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Rochdale play Crawley Town for the first time this weekend with manager Keith Hill in need of a result rather than a pretty performance.

The visitors sit second in League One, 15 places higher than the Latics, although the home side have momentum on their side having won two games in the past week.

The Phoenix will commence battle in the annual War of the Roses games at Sheffield Steeldogs on Friday night despite a limited amount of pre-season training.

The Argentine, 24, who can play either at left back or centre back, was snapped up from Sporting Lisbon in a deal worth £16million, but has yet to play for the club because of an ongoing visa application

Medium-fast bowler Hogg was forced to announce his retirement this morning due to a severe back injury.

Oldham’s all-female roller derby team are gearing up to be crowned champions of the North.

Book joined the Citizens in 1966 after moving from Plymouth Argyle and duly became their most decorated captain – taking them to a First Division title, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup.

With a record £835million spent on new players by Premier League clubs, this transfer window was the most expensive in English football history.

In his first appearance since receiving the captain’s armband full time, Wayne Rooney’s penalty gave England a 1-0 win over Norway.

England captain Wayne Rooney’s penalty gave The Three Lions a 1-0 win against Norway in front of a sparse Wembley attendance of just 40,181.

Jones is expected to return to a Bristol shirt in November, which will rule him out of Wales’ autumn internationals but with a World Cup on the horizon in 2015 the No.8 is refusing to wave the white flag just yet.