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Racing
4 outsiders to keep an eye on at Cheltenham
The greatest show on turf is almost with us as the 2022 Cheltenham Festival is just around the corner. With 28 high-quality races over the four days, there are always some big-priced winners, and we’ve pencilled in four horses that could well outrun their odds at this year’s Festival, including one at a massive 100/1.
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Sport
Have Arsenal turned the corner under Arteta?
Arsenal fans have been hoping the team has turned a corner under Mikel Arteta ever since the Spaniard’s appointment in 2019, but false dawn after false dawn has dulled their optimism. This time, though, there are signs that Arsenal’s recent improvement could be more permanent.
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Sport
Pochettino and Ten Haag should avoid chaotic Manchester United
Ralf Rangnick was never hired to be the long-term answer to Manchester United’s problems, which is just as well given how the Old Trafford team have performed under the German coach. Instead, the idea is that Rangnick’s interim tenure will put in place the groundwork for a permanent manager to take over this summer with Erik Ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino reported to be United’s top two picks.
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Sport
Enjoy understated Thiago Silva while you can
During the Carabao Cup final at Wembley between Liverpool and Chelsea late last month, there was a noticeable pattern that ran through the entire 120 minutes of football. It was the reason only a missed penalty by substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga gave the Reds victory under the arch.
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Sport
Joelinton transformation represents Newcastle progress
The St James’ Park faithful always stood by Joelinton, but out of pity more than anything else. After all, expectations had been high when Newcastle United spent a club record transfer fee of £40m to sign the Brazilian forward from Hoffenheim in the summer window of 2019.
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Sport
Everton shouldn’t believe they are too big to go down
When it rains, it pours. Thirty-six hours after their 5-0 thrashing by Tottenham Hotspur, Everton fans learned that their side risks a Premier League points deduction if they are found to have broken profit and sustainability rules.
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Sport
Manchester United vs. Spurs: 5 key players
Manchester United host Tottenham this weekend as the race for a top-four finish heats up. United’s interim manager Ralf Rangnick will be desperate to see a big reaction from his squad after an insipid derby day loss to the Premier League leaders Manchester City a week ago.
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Sport
Real Madrid vs. PSG subplots make for a fascinating encounter
In a strange way, Kylian Mbappe’s injury and potential absence from Wednesday night’s Champions League last 16 second leg at the Santiago Bernabéu is bad news for everybody, including Real Madrid.
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Sport
Xavi’s Barcelona rebuild is well ahead of schedule
Barcelona’s descent from the leading club in world football into a financially mismanaged madhouse has been well-documented. For many, the sight of Lionel Messi emotionally saying goodbye in what will likely prove to be a historic press conference last summer was the culmination of all that is wrong with modern football.
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Sport
Who are Birmingham City’s greatest Premier League players?
Birmingham has always been well represented in the Premier League with the likes of Aston Villa and West Brom notching up plenty of appearances in the English top flight. However, hometown club Birmingham City have not been so prominent – having only featured in 7 seasons of the Premier League.
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Sport
Could Dusan Vlahovic put Juventus back on top?
For Juventus, defeat in the 2017 Champions League final was a bitter blow. It was their second appearance in the showpiece event in three years, but this one felt different to the last. Against Luis Enrique’s Barcelona in 2015, the Bianconeri were simply outclassed by a better side; a team worthy of a second treble in just six years.
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