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Ange Postecoglou: Nottingham Forest sacks manager with Roberto Mancini and Sean Dyche potential replacements

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💥 Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Main takeaway: Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou was sacked just 17 minutes after the team's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea at the City Ground on Saturday. The Australian's sacking - 39 days after his appointment on September 9 - means Postecoglou's spell at Forest is the shortest permanent managerial spell in Premier League history. Sources told BBC Sport that Forest have made contact with former Everton coach Sean Dyche with a view to replacing Postecoglou, while former Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini is another possible candidate. Postecoglou failed to…

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Manchester City 2-0 Everton: Erling Haaland looks “super” but should others step up?

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🔥 Discover this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: 💡 Key idea: Another day, another great lesson for Erling Haaland.There have only been three instances in which a player has reached double figures in the Premier League in his eighth appearance this season:Erling Haaland in 2022-23Erling Haaland in 2024-25Erling Haaland in 2025-26The 25-year-old's double against Everton helped Manchester City finish second in the Premier League on Saturday, taking his tally to 11 league goals in just eight games so far this season.Haaland remained quiet in the first half, not having a single shot on target, before coming back…

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MotoGP World Championship: Spaniard Raul Fernandez achieves his first victory in the Australian Grand Prix, while Alex Marquez is close to second place in the overall standings

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✨ Check out this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Key idea: Spaniard Raul Fernandez achieved his first victory in the MotoGP World Championship by winning the Australian Grand Prix.The 24-year-old Trackhouse rider finished top of the podium after crossing the checkered flag 1.418 seconds ahead of VR46 Ducati Team rider Fabio Di Giannantonio.Fernandez's Aprilia stablemate Marco Pizzici, who won the 13-lap race on Saturday, finished third.Fernandez had retired on lap 10 and continued to lead as the race progressed with an expected counterattack from Pizzicchi, who had to take two long penalties, but failed to do…

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Why are Liverpool feeling the effects of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s absence this season?

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🔥 Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 Category: ✅ Key idea: Slot's men face Ruben Amorim's Manchester United, and if United want to get anything from the game, they will need to capitalize on some of Liverpool's recent weaknesses.Amorim has at times asked his side to defend in a 5-4-1 out of possession, departing from their normal 5-2-3 formation, and if chosen, this alternative approach is likely to pose more questions for Liverpool.By defending deeper and blocking the midfield well, a greater proportion of Liverpool's possession will be with the central defenders who are less able to…

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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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