis Hamilton maintains Max Verstappen has continued with an unacceptable driving style since the pair vied for the world championship in 2021. Three years ago the British driver described his rival as dangerous and claimed he drove as if the rules did not apply to him. Verstappen, however, responded bullishly to critics of his driving, labelling them biased and annoyin
  
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• How Fox Footy’s ‘Super Saturday’ deal will shape the AFL fixture

  31-10-2024 19:30 via theage.com.au
  
  The new deal, starting in 2025, gives Fox Footy exclusive broadcast rights on Saturdays for the first eight rounds and will result in delayed coverage on free-to-air.
  
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• This jockey grew up wanting to play rugby league. Now he’s riding for Ricky Stuart’s charity

  31-10-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Racing is in Cieren Fallon’s blood, but league is his first love. The English jockey is town for the Golden Eagle and can help deliver a big windfall for the Raiders coach’s charity.
  
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• Middlesex urged to undertake review of culture and behaviour by Cricket Regulator

  31-10-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Review group highlights ‘issues of concern’ at clubChief executive says governance is ‘in good shape’Middlesex County Cricket Club should undertake a formal review of its culture, governance and the behaviour of staff members, according to the sport’s regulator.The club is awaiting the verdict of a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing after being charged with improper conduct by the Cricket Regulator last month. In September 2023 it was fined £50,000 and give
  
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• England captain George admits Marler’s haka jibe might have poked All Blacks

  31-10-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  George reveals England planning reponse to war dance‘I guess he’s sort of prodded the bear a little bit’Jamie George has admitted Joe Marler might have poked the bear with his criticism of the haka before revealing England are considering a response to New Zealand’s traditional war dance at Twickenham on Saturday.The England captain said he disagreed with Marler’s view that the haka should be “binned”, insisting he “loves the history of it” b
  
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• England captain George admits Marler’s haka jibe might fire up All Blacks

  31-10-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  George reveals England planning reponse to war dance‘I guess he’s sort of prodded the bear a little bit’Jamie George has admitted Joe Marler might have poked the bear with his criticism of the haka before revealing England are considering a response to New Zealand’s traditional war dance at Twickenham on Saturday.The England captain said he disagreed with Marler’s view that the haka should be “binned”, insisting he “loves the history of it” b
  
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• Marler’s dismissive haka remark offers added incentive for All Blacks

  31-10-2024 18:18 via theguardian.com
  New Zealand will not be lacking motivation with squad feeling disrespected and England can expect a backlashThere are all sorts of ways a team might get ready for a big match against the All Blacks. Fair to say that the tactic of actively going out of your way to pissing them off, which is the one England seem to have gone for this week, comes in a way down the list. Joe Marler’s tweet that the haka is “ridiculous” and “needs binning” have gone down like cold sick w
  
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• West Indies v England: first men’s one-day international – live

  31-10-2024 18:10 via theguardian.com
  Updates from 6pm GMT start in North SoundHave any thoughts? Send them to Tim via emailEvening everyone. Another week, another continent, as The Only Ones so nearly sang. Five days after collapsing in a heap in Pakistan, England now have the chance to do it again in a different format in the Caribbean. I was going to say a shorter format, but that is now debatable. They will be hoping to stay in a bit longer than the 37 overs they managed the other day. As Brian Johnston used to observe, it&rsquo
  
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• 'The soap opera is ending': Rúben Amorim on Manchester United move – video

  31-10-2024 18:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Ruben Amorim spoke to the press before Sporting's game against Estrela on Friday. The Sporting manager will replace Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford after Manchester United triggered the €10m (£8.3m) release fee for the 39-year-old along, adding somewhere in the region of €1m to shorten his 30-day notice period. Amorim said: 'After the game tomorrow, we will have a decision made.'Amorim aims to ‘prove something’ at Manchester United after agreeing deal Continue reading...
  
