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Red Bull have been found guilty of breaching Formula One’s budget cap regulations. Red Bull It  has hit back at the FIA after they were found guilty of breaching the sport’s cost cap in 2021 and have hinted that they will appeal the decision. Christian Horner’s team have confirmed they will consider ‘all the options available to us’ as they reel from the shock of being found guilty.  It had been confident they would avoid any sanction for breaching the cost cap, given their firm belief they had fallen below it however this was quashed by the FIA. The sport’s governing…

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Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s first goal against Arsenal (Photo: Getty) Gary Neville believes that while Liverpool were poor in their defeat at Arsenal on Sunday, Darwin Nunez did have a ‘really good’ game. Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-2 at the Emirates to move back to the top of the table and go 14 points clear of the Reds who are languishing in 10th after a dreadful start to the season. Goals from Nunez and Roberto Firmino had twice pegged the Gunners back but a penalty from Bukayo Saka just 14 minutes from time ensured that all three points went Mikel Arteta’s…

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The striker was filmed tearing into his former manager (Pictures: Getty / A Jewellers YouTube) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has addressed footage of him that went viral in which he slammed his old Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and insists he wishes everyone at his former club well. The Gabon striker left the Emirates in February of this year after Arsenal agreed to terminate his contract, allowing him to join Barcelona on a free transfer after the January transfer window had closed. Arteta was desperate to offload Aubameyang having stripped him of the captaincy and forced him to train with the youth team…

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England women vs USA: Preview, start time and how to watch the Lionesses on TV The Metro says England women return to Wembley tonight for the first time since winning Euro 2022 back in July. The Lionesses are set to play in front of a sell-out crowd at the national stadium, which will host a blockbuster friendly game against World champions the USA. Sarina Wiegman’s team welcome the American superstars to London in what is regarded as the toughest challenge in the women’s game. The USA have won the previous two World Cups and are the current number one ranked…

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USA still world leaders in women’s football despite England closing gap The Guardian says Midway up the stands inside Wembley, the signage flashes with “European v world champions”. The buildup to England’s showdown with the USA has been overshadowed, rightly, by the weight of the findings of the Sally Yates report into abuses in women’s football in the States and the burden of it on the US players, but the narrative of the match itself is hugely exciting. The USA have been the world leaders in women’s football for a long time. The gap to the rest has been vast,…

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England Women vs USA: Team news as injury-hit Lionesses face toughest test against the world champions The i says England Women were back this week at what Beth Mead called their “home from home”, the Twickenham hotel where they stayed as they took on – and beat – Europe’s best this summer. “There’s a lot of good memories here,” said the team’s newly-crowned Player of the Year. Not that England are at The Lensbury to reminisce. They are looking ahead, not behind. Having conquered Europe their ambitions are global with the 2023 World Cup in their sights. On Friday night,…

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Newcastle plan three key transfers and global tours as Saudis plot expansion in second year The i says First came the announcement, then came the memes. When the Saudi-funded takeover of Newcastle United was confirmed a year ago, it sparked delirium in Tyneside and dissent outside the city walls. But there was a rough consensus on what would happen next: a wild rollercoaster of disruption that would see the gauche new guests at football’s top table try and upend European football. One photoshop that mocked up a team photo including Kevin De Bruyne, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo…

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Kyle Walker hands England injury scare to highlight unique challenge of mid-season World Cup The Independent says It was a largely unremarkable night for Manchester City, especially as their centre-forward is making the extraordinary seem everyday. Another two goals for Erling Haaland put Pep Guardiola’s side on the verge of qualifying for the Champions League knock-out stages at a canter. Haaland now has a barely credible 19 in his last 12 games. Copenhagen’s goalkeeper Kamil Grabara was left asking Jack Grealish if his team-mate is human. So far, so standard for the outstanding season that City, powered by Haaland’s goals,…

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Tottenham fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone dies suddenly aged 61 The Metro says Legendary Italian fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone, who has been part of Antonio Conte’s staff at Tottenham for the past year, has died suddenly at the age of 61. According to Italian media, the fitness guru – whose notoriously gruelling regimes earned him the nickname ‘The Marine’ in his homeland – passed away on Thursday from acute leukaemia. Ventrone had been seen in the Tottenham dugout as recently as three weeks ago for the north Londoners’ win over Leicester City, with the news rocking the club. A…

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Spurs boss Antonio Conte was hoping the hangover from the north London derby defeat would be cured in the Champions League this Tuesday, but his Tottenham side fell short Tottenham A point in Europe is better than listening to the neighbours crowing. And at least their Champions League fate is still in their own hands after a much-improved display. But if head coach Antonio Conte was hoping the hangover from the north London derby defeat would be cured in a German noise pollution society, he found neither Vorsprung durch Technik nor plink-plink-fizz in adequate supply. Harry Kane endured a night of pure…

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