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Ulster vs Benetton: The Irish trio and Juarno Augustus return for the hosts in a URC clash

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🚀 Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Main takeaway: Three Ulster Irish internationals have been named to start in Friday's United Rugby Championship match against Benetton in Belfast (19:45 GMT).While midfielder Stuart McCloskey has been ruled out with a thigh injury, Ian Henderson returns to captain Ulster from the second row, with Nick Timoney and Jacob Stockdale also called up.After being deployed on the left wing in his last appearance for Ulster, Stockdale returned to full-back, where he played in the win over the Bulls last month.A resurgent Juarno Augustus starts at number eight after…

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Geraint Thomas: Winner of the previous round has been appointed Ineos Racing Director

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✨ Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Main takeaway: Thomas, winner of the 2018 Tour de France under the previous team name Team Sky, has finished on the Grand Tour podium three other times.He also helped Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins win the prestigious three-week race around France where they dominated the event, winning it seven times between 2012 and 2019.Brailsford, who returned to a more hands-on role at Ineos earlier this year after previously stepping away from his involvement to take up a position at Manchester United, will hope Thomas can help…

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Lewis Crocker: The Belfast fighter is set to defend his world title at Windsor Park in April

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🚀 Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Key idea: Lewis Crocker is set to return to Windsor Park for a voluntary defense of his welterweight world title next spring. The Belfast fighter defeated Paddy Donovan by split decision to claim the vacant belt in front of a sold-out crowd at Northern Ireland's national football stadium in September.The Crocker-Donovan fight - a rematch of their March bout that ended in Donovan's elimination - marked boxing's return to Windsor Park for the first time since Carl Frampton's win over Luke Jackson in August 2018.It is understood…

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English teenager Erica Meg Parkinson talks about her multicultural upbringing

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✨ Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: Erica Meg Parkinson's international football career could go in four directions. The 17-year-old was born in Singapore to an English father and Japanese mother, and currently plays for Portuguese club Valladares Gaia. As a result, Parkinson was eligible to play for Japan, Singapore and her current home country Portugal, but spent her career with England.She has no intention of changing her allegiances, but Parkinson fully embraces her multicultural upbringing and speaks four languages. “I grew up in Singapore, and that really helped me…

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Newcastle: The club complains after the treatment of fans in Marseille

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✨ Discover this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Key idea: Newcastle United will lodge a complaint following the "unacceptable treatment" of its fans by French police following their team's defeat by Marseille at the Stade Velodrome.The club will formally raise its concerns with UEFA, Marseille and French police after officers used “unnecessary and disproportionate force” following Tuesday’s Champions League match.Newcastle said officers used a combination of pepper spray, batons and shields, with several fans "randomly assaulted by police".The club added that it "strongly condemns the treatment of our fans." Traveling Magpies fans were due to be…

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Aberdeen vs Noah: Which side are named after the biblical character?

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🚀 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: After losing out in the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers, a convincing 7-3 aggregate win over Slovenian champions Olimpia Ljubljana returned them to UEFA's third tier competition, where they have performed well so far.The team already has four points after its 1-0 victory over Croatia's Rijeka, a 1-1 draw with Romania's Universitatea Craiova, and a 2-1 defeat against Czech Republic's Sigma Olomouc.The team is technically sound and strong in attack, having scored in 10 of their 11 European matches this season.Foreign imports make up 15…

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Fake football kits: what is the real cost?

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🔥 Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Key idea: Side by side, there's no obvious difference between these two Manchester United shirts - but buying the original one will cost £85, and the other just £15.Counterfeit football kits are not a new problem, but some experts have raised concerns that sub-standard materials used in their manufacture could be harmful.“We don't know what's in these kits, they could pose a health risk,” says Louise Baxter-Scott of Trading Standards.“They are poorly made but look legitimate, and the pressure of Christmas, combined with the increase in the cost…

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Wang Jiannan: Hospital CCTV footage helps clear Chinese long jumper of doping

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🚀 Read this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Key idea: Chinese long jump world champion Wang Jiannan has been cleared of doping after a review of CCTV footage at hospital.Wang (29 years old) became the first Asian to win the long jump gold in the world with his jump of 8.36 meters in Oregon in 2022.He failed an out-of-competition doping test in November 2024, which showed traces of terbutaline, a drug used primarily to treat and prevent breathing problems in asthma patients.The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (Xinada) said the presence of the drug was due to passive…

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The spotlight is on Robin van Persie as Celtic visit Feyenoord in the Europa League

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🚀 Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: However, there was a special moment for the Van Persie family, as the manager named his 19-year-old son Shackhill on the bench, his first appearance for the first team. They had previously worked together when he was coaching the club's youth team."Of course it's special, but in the end, I don't favor or disrespect him because he's my son," the senior Van Persie said. "That wouldn't be fair either. I treat him like any other player."Like Celtic, Feyenoord are desperate to pick up points.…

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FPL gameweek 13 tips: Thiago, Dango Ouattara and Morgan Gibbs-White are great kickers this week

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✨ Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Main takeaway: Eberechi Eze, Arsenal, £7.7m – Chelsea (A)Why not ride the hot hand of London Derby Champion Izzy?His hat-trick against Tottenham was no surprise, and he made this team the week before because of his basic stats.With 31 shots in 11 matches, Eze leads the way among Arsenal players. He had six in the Derby alone.The only note of caution is that he has yet to have a "big opportunity" this season. While he has 21 shots in the box, they tend to be near the edge…

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