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Phil Parkinson: Coach remains calm after Stoke defeat but do Wrexham need changes?

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✨ Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: The sight of a fit-again Ollie Rathbone - last season's Player of the Year - in the matchday squad for the first time since the start of pre-season, adds weight to these feelings.At the same time, Parkinson is unlikely to ignore the steady progress the team has made so far, even if many fans see Stoke's form as a step backwards.While the run of matches will bring pressure, it will also bring opportunities, with Kiefer Moore among those insisting that Wrexham are not far…

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Leinster 14-31 Munster: Visitors get bonus point for URC win in Croke Park derby

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🚀 Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: In what has been billed as an intriguing debut between Irish fly-half rivals Jack Crawley and Sam Prendergast, it was Byrne, wearing a blue Munster cap, who will please national team coach Andy Farrell the most heading into the New Zealand match in Chicago. But Crawley certainly played a key role in Munster's victory. After Kelleher's early score for Leinster, Crawley's clever kick across the field to Thacker Abrahams led to a penalty from which Gleeson drove home Munster's first try. Crawley, who…

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Brighton vs Newcastle: Danny Welbeck is getting better with age

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🚀 Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Main takeaway: Of course, Newcastle didn't need the reminding.Welbeck scored the winning goal against them in the first leg of the league match last October, and he also scored the goal that knocked Eddie Howe's team out of the FA Cup at St James' Park last March.Even Hao couldn't help but raise his hands.“You have to give him a lot of credit for the two goals he scored today, especially the first goal,” he said.“Because it is not easy to escape our defensive line and have the…

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Different manager, same Rangers – Steven Smith questions mentality after Dundee United draw

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💥 Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: This is certainly not the first time Rangers' mentality has been called into question. For nearly a decade, there has been frequent criticism from fans and critics.Martin, who was sacked two weeks ago, also participated. So did Barry Ferguson during his caretaker tenure last season.Former Rangers striker Billy Dodds, who was part of Ferguson's backroom, told BBC Scotland earlier this week: “There's no real stand-out captain, although there's a captain and a vice-captain, there's a leadership group. "I think the boys have to…

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US Grand Prix: Max Verstappen ‘gets into the McLaren fun’ with Zac Brown preparing for ‘brutal’ title climax

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🔥 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Main takeaway: The crash and Verstappen's subsequent sprint win cut the four-time champion's lead over Piastri to 55 points, while he now trails Norris by 33 points.The Australian had a 104-point lead over Verstappen after the Dutch race on August 31, so nearly half of that lead has been eroded over three grands prix and a sprint race. There are still six races to go and two more to come.Under normal circumstances, it seems inevitable that Piastri will lose more ground to Verstappen on Sunday in Texas.…

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Holger Röhn has become the latest tennis player to have his season ended prematurely after injury

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✨ Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: Britain's number one Jack Draper said the tennis calendar must be adjusted after Holger Röhn became the latest high-profile player to end his season prematurely.The 22-year-old Dane Ron, who is set to return to the top ten in the world after reaching the semi-finals at the Nordic Open in Stockholm, was forced to retire due to injury when he led Frenchman Ugo Humbert by a set.Later, Ron's mother, Anneke, told the Danish newspaper BT that medical staff told her that her son's injury was "very bad.""They're…

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US Grand Prix: Max Verstappen takes first in Austin, Lando Norris takes second and Oscar Piastri takes sixth

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🚀 Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Key idea: Piastri, who started third in the sprint race, struggled throughout qualifying and never looked quick.“It was just a tough session, I didn't really feel very comfortable out there and the lap times show that,” he said. “But there is a long race tomorrow and a lot can happen, so try to make up some ground."(The car was) a little bit unpredictable. It was very close for the positions in front of me. There are some things to try and look at."Russell gained one position on…

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Hearts could ‘enjoy the build-up’ to take on Celtic

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🚀 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Key idea: Naismith believes that hearts are getting stronger every week.He said: “Earlier in the season, the results that Hearts got were not great performances.”“There were mistakes, Motherwell played them off the field for 60 minutes, so they were winning in different ways.“But the last few performances, the derby match was not enjoyable, but their performance has become more complete.“Their attacking players make the right choices at the right times, and that's what happened tonight for the second and third goals.This was not a 3-0 performance game. “It…

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Stephen Butt ended his career with a world gold medal amid further British success in Rio

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✨ Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: Two-time Paralympic champion Stephen Butt got the golden finish to his 12-year career by winning the men's individual pursuit title at the Para Cycling World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.Batty and pilot Christopher Latham claimed victory by catching Italian rivals Lorenzo Bernard and pilot Paolo Toto in an impressive display.This ensured that Pat would end his career as a five-time world champion in road and track events, and a five-time Paralympic medalist.It was in Rio nine years ago where he and pilot Adam Douglby…

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Jannik Sinner dominates challenger Carlos Alcaraz to win the lucrative Six Kings Slam

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💥 Read this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 📌 Key idea: Jannik Sinner demolished challenger Carlos Alcaraz to win the lucrative Six Kings Slam tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Sinner, who was replaced by Alcaraz in first place after the US Open last September, avenged his defeat in the New York final with a 6-2, 6-4 victory.With his win, the 24-year-old Italian pocketed $6m (£4.5m) – including $4.5m (£3.4m) in prize money, plus an entry fee of $1.5m (£1.1m).While the pair have shared the Grand Slam titles between them this season, Sinner dominated from the start over Alcaraz,…

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