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Michael Atherton: England criticism unfair after 3-1 series loss to formidable India | Cricket News
Sky Sports Cricket expert Michael Atherton says criticism of England’s 3-1 loss to India is “unfair” and doesn’t fully encapsulate the competitive nature of the series. England had threatened a historic comeback win as they reduced their hosts to 120-5, chasing 192, shortly after lunch on day four when Shoaib Bashir (3-79) took two wickets…
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Super League: Franklin Pele, Michael McIlorum and Liam Watts face up to six-game bans after tribunal referrals | Rugby League News
Franklin Pele, Liam Watts and Michael McIlorum are facing the prospect of lengthy bans following their red cards in the opening round of the 2024 Betfred Super League season. Pele was sent off on his debut for Hull FC in their opening-night 22-0 defeat to rivals Hull KR, while McIlorum and Watts were both dismissed…
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Michael Beale: Manager leaves Sunderland after just nine weeks in charge | Football News
Michael Beale has parted company with Sunderland after just nine weeks in charge. Beale oversaw only four wins in 12 games after succeeding Tony Mowbray and leaves the Black Cats 10th in the Championship, four points off the play-offs. The former QPR and Rangers boss’ final match in charge was the 2-1 defeat to Birmingham – Mowbray’s current…
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Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen wins in Glasgow after Luke Littler is beaten in thriller | Darts News
Michael van Gerwen made it back-to-back Premier League nightly victories as Luke Littler was beaten in a quarter-final thriller in Glasgow. Reigning and seven-time Premier League champion Van Gerwen continued his strong start to the season by following up last week’s Berlin success with another superb night at the OVO Hydro. Van Gerwen overcame a…
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Michael Jordan’s championship sneakers sell for record $8 million
(REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo) A set of six individual Air Jordan sneakers worn by Michael Jordan during NBA finals sold for $8 million at an auction in New York, setting a new global auction record for game-worn sneakers, auction house Sotheby’s said on Friday. The shoes, worn by one of basketball’s greatest players in the clinching…
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Michael Gunning: Swimmer on how LGBT+ sportspeople make powerful role models and I’m proud to be one | Swimming News
Former swimmer Michael Gunning is Jamaica’s first openly gay athlete; he competed at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships but retired from competitive swimming in 2022; he talks through being a role model for other people as part of LGBT+ History Month Last Updated: 31/01/24 3:22pm Michael Gunning has written about the importance of role…
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Premier League Darts: Michael Smith silences whistlers in Cardiff to win opening night | Darts News
Former world champion Michael Smith silenced the whistlers to win the opening night of Premier League darts, denying teenage sensation Luke Littler and Gerwyn Prince on his way to victory. The St Helens star denied seven-time Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen, 17-year-old Littler, home favourite Price as well as a volatile Cardiff crowd to…
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Crystal Palace star Michael Olise favours Man Utd transfer over Chelsea – Paper Talk | Football News
The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… SUNDAY EXPRESS Crystal Palace star Michael Olise reportedly favours a transfer to Manchester United rather than Chelsea, with both Premier League giants vying for his signature. Chelsea could ruin the transfer plans of Newcastle and Arsenal by making a move for Everton ace Amadou Onana if…
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Luke Littler will play Dirk van Duijvenbode to open Dutch Darts Masters, with Michael van Gerwen and more in action | Darts News
Teenage sensation Luke Littler will play Dirk van Duijvenbode in his opening match at the TOTO Dutch Darts Masters. The World Series event runs from January 26-27 at De Maaspoort in Den Bosch. Littler, 17, made a stunning World Series debut with a nine-darter on his way to victory in the Bahrain Darts Masters last…
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Rangers: Michael Beale ‘wounded’ by Ibrox departure | Football News
Michael Beale admits he was “wounded” by his Rangers departure but believes his experience will make him a “stronger manager”. Beale was sacked by the Ibrox club in October, just 10 months after replacing Giovanni van Bronckhorst after his dismissal one year into the job. His final match was a 3-1 defeat to Aberdeen, a…
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