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Manchester is confident that a focus on youth will see it named England’s first City of Football next week.

The FIS accredited event, the first of its kind in England, has attracted the most talented skiers from around the world including the 2002 Olympic champion.

Sale will be looking to secure their first win of the season as they travel to a Gloucester side smarting from their heaviest Premiership defeat to Northampton last time out.

After three straight wins in all competitions, Oldham seem to have sprung into life in the last couple of weeks after failing to win all of their opening five games, top scorer Jonathan Forte a key cog in the their turnaround.

Phoenix will travel to Bracknell Bees for their first league game of the season, before returning to Manchester for their home season debut at the Ice Dome against Swindon Wildcats.

Last season, over a hundred United fans were apprehended at the football, with the majority of those at Old Trafford matches.

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has tried his hand at management by picking his favourite eleven – but as many United stars made it into his side as Blues.

You can now be the proud owner of Manchester United’s famous Old Trafford ground – but it’ll take a Premier League footballer’s pay packet to meet its £39,000 price tag.

Khaled Issa, 20, will have over a week to learn from the Reds and develop his skills at a professional rugby league team, a move which forms part of ongoing links between the Super League Club and Palestinian Rugby League.

A disappointing Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow brought an underwhelming fifth-place finish following defeats to Australia and Samoa however England lead the European Sevens Grand Prix ahead of the Manchester leg this weekend.

Ex-Manchester United man Phil Neville has tipped fellow Class of ‘92 star David Beckham to become the head of the FA or go to ‘Government level’ to continue his legacy.