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Wigan Warriors’ Matty Smith is set to make his international debut when England take on Samoa in the first of their Four Nations tests

Cipriani earned his first Test appearance since 2008 on the tour of New Zealand in the summer but has been overlooked by Lancaster and his coaching staff in their latest squad for fixtures against the All Blacks, South Africa, Samoa and Australia

Manchester City’s pleas for Uefa to take action against CSKA Moscow after a small section of fans watched their closed-door Champions League game have fallen on deaf ears, after the governing body decreed no rules had been broken.

Rochdale AFC manager Keith Hill has spoken of his side’s hunger for victories as a major factor in the team’s current success, despite not being one of the most high-profile League One outfits.

After six years in the international wilderness, Sale’s Danny Cipriani appeared to be on the road to redemption after being selected by England head coach Stuart Lancaster for the tour of New Zealand in June before his autumn internationals omission

José Mourinho’s high-flying Blues will visit Old Trafford on Sunday in what promises to be a thrilling encounter

Former England all-rounder Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has joined Brisbane Heat for this year’s Australian Big Bash T20 competition.

The 0-0 draw against Millwall was their third consecutive stalemate and the same old story of Rosler’s team dominating but failing to master their opponents defence was there for all to see.

The Phoenix have won just four of their first nine league games this season and now face a double-header which culminates in a home clash with big-spending Telford Tigers

The heat lamps had been seized by Greater Manchester Police in drugs raids on cannabis farms and were donated by the force to help nurture the grass at the home of the League One club

Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro’s first professional hat-trick inspired Town, with Connor Goldson and substitute Jordan Clark also finding the back of the net