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Britain's Sonay Kartal beats former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini in straight sets to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals. Kartal, 24, missed more than six months with a stress fracture in her back, but has won five of her seven matches since returning to action. The former world number 44 ruthlessly brushed aside Italian 15th seed Paolini in a 6-2 6-0 victory, further validating Kartal's patient approach to recovering from the.

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Jack Bostock scores a hat-trick of tries as Australia fight back to win the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand. This was as good as it gets in terms of international rugby league, with more than 40,000 fans - the biggest Test match crowd in Sydney for 50 years - witnessing the ultimate smash-and-grab victory by Kevin Walters' side. Casey McLean's stunning early try gave.

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Pool A: Kangaroos 24-22 Kiwis Jack Bostock scores three tries including match-winner in Sydney Debutant Jack Bostock almost single-handedly stole the Rugby League World Cup opener, with three tries and one crucial try assist in a 24-22 victory over New Zealand that might generously be described as undeserved. The Dolphins player wrestled a Cameron Munster kick away from Jamayne Isaako in the air with five minutes to go to complete.

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A famous name and record attendances have given FCK a platform but a difficult start in Denmark’s top-flight shows success on the pitch is not guaranteed On an August day in 2024, 5,165 fans gathered at Vanløse Idrætspark to watch FC Copenhagen (FCK) take on B73 Slagelse in their first league match. For Denmark’s most successful men’s club, with 16 league titles, it marked the realisation of their desire to.

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Lisandro Martinez's outburst shows Manchester United are in "chaos", says former captain Roy Keane. Martinez's comments came after Tuesday's 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, which stretched their winless streak to five games. The Argentina international criticised United for not strengthening the squad in the summer following qualification for the Champions League, saying he expected more investment in the United squad and "more from our technical director.

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Former England manager last went to game in May 2025 He says he got only brief enjoyment from wins by the end Gareth Southgate has all but ruled out a return to Premier League management and revealed he “didn’t even enjoy the wins” for more than a couple of minutes towards the end of his time in charge of England. Southgate, who has moved away from football since stepping down.