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• Liverpool reveal 75 lifetime bans imposed in ticket touting crackdown

  31-10-2024 17:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Club say they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts2023-24 figures also include 136 indefinite suspensionsLiverpool have revealed they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts and issued 75 lifetime bans and 136 indefinite suspensions last season as part of a crackdown on ticket touting.The club said most of the bans and suspensions related to “unauthorised selling of season tickets, memberships or hospitality tickets”. In a warning to fans to buy tickets only through official c
  
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• Rúben Amorim’s long goodbye to Sporting goes on. And on

  31-10-2024 16:59 via theguardian.com
  What a difference a day makes. While yesterday’s Football Daily teased the tantalising possibility that Rúben Amorim might reject the coquettish advances of Big Sir Jim, Call Me Dave and assorted other members of the Ineos Brains Trust, this morning it was revealed that the Sporting manager will indeed succeed Erik ten Hag as Manchester United, albeit at a time of his current club’s choosing. Amorim is set to parachute into Old Trafford during the next interlull, which begins
  
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• Football Daily | Rúben Amorim’s long goodbye to Sporting goes on. And on

  31-10-2024 16:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!What a difference a day makes. While yesterday’s Football Daily teased the tantalising possibility that Rúben Amorim might reject the coquettish advances of Big Sir Jim, Call Me Dave and assorted other members of the Ineos Brains Trust, this morning it was revealed that the Sporting manager will indeed succeed Erik ten Hag as Manchester United, albeit at a time of his current club’s choosing. Amorim is set to parachute into Ol
  
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• Bus set on fire and 12 arrests made in LA as crowds celebrate Dodgers’ World Series win

  31-10-2024 16:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Dodgers beat Yankees in New York to clinch titleVideo shows clashes between police and crowdsRowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a bus on fire, breaking into stores and setting off firecrackers. A dozen arrests were reported by police early on Thursday.Video showed people throwing objects at police in Los Angeles as sirens blared and officers told them to leave the area after the Dodgers defeated the Yankees in Game 5 in New York.showed
  
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• England captains Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler sign two-year central contracts

  31-10-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Jamie Smith is among five players to get first ECB dealsTotal of players on central contracts rises from 26 to 29England’s two men’s captains, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, have both signed new two-year central contracts in a boost to the English game.Last year Stokes rejected a three-year deal when the England and Wales Cricket Board offered multi-year contracts for the first time, instead opting to sign for 12 months. It was believed he kept his options open ahead of a new memorandum
  
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• Amorim aims to ‘prove something’ at Manchester United after agreeing deal

  31-10-2024 15:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Head coach to stay at Sporting until international breakFirst United game set to be at Ipswich on 24 NovemberRúben Amorim says he has to “prove something” after agreeing to become Manchester United’s head coach. The Sporting manager will sign a contract until 2027 but will not start work at Old Trafford until the November international break.Amorim mainly dodged questions around his future at a press conference on Thursday, saying he did want to destabilise the squad, bu
  
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• Spurs pass test of nerve to give fans hope of a more prosperous future | David Hytner

  31-10-2024 15:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Long-suffering supporters almost expected Tottenham to blow their 2-0 lead over Manchester City. The victory could prove a cathartic oneIt was not so much the old line about it being a bad time to concede, even though it plainly was. It was more the sense of inevitability. Everyone could feel that Manchester City were going to score, to reduce Tottenham’s 2-0 lead before the interval in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup last-16 tie at Spurs’s stadium.City had shaken their heads clear and
  
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• The $1bn World Series champion Dodgers have everything except complacency

  31-10-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Los Angeles have resources beyond the wildest dreams of most other MLB franchises. But they still had to scrap for their second title in five seasonsHours after the last out of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, the field at Yankee Stadium was strewn with ribbons of gold confetti. Jack Flaherty, who started Game 1 of the World Series for the now-champion Los Angeles Dodgers, spotted Shohei Ohtani, the presumptive National League Most Valuable Player, in the middle of an interview with the ML
  
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• Pep Guardiola praises Manchester City's performance despite Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham – video

