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Ferdinand lauds ‘intelligent’ West Ham star Lingard

Rio Ferdinand has insisted that West Ham midfielder Jesse Lingard is capable of playing for “any top team” in the Premier League. Lingard came through the ranks with Manchester United and before breaking into their first team, he had impressive loan spells with Brighton and Derby County. The Englishman made his debut for the Red…

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Southgate to be ‘mindful’ over Kane game time

Date published: Wednesday 24th March 2021 9:58 – News Desk Gareth Southgate has insisted that Harry Kane would play “every minute” for England if it was up to him, but that will not be happening. The 27-year-old striker is well on course to break Wayne Rooney’s 53-goal scoring record for the Three Lions, having netted…

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Sainz to make Ferrari F1 test debut at Fiorano

After joining Ferrari from McLaren ahead of the 2021 season, Sainz has been working with the team at its Maranello factory in recent weeks, as well as completing some runs in its simulator. Ferrari revealed late last year that it planned to give Sainz a test in one of its older F1 cars over the…

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Sowery lands second Juncos Racing Indy Lights ride

Before Lights went on hiatus in 2020, the British 24-year-old had shown plenty of promise racing for HMD Motorsports Team Pelfrey, beaten only by Oliver Askew (Andretti Autosport) and Rinus VeeKay (Juncos), who graduated to IndyCar last year. Sowery beat them both at Portland and added to this victory with six other podiums and six further…

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Monte Carlo WRC: Tanak stars in opening stages

The Estonian claimed victory on both of the first two stages as he returned to an event that saw him fly 40 metres down a mountainside in 2020. Tyres were the major talking point of the day, with Pirelli replacing Michelin as the WRC’s new control supplier. A shortage of pre-event testing in the truncated…

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Fifa hands former president Sepp Blatter new ban

Blatter left his post as Fifa president in 2015Fifa has banned ex-president Sepp Blatter from football until 2028 after giving him a new suspension of six years and eight months. Former Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke has received a similar ban, with both also being fined £780,000. The punishments were for “various violations” of Fifa’s…

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The Players podcast

The Players podcast – Jamaica star Shaw on ‘crazy’ love for football in France Jamaica’s Khadija Shaw says she was surprised by the love for women’s football she experienced in France during the World Cup and how that influenced her move to Bordeaux. Download the The Players podcast from BBC Sounds. Published6 days ago SectionBBC…

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