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United Rugby Championship: Ulster hit by injury crisis ahead of Munster trip

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💥 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Ulster continue to count the cost of Friday's 29-21 defeat to Leinster in the United Rugby Championship [URC] With six players added to the injured list for Saturday's trip to face Munster at Thomond Park [17:30 BST].Angus Bell (foot), Scott Wilson (ankle), Tom O'Toole (hand), James Hume (neck), Jude Postlethwaite (hand) and Bryn Ward (shoulder) have been ruled out after sustaining injuries against Leo Cullen's side.They join a list of ineligible players that already includes Nick Timoney (hip), James McNaby (knee), Rob Herring (calf), Robert…

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Boxing: Lawrence Okolie fails a doping test before his Paris match with Tony Yoka

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💥 Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: British boxer Lawrence Okolie failed a drug test ahead of his scheduled heavyweight bout against Tony Yoka this weekend, which has been cancelled.The 33-year-old was scheduled to face France's Yoka, the 2016 Olympic champion, in Paris on Saturday, April 25.Wrestling promoter Queensberry said it was informed by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (FADA) on Monday night that Okolie "returned a negative result following an anti-doping test conducted prior to the show in Paris on Saturday."Fight Night was canceled after Okolie was removed from the main bout,…

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Amara Gabi: Midtjylland midfielder was seriously injured in a stabbing accident

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💥 Check out this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Midtjylland midfielder, Alamara Gabi, is in stable condition after being seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Denmark.Local police confirmed that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in Herning, a town in central Denmark where Midtjylland is based.The 19-year-old from Guinea-Bissau was signed from Benfica's academy in 2023 and has made two appearances for the Midtjylland side.The club said in a statement that Gabi was “in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery.”"Since then, he has undergone another surgery, and thanks…

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Boston Marathon: Callie Hauger-Thackray runs the 2026 race while 22 weeks pregnant

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✨ Read this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: For an elite athlete who has represented Great Britain at the Olympics, running the Boston Marathon in 2 hours and 43 minutes may not seem like much of an accomplishment.This is, after all, more than 20 minutes slower than her personal best.But Callie Hugger-Thackray managed it while 22 weeks pregnant on Monday — and refers to the race as an “incredible” and “most important” moment in her career.The 33-year-old, from Sheffield, ran the same race last year and finished sixth in 2:22:38, and knew she…

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Danny Murphy column: Why will Manchester City win the Premier League before Arsenal?

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🔥 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Arsenal have lost two league games, so the next time they take to the pitch, at home to Newcastle on Saturday, they will have doubts rather than momentum and confidence.No matter how good their players are and how good their preparation, tactics and everything else are, what they have to deal with now is pressure.Their fans appear at the Emirates Stadium as nervous as kittens, conveying their fears and frustrations to the players.However, City are not under any pressure as they are in a position…

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Formula 1: What’s it like trying to get into Formula 1?

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✨ Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: “If it wasn't for Williams' support when I first got into Formula 3, it would have been very, very difficult for me to do even one season,” the 21-year-old said.Despite being at the Williams Driver Academy, he was expected to cover part of the costs himself.“Williams was very aware of my financial struggles,” he said. “Of course, they only contribute a certain amount to my season, and that came very early in the year, as is quite normal.O'Sullivan added that it is "up to the…

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Women’s Six Nations 2026: Ireland’s Eve Higgins and Anna McGann on TikToks, friendship and the Six Nations

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💥 Read this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: McGann wasn't always as confident as her TikTok persona suggests and credits Higgins for helping her come out of her shell.The two first met at an Ireland sevens camp in Dublin when they were 16, and have remained friends during their rise from playing in the sevens category at the Olympics in 2024 to representing the 15s team at last year's World Cup and various editions of the Six Nations.“The first time I met Anna was at a sevens camp at DCU,” Higgins recalls [Dublin…

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Does Vincent Kompany offer a glimpse into football after Pep Guardiola?

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🔥 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: There have been concerns among fans this season that the game's top teams, facing stubborn man-to-man defensive schemes, are taking a less aggressive approach to attack.But Bayern under Kompany tend to take this risk, playing freely both on and off the field. They often dominate, and are a joy to watch – a style that involves all eleven players and starts right at the back.In the round of 16 of the Champions League, Bayern faced an Atalanta team that opted for man-marking across the pitch.…

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Masters champion Rory McIlroy issues major warning after second Augusta win

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✨ Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Over the past four days, when McIlroy has built a six-stroke lead at the halfway point without playing his best, he has demonstrated a freedom that has eluded him for most of his chase to complete a full set of majors."I was happy last year that everything at the Grand Slam got done because that's what I was striving for," he said.“And now, you know, it's all the icing on the cake or the cherry on top, all the gravy, whatever you want to call…

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Tyson Fury defeats Arslanbek Mahmudov: The Briton calls out Anthony Joshua after the comeback win

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✨ Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The poignant and emotional start to Fury's ring career saw a tribute to boxing legend Ricky Hatton, with Blue Moon playing in his honor following his death in September.Then, the atmosphere in north London was electric with Fury's familiar stage - showing off, showing off and singing - with fireworks shooting over the stadium as he danced to various musical numbers before sprinting to the ring.The match was broadcast globally on Netflix to its 325 million subscribers, and aired just hours before the release of…

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