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Jack Grealish left out of Everton squad again for Premier League trip to Newcastle

Grealish omitted last Thursday for disciplinary reasons Playmaker left on Merseyside to work on his fitness Jack Grealish is poised to miss his third successive game for Everton when David Moyes’s side visit Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday night. Grealish was dropped from Everton’s Carabao Cup win against Matthias Jaissle’s team last Thursday for disciplinary reasons. The 31-year-old had missed training without permission in the buildup to the fourth-round tie. He was also absent from the previous game, a Premier League defeat at Arsenal, owing to illness. Continue reading...

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Stokell in 'voluntary' ban after medication error

Ireland cricketer Rebecca Stokell says she will "fully accept" responsibility for an inadvertent breach of reporting requirements regarding the use of prescription medication and has begun a "voluntary suspension".

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England’s exit from Rugby League World Cup was a disaster years in the making | Aaron Bower

English rugby league needs systemic change and national side must be a higher priority after early exit “England have gone backwards over the last eight to 10 years.” Damning words about the state of English rugby league, from an Australia head coach, no less. But what should be most troubling for anyone with any sort of power within the sport is that these comments are not recent: they were made by the then Kangaroos coach Ricky Stuart, almost two decades ago. Stuart was speaking after England’s men were beaten in the semi-finals of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but, as the national team he

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