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Craig Steadman is starting to come to terms with the fact this could be his final season as a professional snooker player after crashing out of the Betway UK Championship.

Britain’s highest-ranked female Laura Massaro has told MM that a roaring home crowd could help lead her to victory at next month’s AJ Bell PSA World Squash Championships in Manchester.

Crossing codes from league to union, forging a career at Sale Sharks and making an impact on the international scene – Denny Solomona is following a path well-trodden by Jason Robinson.

“I had never known before, and might never again, such a heightened sense of being present at a moment so filled with impending drama,” writes James Lawton in his new book A Ringside Affair: Boxing’s Last Golden Age.

In the second of two articles this week looking at key figures in this Ashes series, MM investigate the importance of each side’s leading bowler.

Craig Steadman’s love for snooker may have finally hit rock bottom after crashing out of the Dafabet Northern Ireland Open in the first round.

In the first of two articles this week looking at key figures in this Ashes series, MM investigate the importance of the England captain Joe Root and his Australian counterpart Steve Smith.

Since Jose Mourinho made a return to management in England, he has had the opportunity to renew old rivalries with Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola.

Goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has been a presence between the England sticks for 12 years.

England play host to Brazil at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening and it is likely the countries’ two golden boys will feature heavily.