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Chris Ashton can light up England’s attack this autumn and force his way into Eddie Jones’ World Cup plans, according to Jason Robinson.

Eighty-four kids from Greater Manchester schools, who participate in the ‘EdStart’ program, were among the 85,870 Wembley crowd which shows that the future of the sport on these shores is in safe hands.

Greater Manchester primary school kids will make up nearly 100 of the 90,000 sold out NFL Wembley crowd this Sunday, courtesy of the partnership between the Jacksonville Jaguars and EdStart.

There’s a guru behind every top sprinter and veteran Bromley coach John Blackie is just that to Dina Asher-Smith.

A brother-sister tennis double act from Hale strutted their stuff on the big stage at the National Finals of the Quorn Family Tennis Cup last weekend.

The North Face bought some of Manchester’s finest artists to the height of First Street last week in a celebration of urban exploration.

Rather than being banned it seems the ‘p’ word is very much in vogue at Manchester United Women, with keeper Siobhan Chamberlain bursting with hunger for promotion.

The four home nations this week brokered a deal to allow Phil Neville’s Lionesses to attempt to reach the Olympics on behalf of Britain through the 2019 World Cup.

The Scouse striker made her switch to Spain in summer 2017 and trod on a storied succession of South American imports to the Nou Camp.

Quidditch has a real reputation for being completely inclusive and on arrival, everyone was given a sticker for their name and the pronouns they felt comfortable with. MM went to the University of Manchester recently to try out the sport which is developing both in the city and the wider UK.

Olympic gold medallist Etienne Stott believes a crop of promising young canoeists are ready and waiting to build on the success of the Britain’s current senior squad.