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⚽ Updates on the Saturday afternoon football action ⚽ Live scoreboard | Tables | Top scorers | Email Scott The sun is shining at the Etihad Stadium where stalls are eagerly selling inflated bananas at an inflated price. The plastic fruit offers a jovial element amid the crisis swirling around East Manchester. For the fans in attendance, football is the distraction they need, where they can air support for the.

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Anna Morris secures a hat-trick of gold medals at the Track Cycling World Championships as she wins the women's madison for Great Britain with Erin Boothman. Anna Morris secures a hat-trick of gold medals at the Track Cycling World Championships as she wins the women's madison for Great Britain with Erin Boothman. Morris completes golden hat-trick alongside Boothman in madison. Video, 00:03:27Morris completes golden hat-trick alongside Boothman in madison Up.

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Britain's Sonay Kartal beats former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko to reach the Wuhan Open final in only her third event after a six-month injury lay-off. British number five Kartal is playing in only her third event since returning from a six-month absence with a back injury, but she now stands one more victory away from a WTA 1,000 title - one of the most prestigious prizes outside of the.

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Pool B: England 12-30 Tonga England women thump Wales 70-6 England’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Rugby League World Cup are hanging by a thread already after succumbing to a shock defeat to Tonga in their opening match. The pre-tournament talk from England was how they would approach the international game with a clear point of difference in an attempt to beat the world’s best nations. There.

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England 's men fall to defeat in the Rugby League World Cup opener as Tonga take their chances in Perth. Now in 2026, Tonga - another Pacific island nation - have done the same with a victory to put England's Australian campaign in immediate jeopardy. Tonga combined classy attacking play with staunch defence, mixed with a pinch of luck - while being cheered on by a ferociously partisan crowd in.

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Ascot updates from 12.55pm BST start Balding v O’Brien can give Flat season fitting finale Welcome to Ascot on Champions Day 2026, ahead of a seven-race card that stands at least a fair degree of comparison with the end-of-season jamborees in Paris two weeks ago, and in Keeneland later this month. For that, we owe thanks to the long, dry summer that has extended into mid-October. That means in turn.