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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.

The 22-year-old, who lives in Manchester and works as a hockey specialist coach at Manchester Grammar School, insists Brooklands have learnt from their 2013 relegation and are now more streetwise and better equipped to compete with England’s best club sides.

Pennell was one of the success stories of last season in the Aviva Premiership, enjoying a memorable campaign despite Worcester’s relegation, before also winning his first international cap for England in New Zealand in the summer.

The former United keeper was speaking at Old Trafford Sports Barn to mark the tenth anniversary of Barclays Spaces for Sports, which has created more than 200 community sports sites across the UK

The Colombian made a late season-long loan move to Old Trafford on Monday that was finally confirmed after the deadline had passed.