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Minichiello set to be warned over swearing at female athleteToni Minichiello, the former coach of Jessica Ennis-Hill, is set to receive an official warning from British Athletics after an abusive language complaint was upheld -
We want England to be the best team in the worldEddie Jones finally has a full stable of wide players to pick from, pitching Jonny May into a likely battle with Anthony Watson for a slot against Italy, but the wing feels the battle for a jersey benefits the team
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Lincoln may face Sutton, Chelsea host Manchester UnitedCup giant-killers Lincoln and Sutton could meet in the quarter-final if Sutton can shock Arsenal on Monday, while José Mourinho faces a tough trip to his former club -
Wigan turn on the style to win World Club ChallengeGeorge Williams excelled as Wigan produced an outstanding performance to beat Cronulla 22-6 and secure a clean sweep for the Super League in the World Club Series
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Kilty fears theft of spikes at indoor trials could have been sabotageThe British sprinter Richard Kilty fears he was the victim of sabotage after his racing spikes were stolen from the call room at last weekend’s indoor trials
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Manchester United’s speedy quartet quick off the blocksJesse Lingard, Anthony Martial, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marcus Rashford were quick off the starting blocks in Manchester United’s 2-1 FA Cup win at Blackburn
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Last-gasp Messi penalty salvages Barça victoryLionel Messi’s late penalty ensured a bedraggled Barcelona scraped a 2-1 victory over Leganés in La Liga at a divided Camp Nou
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Wenger, Barça and football hipster ObamaWho ignored Valentine’s Day? Who remains unbeaten? And who’s been on a cycle?
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Sign up to our free and funny email. OK, our free emailToday: national sweethearts Arsenal, a tactics masterclass from Dean Saunders, and Indiana Jones
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Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley in the fourth roundThe Guardian photographer Christopher Thomond is documenting one game from each round of the 2016-17 FA Cup, and in the fourth round he travelled to the Riverside to see League Two side Accrington Stanley take on Premier League side Middlesbrough
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Tom Jenkins wins sports prize at World Press Photo awards 2017The award-winning photos from the World Press Photo awards sports category including the Guardian’s Tom Jenkins’ image of Nina Carberry taking flight
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Six months onSix months after hosting South America’s first-ever Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Rio de Janeiro venues sit mainly idle and already in disrepair
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The weekend's best Premier League photosYour weekend roundup of the best photography from England’s top flight
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Olympic venues abandoned and derelict six months after GamesOlympic venues used during Rio 2016 last summer lie in disrepair with extensive damage, just six months after the end of the Games
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Boston celebrates the New England Patriots' stunning victoryNew England Patriots players, including quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Julian Edelman, wave to the hundreds of thousands of fans during the team’s Super Bowl victory parade in Boston on Tuesday.
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Tactics, star players and Lions – Andy Robinson’s verdict so farThe former England and Scotland coach on the resurgent Scots, why Ireland will be kicking themselves and how round three could be one to remember
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The rise of Luvo ManyongaThree years ago Luvo Manyonga was a crystal meth addict. Now he is an Olympic silver medallist. This is his journey from the tik-addled townships to Rio glory, with the help of an Irish former street-sweeper turned strongman
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Where are the England captaincy shemozzles of yore?The ECB did their best to make it seem there was doubt over who would replace Alastair Cook in a role that has markedly declined in visibility and power
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How GB won Olympic gold and set world team pursuit recordAustralia led in the first two kilometres, but Great Britain had nearly caught up by the third and pulled ahead to win
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