  31-10-2024 14:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Tottenham beat Manchester City 2-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday night. Two goals in 25 minutes from Timo Werner and Pape Sarr gave Spurs an early advantage before Matheus Nunes pulled one back for the visitors. Nunes's goal was not enough for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's team bowed out of the Carabao Cup. Speaking after the game, the Manchester City manager said: 'The news is not that we lost. The news is how long a time we did not lose.' Timo Werner sparks Tottenham’s
  
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• The WSL’s new TV deal is a great step forward but so much work remains

  31-10-2024 13:51 via theguardian.com
  
  A £65m domestic deal is a positive start for the WPLL but what will it mean for fans and is it maybe for a year or two too long?The Women’s Super League has secured a vital dose of off-pitch stability for the next five seasons, with the news that Sky Sports and the BBC have agreed a record £65m domestic television rights deal, and with it, the new company running England’s top divisions has completed one of their first essential assignments. When they took over in August,
  
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• 'A tremendous honour': Shohei Ohtani on World Series win with the LA Dodgers – video

  31-10-2024 13:43 via theguardian.com
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers’ record-breaking $700m signing Shohei Ohtani spoke to the press after the Dodgers became World Series champions for an eighth time. They came back from five runs down to win 7-6 over the New York Yankees in Game 5 to decide the series on Wednesday night in the Bronx. Ohtani said: 'We were able to get through the regular season, I think, because of the strength of this team, this organisation. And the success of the postseason is very similar to how we were able to p
  
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• MotoGP title rivals ask organisers not to host season finale in flood-hit Valencia

  31-10-2024 13:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Márquez, Martín and Bagnaia ask for change in venue‘Ethically speaking, I don’t think it should be held’MotoGP riders on Thursday said it would be unethical to stage the season’s final race in Valencia, with six-times champion Marc Márquez saying funds needed to go to people devastated by floods instead of being spent on repairs for the event. At least 95 people have been killed in flooding.“Ethically speaking, I don’t think it should be h
  
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• ‘We want Bronny’: James Jr gets first NBA points as Cleveland fans welcome him home

  31-10-2024 12:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Lakers rookie born in Akron when father was with CavsFirst bucket comes in 134-110 loss to ClevelandWith LeBron James on the bench in the final minutes of a blowout loss, Bronny James scored his first points in an NBA game – on a shot that looked just like one from his old man – on Wednesday night in a 134-110 loss to the Cavaliers.“To see him get his first NBA basket in this arena, where he grew up not too far away from here, that’s an unbelievable moment,” LeBron
  
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• Chris Wood makes striking impact in Nottingham Forest’s surprise start

  31-10-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The throwback centre-forward is on course for his most prolific Premier League season to dateBy Ben McAleer for WhoScoredLiverpool have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League this season, but the identity of the team with the second-best defence is a shock to the uninitiated. Many would expect it to be Manchester City or Arsenal but Nottingham Forest, who conceded the joint-fifth-most goals (67) in England’s top tier last term, have shipped only seven times in the opening nine gam
  
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• Manchester United strike deal for Amorim to start in international break

  31-10-2024 11:32 via theguardian.com
  Extra paid to Sporting on top of release clauseHead coach’s first game set to be on 24 NovemberRúben Amorim will be the new Manchester United head coach after agreeing a deal to join from Sporting on a contract to 2027 but will not start until November’s international break.United are paying the €10m (£8.3m) release fee for the 39-year-old and about another €1m to shorten his 30-day notice period. Amorim will remain with Sporting for their next three fixtures,
  
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• Canterbury sack Josh Addo-Carr over failed drugs test

  31-10-2024 10:54 via theguardian.com
  15-time NSW State of Origin representative failed roadside test29-year-old was pulled over by police in SeptemberJosh Addo-Carr has been sacked by NRL club Canterbury with immediate effect after failing a roadside drugs test in September.Addo-Carr’s fate was sealed on Thursday when the Australian Test winger was forced to front the Bulldogs board of directors and explain why he should not have his contract torn up. Continue reading...
  
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• Petracca coy on Dees' culture

  31-10-2024 09:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Christian Petracca is not convinced the Demons have fixed cultural issues that plagued the club this season.
  
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