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For the second day in succession a flood of tears came from alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick – only this time they were in celebration of her first Paralympic medal.

The first athlete in the first race of a Winter Paralympic Games, it all sounded a little too good to be true for alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick.

It’s the biggest fixture in English football and the 200th meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool.

This summer, Belgium and Brazil are two of the front runners to lift the FIFA World Cup in Russia – but before then two players who will be vying for a place as the main centre-forward in each team come face-to-face on opposite sides.

Five Paralympic events in nine days may sound like a lot but alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick is confident she and guide Jennifer Kehoe can take every one in their stride.

Ten World Cup medals in ten competitions tells you all you need to know about Macclesfield-based skier Menna Fitzpatrick – she’s going to the Winter Paralympic Games on top form.

This season is likely to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s last in the colours of Manchester United.

City’s dream of a quadruple came to an abrupt end at Wigan on Monday night while the Gunners go into the fixture having also lost in midweek, to Swedish team Ostersund in the second leg of their last 16 Europa League tie.

From standing guard outside Buckingham Palace to helping set a world speed record, British bobsleigh pilot Lamin Deen is a man who relishes responsibility.

This is one NOT to be missed as Team GB’s women curlers take on Sweden for a place in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics final.

Stepping out of the shadows and into the limelight can make or break a player but Alex Scott believes Manchester City striker Nikita Parris is on her way to becoming England’s star performer.