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Manchester United and Manchester City’s explosive rivalry has a new edge: Mourinho v Guardiola.

It’s been the managers dominating the headlines in recent months, but on Saturday it is up to the players to make those.

Unsurprisingly, most of the pre-match attention has centred on the two new bosses, the football match a mere side show as two managerial megastars resume their decade long rivalry.

A University of Salford scholarship programme has helped Manchester Storm secure deals for three international hockey players.

From the little guy smashing into people in wheelchair basketball, to the little guy smashing into people in wheelchair rugby, Ayaz Bhuta has enjoyed the transition into his new sport.

Stockport Metro swimmer Elizabeth Harris walked away from the 2016 School Games with two medals to her name and admits she could barely have asked for a better start to the new season.

After narrowly missing the cut for two previous Paralympic Games, few would blame Antony Cotterill if he had given up on his dream of representing his country at the highest level of all.

The man who saved Manchester United is to receive a memorial compass in his honour, marking the 65th anniversary of his passing.

Former Chicago Bears player Shaun Gayle and British pundit Neil Reynolds met NFL fans in Piccadilly Gardens, and then attended a special forum in the evening at the Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel.

If at first you don’t succeed, switch sports and try again. That’s the motto for Shrewsbury’s Nick Beighton as he looks to finally get hold of a Paralympic medal.

Alderley Edge’s Isobel Wardle will collect her GCSE results like every other Year 11 student this week, but the Cheadle Hulme pupil will do so knowing that, whatever happens, she has had the best summer of her budding golf career.