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Bastian Schweinsteiger has thanked team mate Marouane Fellaini in allowing the iconic German to claim Manchester United’s no. 31 shirt.

Blackley youngster Nathan Davis-Garbutt admits he is counting down the days until the 2015 Rugby World Cup kicks off after being surprised by Land Rover with the news that he is an official mascot.

Evolve, the north west’s leading parkour and aerial centre, will present FLOW on October 24 at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre.

A record £260million injection into football by the FA is still not enough for staunch grassroots supporter and Bolton North East MP David Crausby.

Stockport’s Kate Richardson-Walsh insists England’s women will go out and express themselves as they look to claim their first ever Unibet EuroHockey Championship title at London’s Olympic Park.

The debate rages on as to whether Sam Burgess can play international rugby union at centre, but whatever happens in this weekend’s acid test against France at Twickenham, former England captain Martin Johnson insists the experiment will be well worth it.

It has been widely speculated that 28-year-old Barcelona winger Pedro is a target for Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, and last night the Spaniard gave the clearest hint yet that a move away from Barcelona’s Nou Camp is on the cards.

FC United of Manchester’s first competitive match at Broadhurst Park ended in disappointment last night, as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Stockport County.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says Yaya Toure’s match-winning two-goal display against West Bromwich Albion on Monday is a clear sign the Ivorian is back to his best.

Team Sky’s performance director Rod Ellingworth and doctor Richard Usher were in Manchester last week to coincide with the launch of Rapha’s Tour du Courage exhibition, a series of pictures from this year’s epic battle across France won by team leader and Briton Chris Froome.

Manchester City duo Manuel Pellegrini and Vincent Kompany promised the club’s return to Premier League greatness in 2016 at the season launch party last week.