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Manchester Giants guard Callum Jones hopes his team-mates can neutralise Cheshire Phoenix’s offensive weapons at the Cheshire Oaks Arena this Sunday.

A world champion powerboater, a model and a celebrity British adventurer will be ramping up the speeds in boats around Ireland’s Atlantic coastline next summer after the Emerald Isle was formally awarded the Venture Cup on Friday.

Manchester Phoenix will need to ignore devastating injuries and uncertainty about their future home as they face another tough double-header this weekend.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini feels Sergio Aguero’s return will see his side improve ahead of Saturday’s clash with Liverpool at the Etihad stadium.

Bury manager David Flitcroft has praised the work of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and says he expects larger clubs to come calling for the Burton Albion coach ahead of their clash on Saturday.

Sale Sharks have bolstered their line-up with first-team players to maintain their 100% home record this season as they welcome Pau in the European Challenge Cup.

Wigan take on struggling Shrewsbury this weekend – the first meeting between the two sides since 1994 – in another big week for the club.

With 60 individuals shortlisted and ten clubs up for nomination, tonight is the night for the 15th Greater Manchester Sports Awards at the Old Trafford cricket ground.

Rochdale boss Keith Hill says the Rochdale fans need to be patient with his team as they aim to end their seven-game winless run at Doncaster Rovers tomorrow.

Having beaten both Chesterfield and Mansfield in the space of a week, manager David Dunn says Oldham will not be complacent ahead of hosting luckless Barnsley this weekend.

Manchester United will go into Saturday’s lunch-time clash at Watford without a senior striker, after Louis van Gaal revealed the extent of their injury woes.