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Leon Clarke is set to face his former club as high-flying Bury take on Wigan Athletic at Gigg Lane in a local grudge match in League One.

British Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller, who has been plummeting down ski slopes since the tender age of four, was in Manchester last week to challenge the view of snowboarding as a male-dominated sport.

With news of Sergio Agüero’s hamstring injury slowly dripping its way back to disheartened Manchester City fans following his tribulations with Argentina, the frustration around the club is understandably palpable.

Bianca Walkden may well have achieved a childhood dream when she claimed a world title back in May, but Liverpool’s Taekwondo starlet insists the job is only half done with the Rio Olympics just around the corner.

Wigan Warriors and head coach Shaun Wane are intent on gaining redemption following last season’s final defeat to St Helens as they prepare for the Super League Grand Final against Leeds Rhinos.

Oldham have this week appointed David Dunn as permanent manager, following signs of improvement in his four-match unbeaten term as interim boss.

Sale will face Leicester Tigers on Saturday needing to take just one point from the clash to clinch their first piece of silverware in nine years.

Sir Bradley Wiggins has been confirmed to take part in the Revolution Series event to be held in Manchester on October 24.

Memphis Depay has revealed that he is struggling to make the transition from the Dutch Eredivise to the rigours of the English game after his big money summer move to Manchester United.

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has vowed to put the ‘tough times’ behind him following a summer of uncertainty around his Old Trafford future.

Mahama Cho may have endured a rollercoaster year on the world taekwondo circuit, but the Manchester-based fighter is adamant he can overturn a drop in form when he competes in front of a raucous home crowd.