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The Hundred 2026: Rebranded Manchester Super Giants retain Jos Buttler and Sophie Ecclestone

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✨ Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: The franchise's name change comes after RPSG bought a 70% stake in the team, with the organization already owning Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Super League and Durban's Super Giants in SA20, South Africa.Under their previous name, Manchester United were unable to secure the 100 title in their first five seasons, despite the men's team losing finalists in 2022 and 2023.Buttler, the former England white-ball captain, and Ecclestone have played their entire careers with the Manchester club.Lanning signed after playing the last two seasons…

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Rory McIlroy: World number two excited for 2026 after strong start in Dubai

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🔥 Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Rory McIlroy says a willingness to take on "the tough stuff" could fuel more success in 2026 as he made a strong start to his season at the Dubai Invitational.The world's second seed completed his career in the four major tournaments by winning the Masters Championship last April. He later helped Europe win the Ryder Cup in New York, while also triumphing in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, The Players Championship and the Irish Open.In his first competitive outing of the year, McIlroy posted an opening…

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The power of football managers is being eroded – Sir Gareth Southgate

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🚀 Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Such structures are necessary now, he says, as a head coach who “neither has the time nor, in many cases, the specialist expertise to manage complex player contracts, oversee global scouting networks, or run complex data operations.”While some fans may believe that being a head coach rather than a technical director leads to a reduced workload, the 55-year-old says "the opposite is true" given the "larger squads, larger backroom teams, much greater analytical requirements and ever-increasing media and commercial commitments".He added: “The complexity of managing…

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Samuel Eto’o has been banned for four matches and fined for misconduct at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

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✨ Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Former Cameroonian star Samuel Eto'o has been handed a four-match ban and a $20,000 (£14,960) fine after being found guilty of misconduct by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) disciplinary committee.A CAF statement said that Eto'o, who currently heads his country's football federation, violated the principles of sportsmanship during the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final match between Cameroon and Morocco.The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker was reportedly seen making an angry gesture over some decisions made by officials as the Indomitable Lions lost…

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Premier League predictions: Chris Sutton vs. WWE star Drew McIntyre – and the AI

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✨ Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Well, I know who's going to win this. I'm not sure of the outcome.What on earth is happening at Manchester United? They seem to be making it up as they go along.I don't understand what to think of Old Trafford, so I may be wrong here, but it seems to me that they are waiting to try to sign England coach Thomas Tuchel in the summer, or perhaps even US coach Mauricio Pochettino - who may also be a free agent after the World Cup.Meanwhile,…

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Salford RLFC: Phoenix FC’s road to redemption as they race for the 2026 season

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💥 Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: One familiar face at the club is former captain Ryan Brearley, who cut short his playing career to become the club's chief executive.Brearley left midway through the 2025 season as part of a mass exodus of players as financial problems began.The club he joined, Oldham, are who Salford will face in their return to the Championship."It's obviously the next step in my career," Brierley told BBC North West Tonight. "My retirement came a little sooner than expected, but when an opportunity like this comes along,…

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Masters 2026: John Higgins wins deciding match against Zhao Xintong to reach fourth round

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✨ Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: John Higgins put on a vintage fight to defeat world champion Zhao Xintong on Black in the deciding match of the final frame as he reached the semi-finals of the Masters. It was a great result to an exciting contest at Alexandra Palace, with two-time winner Higgins, who looked frustrated and distant when 5-3 down, receiving a huge ovation after his 6-5 victory."I was very lucky," Higgins told BBC Sport. "In the penultimate frame I tried to plant a plant and butchered it and dropped…

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European Figure Skating Championships: Digby and Viban Lu see medal dreams crushed by fall

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🚀 Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Although it was a bad day for the Britons, it was a successful day for Georgia - whose coaching staff is considered one of the most controversial figures in figure skating.The afternoon session included a men's short program, topped by another Georgian - Nika Igadze, who posted an impressive score of 91.28.Ighadze is trained by Eteri Tutberidze, who made headlines for her reprimanding of Camila Valeeva at the 2022 Olympics.Tutberidze sat next to Ejadze during the announcement of the results in Sheffield, and hugged her…

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Football rumours: Abraham, Baleba, Matita, Maguire, Sensi, Maino, Ceballos

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🚀 Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Tammy Abraham could return to Aston Villa, Manchester United We hope to sign Carlos Palipa in the summer, and Jean-Philippe Mateta is a target for Juventus.Aston Villa We want to conclude a permanent deal for England striker Tammy Abraham, who is currently on loan at Liverpool Besiktas from Rome. The 28-year-old spent the 2018-19 season on loan at Villa and helped them earn promotion to the Premier League. (Times - subscription required), externalManchester United They are growing more confident in signing 22-year-old Cameroonian midfielder Carlos…

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Tour de France 2027: Men’s and women’s events kick off in Edinburgh and Leeds

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💥 Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: 2027 will be the first time that the men's and women's Grand Slam will be held in the same country outside of France.This will be the first time the Tour de France Femmes has started outside mainland Europe.The Tours are the largest free-to-watch sporting events in the world, and British Cycling says it is looking to recruit 7,000 volunteers to help with track operations, spectator support and community engagement. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said staging the races is expected to…

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