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Scholes initially kept his son’s diagnosis secret during his playing career and revealed he was dropped by United manager Sir Alex Ferguson while attempting to handle the situation privately. “I never got a break from it, even when playing – it was very hard in those days,” Scholes, one of United’s key players in the…

There were tensions between Howe and sporting director Paul Mitchell, who left last summer after less than a year in the job. But Howe has quickly struck up an understanding with Ross Wilson, who replaced Mitchell. Wilson is the third sporting director Howe has worked with since taking charge, while David Hopkinson is the second…

The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will take place between 21 December 2025 and 18 January 2026 in Morocco. The 2025 edition was originally due to be a mid-year tournament, to reduce scheduling conflicts with European clubs and competitions. The summer event was supposed to boost tourism and highlight what Morocco has to offer, before…

It had seemed like Arsenal were starting to wobble. After starting December with defeat by Aston Villa, they were far from convincing as they beat Wolves, Everton and Brighton by narrow margins. But the Gunners ground out vital results and they answered any lingering doubts over their title credentials with an emphatic 4-1 home victory…

Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Wand, Kata, Hassell-Collins; Searle, Whiteley; Smith, Blamire, Heyes, Henderson, Wells, Thompson, Reffell (capt), Moro. Replacements: Theobald-Thomas, Van der Flier, Hurd, Manz, Williams, Allan, Bailey, Woodward. Leinster: J O’Brien; T O’Brien, Ioane, Henshaw, Lowe; Byrne, Gibson-Park; McCarthy, Kelleher, Clarkson, McCarthy, Ryan, Conan, Van der Flier, Doris. Replacements: Sheehan, Boyle, Slimani, Mangan, Deegan, McGrath,…

The calendar for Uefa’s club competitions now stretches across 10 midweeks, rather than the six as it did two seasons ago, with the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League each given a standalone week for exposure. The Conference League is also held on consecutive weeks in December, with the final round of games scheduled…