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Manchester’s Etihad Stadium has missed out on regaining rugby league’s big Magic Weekend event for 2016.

Wigan will host Colchester on Saturday for the first competitive meeting between the two sides for 13 years.

Louis van Gaal says the international break has been agonising following Manchester United’s 3-0 defeat to Arsenal a fortnight ago.

In the first of her monthly blogs leading up to Rio, Jade talks about leaving home to move to Manchester and competing in front of the British crowd.

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

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has dispelled hopes that Sergio Agüero will be fit for the derby against bitter rivals Manchester United by confirming that the Argentine will be out for a month with a hamstring injury.

Bury manager David Flitcroft and his Rochdale counterpart Keith Hill are ready to put their close friendship temporarily aside as they meet this weekend in a League One local derby.

Manchester City have announced a plan to canvass fans for feedback on the club’s badge, with a view to potentially evolving the crest that has been the club’s since 1997.

Manchester Giants’ Stefan Gill believes that his side can compete with anyone as they look set to start their BBL Cup campaign on Friday night.

Rochdale and Bury may be perennial strugglers in The Football League’s lower reaches but that’s not to say they haven’t contested some exciting affairs.

Oldham boss David Dunn says he understands the supporters’ disappointment after a run of just one win in 22 matches, but has called for calm ahead of Saturday’s home encounter with Sheffield United.