Friday briefing: Pressure increases on Ruud van Nistelrooy
The Foxes have now lost 11 of their last 12 matches, while attention is set to switch again to the FA Cup as Aston Villa host Cardiff on Friday night
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Luke Humphries takes Premier League glory in Exeter
Humphries, who also won the opening night in Belfast, is seven points clear of Littler.
Olympic champion Matty Lee retires from diving
The 26-year-old won gold alongside Tom Daley at the Tokyo Games.
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Thursday’s briefing: Liverpool march on and Arsenal face another setback
The Reds swatted aside Newcastle to take another step towards a second Premier League title.
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Arsenal hand advantage to Liverpool in title race as Man City edge past Spurs
The Gunners were held to a goalless draw at the City Ground and dropped further behind the league leaders
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Michael Atherton gives blunt verdict on Jos Buttler’s captaincy after England crash out of Champions Trophy
Buttler’s side were eliminated from the Champions trophy after losing to Afghanistan to leave the skipper under severe pressure
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Luke Littler awarded Honorary Citizenship of the Borough of Warrington
The Warrington-born teenager has made a stunning impact in the sport since making his breakthrough in 2024.
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Thomas Tuchel completes England coaching staff with key appointment from Brentford
Justin Cochrane will take on a role in addition to his duties with Thomas Frank’s side
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Atletico deny Barcelona in thriller while Arminia Bielefeld stun Werder Bremen
Cannes also sprung an upset on an evening of cup action around Europe.
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Aitana Bonmati hopes Luis Rubiales verdict leads to more respect for women
The Barcelona midfielder feels the verdict adds to Spain’s achievement in winning Euro 2023.
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Thomas Tuchel shares England plans with Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle
William succeeded Queen Elizabeth II as patron of the Football Association last summer following his time as FA president.
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England Test captain Ben Stokes to miss Hundred as he manages fitness pre-Ashes
The 33-year-old all-rounder tore his hamstring while playing for Andrew Flintoff’s Superchargers in the Hundred last August.
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Barry Ferguson raring to get started as Rangers interim boss
The former captain has taken over following Philippe Clement’s sacking.
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New Zealand beat Bangladesh to reach Champions Trophy semi-finals
The Black Caps will be joined by India in the semi-finals from Group A after their five wicket win
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Man Utd announce further redundancies with up to 200 jobs set to be lost
Around 250 employees were made redundant last year and more will now follow.
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Venus Williams will not play Indian Wells despite tournament’s announcement
The 44-year-old has not competed since the Miami Open in March 2024.
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Matt Bloomfield insists Luton have the fight to stay up despite Watford defeat
The Hatters went down to a Tom Dele-Bashiru’s penalty and a tap-in from Edo Kayembe.
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Virat Kohli ton against Pakistan puts India on brink of Champions Trophy semis
Kohli took centre stage in Dubai.
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Jack Draper to miss Dubai to ‘prioritise recovery’ and target Indian Wells title tilt
Draper will spend some time off court after his final defeat to Andrey Rublev in Qatar
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