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Paul Pogba remains sidelined for Manchester United’s home match against Crystal Palace tomorrow with Jose Mourinho fearful the club’s record signing could be out long term.

On-loan Newcastle striker Adam Armstrong has been told by boss Phil Parkinson that he must take his chances if he is to get more game time at Bolton ahead of Saturday’s fixture against Aston Villa.

The four-time Champions League winner was given a tour of Oldham’s Boundary Park facilities and dined with the club’s Chairman at Manchester’s Australasia restaurant on Thursday night.

After a car crash couple of days for Manchester City, the Sky Blues head to Stamford Bridge on Saturday without new signing Benjamin Mendy and Sergio Aguero in what appears to be one of the landmark fixtures of the season.

Manchester Giants’ rookie coach Danny Byrne says chemistry can play a big role in helping the team recover from a ‘terrible’ 2016-17 season.

Australian James O’Connor has praised the incredible talent of his South African team-mate Faf de Klerk ahead of Sale’s showdown with Gloucester at the AJ Bell Stadium on Friday night.

Jason Kenny has ended months of speculation by confirming he will return to the track at the Revolution Series in January, starting his quest to become the most successful British Olympian of all time.

The fight will be held at the Manchester Arena (the first major sporting event to take place at the Arena since the terrible atrocities committed there in May).

Bibiana Steinhaus, a chief inspector in the German police, made history earlier this month when she refereed a match between Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.

They currently hold all three English domestic trophies – with the FA Women’s Cup and the Continental Tyres Cup as well – and were unbeaten in 2016, conceding just four goals in sixteen games.

The Eagles are a side in a dire situation; five games played, five losses and zero goals scored.