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When Wladimir Klitschko agreed to fight Tyson Fury, he certainly wouldn’t have expected to have to face Batman as well.

England backs coach Andy Farrell admits centre Jonathan Joseph is struggling for fitness ahead of their second Rugby World Cup encounter this weekend.

Tom Abell’s performances this season earned him the LV= Breakthrough Player Award for 2015 and former England batsman Mark Butcher is convinced the Somerset opener is on track for international honours.

When opportunity knocks you have to open the door but Alex Davies has gone one better and battered it down with Lancashire this summer – according to former England international Mark Butcher.

Last week’s Champions League action provided talking-points aplenty, but BT Sport’s exclusivity is plain wrong.

Manchester City suffered their first blemish to their 2015/16 record on Saturday, as an obdurate West Ham team executed a historic smash-and-grab for all three points, leaving the home side rueing a hatful of missed chances at the Etihad.

An injury-stricken Manchester Phoenix experienced mixed fortunes in the second weekend of the English Premier League as they took two unlikely points.

Keith Hill insists his Rochdale side must wise up to opposition tactics following Saturday’s 2-1 victory at home to Scunthorpe.

Anthony Martial’s brace grabbed the headlines in Manchester United’s 3-2 victory against Southampton on Sunday – but David De Gea’s performance at the other end didn’t go unnoticed.

Bolton boss Neil Lennon believes his side must get tougher if they are to pick up points away from home and improve on a worrying start to the season.

The FIS European Indoor Moguls Championships returned to Manchester last week, with competitors from all over Europe descending on the Chill Factore.