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The owners of US club Birmingham City have completed the acquisition of the women’s team

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✨ Read this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Birmingham City's owners have completed the purchase of the women's team, with England and Blues legend Karen Carney part of several independent investors involved in the deal.Shelby Companies Limited (SCL) is a subsidiary of Knighthead Capital Management – ​​an investment firm co-founded by Blues president Tom Wagner.They bought a controlling stake in the Championship club in July 2023 before increasing that to a full takeover last November.They have now captured a 97% stake in the women's side.The remaining 3% was held by a group of…

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Winter Paralympics 2026: Six Russians and four Belarusians compete under national flags

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🚀 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Six Russian athletes and four Belarusian athletes will compete under their country's flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics.In September, the International Paralympic Committee lifted its ban on athletes from the two countries competing in the Games.Both countries' participation in Paralympic competition was suspended following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with Belarus being a close ally of Russia. A partial ban - allowing athletes to compete as neutrals - is set to be imposed in 2023. However, the four governing bodies responsible for the…

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Six Nations 2026: Racist abuse at Edogbo home ‘horrific’ – Sexton

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✨ Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Sexton was speaking ahead of Ireland's match against England on Saturday amid ongoing uncertainty over the long-term occupancy of the No. 10 shirt which he wore with distinction before his retirement in 2023.Sam Prendergast has started both Six Nations matches this year, but it remains to be seen whether head coach Andy Farrell will stick with the 23-year-old Leinster player or give Jack Crawley, Ciaran Frawley or Harry Byrne the chance to impress against England.Sexton, who has 118 caps for Ireland, added: “It is important…

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T20 World Cup: Nepal chases down 170 to beat Scotland

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✨ Read this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: George Muncy - often the man providing momentum at the top of Scotland's order - struggled to find the middle of the bat as he made 27 off 29 balls.On the other hand, Jones showed great touch as he found gaps in the offside area and shot hard on the ground.However, when Jones and Brandon McMullen (25) both fell to one sombal kami, the momentum evaporated.Purrington (10) was the only other batsman to reach double figures for Scotland as Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross and Lieske…

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England vs Ireland: Henry Pollock gets first start

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✨ Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Henry Pollock has been handed his first Test start as Steve Borthwick makes three changes for his 15th start for England's must-win Six Nations clash against Ireland on Saturday at Allianz Stadium.Pollock, 21, has been named at number eight alongside fellow British and Irish Lion Tom Curry, who has featured on the bench for the past six Tests, and Ben Earl in the back row.Center Ollie Lawrence returns after missing selection for Saturday's crushing defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield.Tommy Freeman, who started the first two…

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Six Nations 2026: Wales can’t make the cut – Danny Wilson

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Wales now face a Scottish team that is ninth in the world rankings, just two places behind them, but buoyed by their Calcutta Cup victory over the English.Gregor Townsend's men are in contention for the title after an impressive response following the disappointment of the opening weekend in Rome.However, the Scotland coach remains under pressure despite traveling to Cardiff with title hopes.Wilson was one of Townsend's assistants between 2018 and 2020 while also being in charge of Glasgow for a spell, so he is well…

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“Some people think it’s live” – How is the commentary in EA FC 26 put together?

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🚀 Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Games like Actua Soccer seem primitive now compared to the modern era of face scanning and movie-style graphics, and so did the process of adding the first commentary.When Davies first entered the studio in 1995, he relied on realism.Speaking to BBC Sport in 2020, Davies explained: “The company behind Actua Software contacted my agent.” “I had no idea what they wanted to do, or very little anyway. Then I went to see them and really changed the way they wanted to do it.“I told them…

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Mixed martial arts: Ronda Rousey comes out of retirement to fight Gina Carano

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💥 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: In 2025, Rousey admitted that severe concussion issues led to her retirement from mixed martial arts.For long-time MMA fans, Rousey vs. Carano is the superfight that never happened, with the latter retiring just a few years before her fellow American made her professional debut.The UFC tried to make the bout happen when Rousey was at the peak of her powers, but was unable to come to terms.Rousey has a 12-2 record while 43-year-old Carano is 7-1, with her only loss coming to Cris Cyborg in…

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Bukayo Saka signs a new five-year contract with Arsenal

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🚀 Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: England winger Bukayo Saka has signed a new five-year contract with his club Arsenal Until 2031.Sources told BBC Sport that the agreement would make Saka the club's highest-paid player with a salary of more than £300,000 per week. Talks over a new deal have been ongoing for almost a year, with Saka verbally agreeing to commit his future to the club in January. Saka signed his previous contract, which was due to expire in 2027, in 2023, but its renewal means the 24-year-old has committed…

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Robert Duvall: Scottish football’s unlikely hero

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🔥 Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: In A Shot at Glory, McCoist - Rangers' all-time leading goalscorer - plays the aging and temperamental former Celtic striker, McQuillan, who is brought in by Duvall McLeod's character to improve Kilnockie's fortunes despite concerns about his temperament on and off the field. Against the backdrop of the club's American owners threatening to move the team to Dublin, McLeod and McQuillan lead the young side to the Scottish Cup Final against Rangers.Former Celtic midfielder Didier Agathe has been named as a Rangers player, and Owen…

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