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Ryan Gravenberch stars as Liverpool cruise to big win over Toulouse – 5 talking points Mirror Sport – TOO GOOD, TOULOUSE MIRROR SPORT SAYS Liverpool’s perfect start to their Europa League campaign continued as they beat Toulouse 5-1 at Anfield. Having already defeated LASK and Union Saint-Gilloise, Liverpool swept aside Toulouse thanks to goals from Diogo Jota, Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah. After Jota gave Jurgen Klopp’s side the lead with an impressive solo effort, Thijs Dallinga drew Toulouse level after an excellent counter-attack. However, Liverpool quickly hit back through Endo and Nunez to go into…

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Sun Sport – GOALDEN BELLS – Jude Bellingham tipped for huge position change for England with £115million Real Madrid ace taking LaLiga by storm SUN SPORT SAYS GARY LINEKER believes Jude Bellingham could end up as a striker for England after his outstanding goalscoring start for Real Madrid. The Brummie midfielder has netted 11 times in 12 matches for the 14-time champs of Europe, operating largely as a ‘false nine’. Lineker, who scored 48 goals for England and won the Golden Boot at the 1986 World Cup, said: “The way he has started at Real gives Gareth Southgate a great option. …

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Express Sport – Buttler in new shock low EXPRESS SPORT SAYS England knew nothing less than victory over Sri Lanka would be enough to keep alive their fading hopes of reaching the semi-finals and they responded with arguably their worst performance yet in a campaign littered with low points. After choosing to bat first, they were skittled for a meagre 156 in 33.2 overs, then watched as their opponents cantered home by eight wickets in Bangalore with almost half of the innings unused. The thrashing, which followed heavy losses to New Zealand, Afghanistan and South Africa, left the reigning champions…

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Star Sport – Sandro TEN ali Sandro Tonali set to play for Newcastle despite being slapped with 10-month betting ban STAR SPORT SAYS Sandro Tonali could feature for Newcastle United against Wolves this weekend – despite being slapped with a 10-month betting ban. On Thursday, Tonali was handed a 10-month betting ban by the Italian football federation, but they are yet to ratify the ban. Once ratified, the Italian FA would have to extended the ban worldwide via UEFA and FIFA. The process could take weeks. As a result, Tonali is “highly likely” to play for Newcastle on Saturday. Speaking…

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Financial Times – Resilient consumer spending spurs US economy to 4.9% GDP growth FINANCIAL TIMES SAYS the US economy expanded faster than expected in the third quarter, growing at its quickest pace in almost two years in the latest sign of the country’s economic resilience despite high interest rates. Strong consumer spending was the main driver of a 4.9 per cent annualised increase in gross domestic product, according to preliminary figures from the commerce department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. That was a jump from a 2.1 per cent rate in the second quarter, and the strongest figure since the fourth…

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CITY AM – Fintech fund in failed talks with treasury Fintech Growth Fund: Treasury rejects pleas for cash as questions swirl on funding CITY AM SAYS A much-hyped Fintech Growth Fund has been secretly lobbying the Treasury for support as questions swirl over how much money it has been able to raise from the private sector, City A.M. can reveal. The Fintech Growth Fund, which ‘launched’ this August as a private sector-led initiative with Lord Philip Hammond as its chair, was formed on the back of a recommendation in the landmark Kalifa Review of Fintech in 2021, which proposed a…

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