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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.

Manchester’s -68kg taekwondo player Jordan Gayle only just qualified for the first round of the Grand Prix Series, which takes place in Moscow between August 14-16, before September’s round in Turkey and then his home city the month after.

MM take a look at what both Manchester City and Manchester United have been up to this summer and how they might fare in 2015/16.

England under-19 star Alex Davies made his debut in 2012, but has emerged as a Lancashire first team regular in 2015, with first-choice glovesman Jos Buttler now behind the stumps for the national side.

Manchester City Women’s striker Toni Duggan was the first to be recognised when the 2014/15 season awards were announced on Wednesday night.

Danny Cipriani can be the game-breaker at fly-half for England this World Cup according to former Sale Sharks team-mate and ex-Red Rose winger Mark Cueto.

The Rio 2016 Olympics might be looming ever closer but reigning slalom canoe gold medallist Etienne Stott admits it is simply a dream come true just to be able to race after a challenging few years.

Lancashire boss Ashley Giles had strong words for his men in the wake of their narrow home defeat to Warwickshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup on Sunday.

Stockport’s Aimee Pratt, 17, will study biology at Adams State University (ASU) in Colorado while furthering her blossoming athletics career in which she has already won both the English Championship and the English School Championship.

Sale’s John Smith admits switching sports was always going to be a risk, but the wheelchair racer has no regrets after making his Olympic Stadium debut on Sunday as part of National Paralympic Day celebrations.

Sale Harrier Andrew Robertson reckons he had world record holder Usain Bolt running scared for the first 40 metres of their clash at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games before the multiple world and Olympic sprint champion powered home in 9.87 seconds.