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Racing
Rating the 2021 Gigginstown Grand National runners
There may be no Tiger Roll in this year’s Grand National but owners Gigginstown are five-handed as they look to land the big once more in his absence. We take a closer look at all five as Michael O’Leary tries to seal a hat-trick of National victories come Saturday afternoon, and potentially yet another Irish trained winner of the race.
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Sport
New proposals set to irrevocably alter Champions League
The Champions League is where football’s great and good define themselves. While it was once the case that the World Cup represented the pinnacle of the global game, UEFA’s premier club competition now carries a reverence that makes it a more prestigious arena than any other.
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Could Villarreal win another Europa League for Unai Emery?
No manager has won the Europa League as many times as Villarreal manager Unai Emery. Indeed, the Spaniard has made the competition his own, winning it three years in succession between 2014 and 2016 with Sevilla.
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5 best NHL trades of all time
The NHL trade deadline takes place on April 12th and several teams still have plenty of work to do to their rosters. To offer some inspiration, we decided to countdown the five best NHL trades of all time.
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Racing
Grand National 2021 tips – Three to back and one to avoid
The Grand National at Aintree takes place this Saturday and, despite Tiger Roll’s absence this year, the race is shaping up to be yet a cracker. Cloth Cap currently heads the ante-post market at 4/1, a surprisingly short price for a horse that’s never faced the National fences before.
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8 of the best Lionel Messi moments
Regardless of whether you think Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time, it’s undeniable that he has been one of the best players of the 21st century so far. With his magical left foot, electric pace, and mesmerising footwork, Messi has destroyed the best of the best in world football several times over and scored a ridiculous number of goals.
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Man City left seeking a replacement for Sergio Aguero
This summer may not see wholesale changes at Manchester City but, for the first time in 10 years, they will have to face life without Sergio Aguero. Not only has the club’s greatest ever goalscorer announced that he will be departing when his contract expires in a few weeks, as expected, but City boss Pep Guardiola is now facing up to a first in his career: he’ll have no world class striker to call upon.
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Most own goals in Premier League history | Top 5
The dreaded own goal. One wrong leg placement or a mistimed clearance can be the start of any defender’s nightmare. There’s only one possible response; hang your head in shame, take a deep breath, avoid eye contact with the crowd and wait for the whistle.
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Should Arsenal prioritise the Europa League?
Many teams will have welcomed the international break. For some, it served as an opportunity to nurse key players back to fitness. For others, it provided a chance for the type of intensive training ground work that has not been possible for much of the campaign due to the congested calendar.
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San Marino game shows folly of World Cup qualification
With England thrashing San Marino during the international break, the viewing public learned very little in the way of squad capability. If anything, the win turned a spotlight on the format of world cup qualification and the pointlessness of pitting one of the best teams in international football against a hapless bunch of semi-professionals.
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Will Southgate take a Euro 2020 risk on Jude Bellingham?
It has been a difficult decade for Birmingham City. The anniversary of their Carling Cup victory over Arsenal in 2011 passed at the end of February. On that day at Wembley Stadium, it was hard to foresee the depths of desolation and misery the club would fall to in the years that followed.
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