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Sale Sharks will be hoping that their fortress, the AJ Bell Stadium, helps them maintain their home advantage when they face Northampton Saints on Sunday.

MM reporters have come together to produce Mancunian Natters, a sports podcast looking at the sport that gets the city talking.

Viv Anderson has hailed the world’s first black professional football as an ‘incredible’ inspiration, in the week that marked 150 years since his birth.

Prior to his much-praised tactical last season conversion, Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini was often bemoaned by fans for his unwavering dedication to what many saw as an archaic 4-4-2 system.

Louis van Gaal insists his Manchester United side always seek to entertain ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace.

Manchester Giants’ victory over London Lions on Thursday shows how Yorick Williams is starting to settle into what Olu Babalola calls the “hardest job in basketball.”

Bury manager David Flitcroft has suggested that working with Sam Allardyce helped Blackpool’s Neil McDonald improve results ahead of their clash on Saturday.

A week without training and injuries aplenty has made for a rough few weeks for Manchester Phoenix but things are looking up for Tony Hand’s side.

Neil Lennon is looking for his Bolton side to dominate their local rivals from the first whistle as he takes Wanderers to face Preston North End on Saturday evening.

Wigan welcome managerless Swindon to the DW on Saturday looking to maintain their good recent run and add more misery to the visitors.

Manuel Pellegrini has vowed to “never complain” about Manchester City’s continued injury problems ahead of Saturday’s game against Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium.