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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.

Wigan will hope they have nurtured a new star in the making after they put Fleetwood to bed, continuing their strong home form.

On a weekend crammed full of memorable sporting occasions, football let itself down once again.

Kieran Brookes knows there is room for improvement after England’s opening Rugby World Cup victory over Fiji but the prop is adamant that successfully securing a bonus-point triumph means it was mission accomplished.

Oldham’s interim boss David Dunn has insisted there is more work to be done after Latics came away from Doncaster with their first point since the end of August at the weekend.

Manuel Pellegrini reflected on what has been a ‘difficult’ week for his City side, as they conceded their first Premier League goals in 572 minutes in a 2-1 defeat to West Ham.

Any negative self-reflection after the Ashes should be left firmly to the vanquished Australians, former England wicketkeeper, Alec Stewart, has said.