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Oliver Glasner’s future at Crystal Palace is in serious doubt after a poor performance

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🔥 Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Palace beat rivals Brighton earlier in February, but have failed to win a home game since November. Speaking before Sunday's match against Wolves, Glasner said: "I'm always realistic, and we're not in the best moment right now. I understand that, and I take responsibility for everything because I'm responsible for the whole team."“Right now, I'm not good enough to replace the players we sold. I'm not good enough to integrate the new players into the game the same way we played, and I'm not good…

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2026 Winter Olympics: Gus Kenworthy takes ICE death threats ‘with a grain of salt’

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✨ Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Kenworthy, 34, was born in Chelmsford but grew up in the US and won a silver medal in downhill skiing at the 2014 Sochi Games, before switching allegiance to Team GB in 2019.He retired after the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, but announced his return last year, although he had to self-fund himself to get to the Games as GB Snowsport's sporting funding had already been allocated.He qualified in ninth place for tonight's half-pipe final, which starts at 18:30 GMT, with 81.25 points.“I stopped it partly…

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England v Ireland: Lions tour ‘no excuse’ for Ireland’s level loss – Tadhg Furlong

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💥 Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Furlong and the Irish squad have turned their attention to Saturday's trip to face England at Twickenham (14:10 GMT) where he is likely to come into direct contact with Lions team-mate Ellis Genge who he admits is "not someone with a Lions hangover".While England lost their Calcutta Cup match to Scotland, Furlong felt Steve Borthwick's side were strong in the competition and this is an area Ireland are looking to improve on after some difficulties in their win over Italy.“We were negative on penalties, so…

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How safe is bare-knuckle boxing as it struggles for mainstream appeal?

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🚀 Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: "One punch can change your life. But I love this sport."Naked boxer Liam Rees realizes the dangers when he steps on the canvas.The Welshman juggles his day job as a carpenter with the demands of a sport so brutal that it has remained in the shadows of combat sports for much of its existence.Collapsed into a chair moments after losing his lightweight world title at the Valley Sport Arena, Cardiff, the Swansea native's wife Emma is sweetly pleading with her bloodied partner to give up…

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Four teens have been charged after the drive-by shooting of Matt Utay

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🔥 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: NSW Police have charged four teenagers with the drive-by shooting of former NRL player Matt Utay and the alleged arson attacks targeting his family in Sydney. Utay was shot in the leg and shoulder during a drive-by shooting in the Sydney suburb of Greenacre on Tuesday.A 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man are charged with accessory after the fact to shoot with intent to kill.An 18-year-old and a 19-year-old were charged with damaging property by arson, while the latter was also charged with supplying…

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Rory McIlroy is among the frontrunners at the windy Genesis Invitational

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🚀 Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Rory McIlroy overcame blustery conditions in the opening round of the Genesis Invitational to claim the joint club lead at five under.The Northern Irishman is alongside American Jacob Bridgman, one behind England's Aaron Ray, who had two holes left to play when darkness finally broke at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.Rai is one of 30 players who will return on Friday at 07:00 (15:00 GMT) to complete their first rounds.World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has endured another tough start to the tournament,…

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How do Brentford continue to appoint the right managers?

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💥 Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: So why do Benham and Brentford keep getting things right?The decision to appoint Andrews sums things up neatly.Externally, it was seen as a high-risk move, but internally it was seen as one of the lower risk options.Club sources are afraid to shout about their success from the rooftops because nothing is certain in football, but their thinking about Andrews taking over was very strong.First, he was already in the club. The senior staff knew him, knew his strengths and weaknesses and what they were likely…

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Tony Pulis column: ‘Bigger doesn’t mean better’ – why more fixtures wouldn’t be in the game’s favour

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💥 Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The above approach has worked well for me, so, after reading about the number of soft tissue injuries occurring now, I contacted medical people in the game that I respect to try to find out why.Obviously I wondered if strength and conditioning programs like the one I used were being discontinued, but I got a lot of pushback on that. I was told that, as in most sports, today's soccer players are bigger, stronger and faster.It's not about gamers playing more games either. Manchester United…

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UEFA Women’s Champions League: Is the new format easier for English teams?

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💥 Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Not exactly.Defending champions Arsenal had to start their campaign against eight-time champions Lyon, who they beat in the semi-finals last season.This time they lost and also lost to Bayern Munich in the league stage, which means they have a lot of work to do to qualify.It has been a tense few months but wins over Real Madrid and Twente helped Arsenal to fifth in the table. They earned a positive draw in the knockout qualifiers, eschewing more established European sides such as Wolfsburg and Juventus…

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LaMelo Ball appears ‘blessed’ for Hornets one day after car accident

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✨ Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball said he was happy to play against the Houston Rockets one day after being involved in a car accident.The 24-year-old custom-built Hummer was involved in a collision with an oncoming car in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday. The American scored 11 points, recorded seven rebounds and seven assists in his team's 105-101 loss, but Paul was grateful to be involved. "I am alive and blessed," he said."God is great."The front left tire of Paul's car exploded during the accident but…

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