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Andy Farrell: British and Irish Lions head coach offers scathing assessment after ‘unacceptable’ defeat to Argentina

Andy Farrell: British and Irish Lions head coach offers scathing assessment after ‘unacceptable’ defeat to Argentina

British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell branded his side’s performance in defeat to Argentina “not acceptable” in a scathing assessment to Sky Sports.  The Lions began their 2025 tour with a 28-24 defeat to the Pumas in Dublin on Friday, as Felipe Contepomi’s side made history in beating the tourists for the first time. The Lions came from …

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Nicolas Jackson’s red-card challenge for Chelsea against Flamengo was a ‘stupid’ mistake, says John Obi Mikel

Nicolas Jackson’s red-card challenge for Chelsea against Flamengo was a ‘stupid’ mistake, says John Obi Mikel

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel labelled Nicolas Jackson’s sending-off against Flamengo a “stupid mistake” and said his old club lack leaders. Jackson was shown a straight red card for a studs-up challenge on Ayrton Lucas four minutes after coming on as a substitute for new signing Liam Delap at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia as Chelsea collapsed to …

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England vs India: Ben Stokes’ side’s ‘rusty’ bowling attack exposed as India pile on runs at Headingley

England vs India: Ben Stokes’ side’s ‘rusty’ bowling attack exposed as India pile on runs at Headingley

Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton said England’s bowling attack looked “rusty” as they toiled on the opening day of the Test series against India at Headingley. After being inserted by Ben Stokes (2-43) at the toss, India piled on 359-3 by stumps on day one of the first Test against an under-cooked England attack. Chris Woakes (0-89) missed the innings victory …

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