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Boxing: Francesca Hennessy digs deep to beat Elie Butel on points

Boxing: Francesca Hennessy digs deep to beat Elie Butel on points

✨ Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Hennessy arrived at the brass box with momentum behind her and, as always, walked into the ring smiling as she relished the occasion.The Kent fighter has gained a strong fan base, with the help of a viral video charting her journey from overweight young woman to bantamweight contender on the cusp of world honours.The speedy Hennessy settled into her rhythm, working behind a powerful jab, but Butel, 29, was not in London to make up the numbers. She pressed forward to close the distance, with…
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Football rumours: Mateta, Willock, Rashford, George, Isidor, Duran, Jacquet

Football rumours: Mateta, Willock, Rashford, George, Isidor, Duran, Jacquet

🔥 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Jean-Philippe Mattita agrees to a contract with Milan until 2030 Fulham A £20million bid for Joe Willock has previously been rejected NewcastleAnd Michael Carrick wants Marcus Rashford to return Manchester United If he stays as coach.Jean-Philippe Matita agreed to the contract with AC Milan Until 2030, however Crystal Palace Manager Oliver Glasner will not allow the 28-year-old French striker to leave unless they have a ready replacement. (Times - Subscribe), externalMattita is awaiting permission to travel to Milan for a medical, but the final…
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Liverpool 4-1 Newcastle: Hugo Equitiki compared to Fernando Torres as he haunts his former Newcastle fans

Liverpool 4-1 Newcastle: Hugo Equitiki compared to Fernando Torres as he haunts his former Newcastle fans

🚀 Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: There was silence at Anfield as Anthony Gordon looked at the mug and pointed defiantly at his ear.The Newcastle United striker put his team ahead against Liverpool with a well-placed goal in the 36th minute.There was plenty of time left.But were Liverpool about to lose a Premier League match to the visitors at home for the first time since 1994?Was the champions' winless run in the Premier League about to extend to six games?Not if Hugo Ekitiki had anything to do with it.The French striker…
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Pep Lijnders: Jurgen Klopp urged me to take the job of Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City

Pep Lijnders: Jurgen Klopp urged me to take the job of Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City

🚀 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: “You can't get rid of 10 years of Liverpool that easily, but I'm really proud to come to a club of this size, so successful over the last 10 years and with a coach who has defined football.”Lijnders initially arrived at Liverpool as a development coach under former boss Brendan Rodgers in 2014, but left in 2018 to manage Dutch side NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivisie.However, he was sacked at the end of the season, so he returned to Anfield to become Klopp's assistant in…
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Sean Murphy plays Judd Trump in the German Masters final

Sean Murphy plays Judd Trump in the German Masters final

✨ Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: An 'emotional' Shaun Murphy is aiming to win a trophy named after a late friend after setting up the German Masters final against world number one Judd Trump.Former world champion Murphy dispatched Neil Robertson 6-1 in the semi-final, and now has a chance to win the event's Brandon Parker Trophy - which commemorates his friend and manager who died of cancer in 2020.Parker was a key figure in promoting the event in Berlin, and his trophy was named after him a year after his death.“I…
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Michael Carrick thanks Manchester United fans for their support ahead of the protest

Michael Carrick thanks Manchester United fans for their support ahead of the protest

🔥 Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has praised the support he has received from the club's fans and said he is "not offended" by the planned protest ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash with Fulham.Carrick achieved a 100% record in his second spell after unexpected wins over Manchester City and Arsenal.Despite the improvement following the sacking of Ruben Amorim and the fact United have moved into the top four of the Premier League for the first time this season following Arsenal's success, the 1958 fan group…
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Murtazaliev vs. Kelly: Briton Josh Kelly wins the IBF lightweight title

Murtazaliev vs. Kelly: Briton Josh Kelly wins the IBF lightweight title

🔥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Briton Josh Kelly produced a brilliant and courageous performance to defeat Bakram Murtazaliev and win the IBF light middleweight title by majority decision in Newcastle.It was a remarkable display of Kelly as he danced around the ring, displaying devastating speed and IQ - knowing when to step in and when to stand on his heels.Both fighters hit the canvas with Murtazaliev going down in the fourth and Kelly in the ninth. The Brit was down twice more late in the fight, but both were ruled…
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URC: Ospreys 19-13 Dragons – Kellan Giles scores an 80th-minute winner for the hosts

URC: Ospreys 19-13 Dragons – Kellan Giles scores an 80th-minute winner for the hosts

🔥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The Ospreys were boosted by Wales' release of Morgan Williams and loosehead prop Gareth Thomas, who made his first appearance since suffering a calf injury at the start of December.The hosts were without six members of Steve Tandy's squad and the visitors were denied the services of two.The Dragons were then dealt a heavy blow in just the second minute by losing influential South African player Rob Hunt, who was taken off after injuring his left hamstring after being removed from the bench.Former Wales Rodney…
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Aaron McLean’s takeaway – Coventry City are struggling as Middlesbrough press hard

Aaron McLean’s takeaway – Coventry City are struggling as Middlesbrough press hard

💥 Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: On 25 November, Coventry City won 4-2 at Middlesbrough to move 10 points clear at the top of the Championship, while the Sky Blues were 13 points clear of third place on Boxing Day. Now their lead has disappeared after a 2-1 loss to QPR, and the chasing pack are on the verge of faltering Frank Lampard's side badly.McLean: “Losing to QPR is a huge blow. It will give everyone who is chasing Coventry belief that they can catch them and get past them. I…
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National GAA Leagues: Derry ended a barren spell with Down winning but Armagh fell to Galway

National GAA Leagues: Derry ended a barren spell with Down winning but Armagh fell to Galway

✨ Read this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Rob Finnerty's freedom at the death clinched a one-point win for Galway over Armagh to make up for their opening loss to Mayo.Armagh posted an impressive 1-27 on the opening weekend last time out against Monaghan, and they are off to a fast start once again.Ross McQuillan, Conor Torbett, Fergal O'Brien and Oisin Konate all pointed to give Kieran McGeeney's side an early lead, but Fionn McDonagh split the posts at the other end and Kieran Molloy followed up with a goal to put the…
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