Wilkin: Rugby League World Cup format 'fundamentally flawed'

England sealed a 34-12 victory against Papua New Guinea on Friday but needed to win by a margin of 68 points to give themselves a chance of leapfrogging Samoa in Pool B and C and advancing to the semi-finals on points…

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Items stolen from Man Utd Munich air disaster memorial

The items were taken from a display case at Manchesterplatz in Munich, where the plane crashed on take-off on after refuelling on its return from a European Cup match in Belgrade. Munich Police said the glass case around…

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Set up to fail? Where England's World Cup campaign went wrong

Much earlier on Friday, England's women had lacked the power and nous to overcome Samoa, losing 24-6 in a match that decided who went through to the semi-finals. England's men actually won their game - 34-12 - but it was…

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How Suzuki has wowed Villa fans since replacing Martinez

But what started as a chant for Emiliano Martinez and morphed into defiant support for young Japanese goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has become something else. They actually believe it. Suzuki has been superb since joining from…

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How Suzuki has wowed Villa fans since replacing Martinez

But what started as a chant for Emiliano Martinez and morphed into defiant support for young Japanese goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has become something else. They actually believe it. Suzuki has been superb since joining from…

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O'Neill agrees with McGregor about Celtic issues

McGregor was asked about the team's struggles after Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Dundee United, describing some moments in games as being "a bit basketball" as Celtic lacked their usual control. The 33-year-old also noted…

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Weekend Winners: Best bets for the Breeders' Cup

He's a beautifully moving horse and I'm hoping he can sit second and pounce. "My Next Best is Commanche Brave and I'm hoping this is going to set up perfectly for him in the sprint. My long shot is Johanna Walsh in the…

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Hollie Doyle glad to be back in the saddle

Back with eight rides at Southwell It's been a long, difficult road, but I'm finally back in the saddle at Southwell on Saturday, five months after breaking my left leg in a horrible fall at Bath. I comfortably passed my…

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Britain's first £100m man facing defining moment

Grealish's previous spell on loan from Manchester City had been cut short by a serious foot injury, but the 31-year-old had produced enough moments of excitement to make his return to the Finch Farm training base a rare…

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England edge towards World Cup exit despite PNG win

Since their opening loss to Tonga, England's objective had been simple in their two remaining group games. Win and win well to have any hope of the reaching the last four. They achieved that objective against France with…

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