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• Brian ‘Stack’ Stevens obituary

  13-10-2017 18:33
  England rugby international with a reputation for hard forward playEnglish victories against the All Blacks in New Zealand are rare events and the win in Auckland on 15 September 1973 turned the world of rugby union upside down. To say the England team of the 1970s were underachievers is putting it politely, and few gave John Pullin’s side much of a chance against a team, led by Ian Kirkpatrick, who were finely tuned at the end of their winter season. England, though, played to their stren
  
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• The fraud with a board, calling team 'the worst in Man United history', fall-outs with Marcus Rashford and the 'bomb squad' and the stubbornness that got him sacked: The seven key moments in Ruben Amorim's downfall

  05-01-2026 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Ruben Amorim departs Old Trafford after just 14 months and with one of the lowest points tallies in the club's history, Daily Mail Spor tlooks at seven major low points in the Portuguese's reign.
  
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• West Ham land second new striker of the month to add firepower to their survival bid - while Bournemouth look to Championship for Antoine Semenyo replacement: TRANSFER WINDOW WATCH

  05-01-2026 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail Sport brings you the latest updates and insights from the January transfer market as West Ham sign another striker following £21m arrival of Pablo from Gil Vicente
  
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• Footage captures eerie moment priest blesses Steelers end zone where Ravens kicker missed decisive field goal

  05-01-2026 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pittsburgh Steelers decided they needed all the help they could get going into their do or die game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.
  
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• All of the shocking stats behind Ruben Amorim's disastrous tenure as Man United manager - with Portuguese boss set to go down as one of the WORST in the club's history

  05-01-2026 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's over, at last. Ruben Amorim has, finally, been put out of his misery and leaves Manchester United as one of the worst managers in the club's history.
  
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• NFL legend issues desperate public plea for help in search for friend's missing daughter

  05-01-2026 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former NFL star and college football legend Keyshawn Johnson is asking for help from the public for a family friend.
  
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• Revealed: There is uncertainty swirling around Lewis Hamilton and his uneasy relationships at Ferrari... but here's why there IS hope for the GOAT in 2026

  05-01-2026 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton has little more than a cat in hell's chance of winning an eighth world title. But he has a lifeline to cling on to, and he has not seen too many of those recently
  
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• In 27 years of reporting on the England Test team, here's why Jamie Smith's car crash of a dismissal is the WORST shot I've seen, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

  05-01-2026 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It takes a lot for a painting-by-numbers 46 to overshadow a masterpiece 160, but Jamie Smith gave it a go on a wildly oscillating second day at the SCG
  
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• Ruben Amorim was a deluded snake oil salesman and his self-serving outbursts proved that the Manchester United job was too big for a manager who never looked like winning anything, writes OLIVER HOLT

  05-01-2026 12:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Ruben Amorim was a snake oil salesman. He was an evangelist for a remedy that simply did not work.
  
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• Ruben Amorim wasn't good enough at what he was hired for: IAN LADYMAN names the six stars the head coach let drift aimlessly - and the very short list who look Man United players of worth

  05-01-2026 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: The afternoon before he was hurried out of the door at Manchester United, Ruben Amorim got one final thing wrong. He was not - as he claimed - the manager.
  
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• Aussie cricket great 'left speechless' by England star's 'brainless' decision during Sydney Test

  05-01-2026 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Justin Langer was 'left speechless' by Jamie Smith's woeful dismissal on Monday afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
  
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• Alejandro Garnacho celebrates Ruben Amorim's Man United sacking as he reacts after manager row forced him out in £40m Chelsea transfer

  05-01-2026 11:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old Argentinian left Old Trafford to join Chelsea in a £40million switch last summer after a row with Amorim.
  
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• Ruben Amorim sacked by Man United - LIVE: Reasons behind axeing and replacement latest

  05-01-2026 11:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest news and updates as Ruben Amorim is sacked by Manchester United. 
  
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• Revealed: How Man United bosses turned on Ruben Amorim - NATHAN SALT uncovers the moaning texts on their WhatsApp group, players' puzzled reactions and Jason Wilcox's 'fraught' talks with sacked manager

  05-01-2026 11:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Discussions on formations are often sore subjects when broached with Ruben Amorim. But privately at United there are grumblings from the powers-that-be about how the team is functioning.
  
