August 12th, 2021

Brave lose Mandhana for end of The Hundred

Southern Brave’s Smriti Mandhana will fly home from the UK in order to see her family before India’s tour of Australia.

Maguire on Sancho, trophies and taking a knee

“Of course, this is the time when we need to start delivering. We need to start winning trophies because we’ve proved over the past couple of years that we can be competitive again.”

SFA may investigate Strachan’s Celtic return

Gordon Strachan’s return to Celtic may be investigated by the Scottish Football Association.

Can Man Utd bridge gap to City?

Progress in football is by no means linear. The last time Manchester United finished second in the Premier League in 2017/18, they followed up Jose Mourinho’s ‘progress’ by dropping four places and 15 points.

Birmingham to randomly select St Andrew’s crowd

Birmingham City season ticket holders will find out on Thursday if they have been randomly selected to attend one of the next two home games at St Andrew’s.

Premier League predictions 2021-22: BBC Sport pundits pick their top four

We ask 20 BBC pundits to predict who will win the Premier League title, who will finish in the top four, and who might break into the top six.

Wildfires: How Portuguese club Tondela drove through the flames

In Tondela, the bond between club and fans was at its strongest during the night in October 2017 when nobody slept.

Chelsea win Super Cup: Kepa goes from penalty villain to hero

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s time at Chelsea has been defined by an incident involving a substitution with penalties looming – and now another, but in much happier circumstances.

Ex-Olympian Stan Wild continued gym coaching after abuse claim

Stan Wild represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games and founded his own York gymnastics club.

David Haye set to return for one-off bout with Joe Fournier three years after retiring

Former heavyweight and cruiserweight champion David Haye returning to the ring in September to face Joe Fournier.
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