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Rising track cycling stars Emily Kay and Dannielle Khan have joined forces to celebrate 21 years of British success at Manchester’s velodrome.

The Rivendell scene in Lord of the Rings gave birth to one of the most famous internet memes of all time – for James Guy it’s the perfect material to get him pumped to take on the world’s best.

James Guy was desperate to build on a glorious night for Britain in the pool in Budapest but admitted he got his tactics wrong after missing out on the medals on Tuesday.

James Guy came to Budapest looking to put the individual frustrations of Rio 2016 behind him but the Bury swimmer’s hopes of an individual medal in Budapest now largely rest on Monday’s 200m freestyle after disappointment in the 400m.

It is 51 years since an England captain last lifted a major trophy, but there is genuine belief that Steph Houghton will emulate Bobby Moore in just three weeks and become a national icon.

Lucy Bronze delivered a hammer blow to the rest of Euro 2017, stating England are only going to get better ahead of their clash with Spain on Sunday.

The stadium had hosted this year’s super bowl game and the pre match warm ups nearer resembled an American Football game rather than a Manchester Derby, with the lights of and teams walking out in spotlights to the roar of 72,000 fans as pyrotechnics and fireworks illuminated the night sky.

Jeremy Dunn looks at the similarities between Mourinho’s former team… and the side he is building at United.

Faye White knows just how easy it is to forget fellow England star Lucy Bronze is still only 25 years old.

If former England captain Faye White could have one more highlight from her esteemed career, playing more matches with Steph Houghton would be high on the list.

An award-winning Sale Sharks volunteer says the only Premiership rugby union club in the North West has a fantastic opportunity to set up a women’s top flight team.