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• Ruben Amorim sacked LIVE: Manchester United manager shown the exit after shock attack on club bosses

  05-01-2026 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest news and updates as Ruben Amorim is sacked by Manchester United. 
  
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• Ruben Amorim SACKED by Manchester United: Manager is given the boot hours after publicly calling out his bosses - with club legend taking over on interim basis

  05-01-2026 11:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ruben Amorim has been sacked by Manchester United.
  
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• I was at Ruben Amorim's jaw-dropping press conference - here's why his rant cost him the Man United job, writes CHRIS WHEELER

  05-01-2026 11:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER: Having just calmed one storm inside Elland Road with a point against Leeds, Ruben Amorim walked into the after-match press conference and whipped up a far greater one.
  
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• Formula One star's morbid 'tribute' to Michael Schumacher: Pierre Gasly poses in a red Marlboro jacket on a ski slope on stricken legend's birthday - after daughter's heartbreaking post

  05-01-2026 10:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Formula One driver, 29, shared a carousel of images to Instagram on Saturday from his off-season getaway in The Alps with his girlfriend, which he branded 'snow heaven'.
  
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• Newcastle target teenage defender, Bournemouth eye Antoine Semenyo replacement and latest on Man United starlet: TRANSFER WINDOW WATCH

  05-01-2026 10:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail Sport brings you the latest updates and insights from the January transfer market as Newcastle are expected to push ahead with a bid for Toulouse defender Dayann Methalie.
  
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• The Ashes RECAP: See the moment furious England captain Ben Stokes erupts at Aussie star with an F-bomb tirade

  05-01-2026 09:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tourists will start day two at 3-211 after fans were left furious at the SCG on Sunday.
  
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• Joe Root scores a sublime 160 as England finish 384 all out in their first innings as Australia close day two of fifth Ashes Test on 166-2 - but tourists are left worried over star's back injury

  05-01-2026 08:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superlative 160 from Joe Root laid the foundation for England's first-innings 384 - only for some of the gloss to be removed when he left the field clutching his back.
  
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• Kyle Chalmers marries the love of his life in stunning ceremony - and their baby daughter played a starring role

  05-01-2026 08:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Olympic gold medallist and his Norwegian bride Ingeborg Løyning tied the knot in his home town in South Australia.
  
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• Revealed: The first look at the stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics

  05-01-2026 08:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If all goes according to plan, Brisbane local and sprint sensation Gout Gout will be front and centre at the home of the Games.
  
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• The Ashes LIVE: See the moment furious England captain Ben Stokes erupts at Aussie star with an F-bomb tirade

  05-01-2026 08:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tourists will start day two at 3-211 after fans were left furious at the SCG on Sunday.
  
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• Old Scottish football stadiums have decayed and disappeared down the years, but ON THE ROAD catches up with the writer of a new book which is helping to preserve the memory of St Johnstone's now vanished but never forgotten Muirton Park

  05-01-2026 08:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Should auld acquaintance be forgot? It is a message that echoes in streets, halls and rooms at this time of the year.
  
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• Antoine Semenyo will give Man City fresh impetus going forward - but there's one area of the team that needs fixing even more urgently, writes JACK GAUGHAN

  05-01-2026 08:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Semenyo wants to wrap up a move north in the coming days and is exactly the sort of player who could have fashioned a second goal from nowhere against Chelsea.
  
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• ASHES BREAKFAST: How Joe Root's brilliant 160 knock moves him closer to batting immortality, the England player blasted for 'playing one of dumbest shots you'll ever see in Test cricket' -  and why it's end of an era at the SCG

  05-01-2026 07:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superb 160 from Joe Root lifted England to 384 on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test - their highest total in Australia since making 491 in 2017.
  
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• Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers win epic playoff decider against the Ravens after kicker's shocking miss

  05-01-2026 06:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 42-year-old quarterback and Mike Tomlin's Steelers were on the brink of elimination before Ravens kicker Tyler Loop pushed his chance at a game-winning field goal right of the posts.
  
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• The Ashes LIVE: Australia lose their first wicket after shocking England mistake gave nervous star a life

  05-01-2026 06:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tourists will start day two at 3-211 after fans were left furious at the SCG on Sunday.
  
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• Giants owner John Mara's appearance leaves NFL fans heartbroken as he continues to battle cancer

  05-01-2026 05:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York Giants owner John Mara saw his team close out their regular season with a victory - a welcome sight for a man who has spent the past few months battling cancer.
  
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