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Man Utd and Man City academy players at centre of age-fraud claims

Manchester United and Manchester City are facing questions over a potential age-fraud scandal involving some of their foreign-born academy players.

Yahoo Sports - 16h

Real Madrid president pleased with rise of academy star this season

There are some occurrences at Real Madrid that are considered rare, and an academy player breaking into the first team is one such.While it should not be such a rare occurrence for an elite ...

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“Most similar to” – Former Sporting academy coach names player Chelsea’s new £40m man is most like

Former Sporting Lisbon academy coach Fabio Roque has named who new Chelsea signing Geovany Quenda reminds him of.Chelsea agreed a shock deal last week with Sporting to sign the 17-year-old in a ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Wales v England player ratings: Freeman shines at centre and Ben Curry outstanding in rout

England took the Six Nations title race to its final game after destroying Wales 68-14 in Cardiff.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Ben Earl is long-term centre option for England after triumph against Wales

We may look back on this Six Nations, won by a team using a seven-one split of forwards on their bench, as the tournament that finally convinced us to take hybrid players seriously.

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England and Bristol Bears centre Reed retires

Bristol Bears centre Amber Reed, who was part of England's World Cup-winning squad in 2014, retires at the age of 33.

Yahoo Sports - 13h

England's Marcus Smith returns as Freeman starts at centre

Marcus Smith returns to England's starting XV at full-back and Tommy Freeman moves to outside centre for the Six Nations finale against Wales.

BBC News - Mar. 12

Eastland set for state championship with Chicago Hope Academy

Mar. 15—Class 1A state championship Eastland (34-4) vs. Chicago Hope Academy (27-7) When: 1 p.m. Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign X (formerly Twitter) updates: @Drake_Lansman Noteworthy: ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Federal funding cuts lead FEMA to cancel National Fire Academy courses

The cancellation of courses at National Fire Academy comes as the federally funded institution was set to welcome a new set of fire safety officers for training next week.

CBS News - Mar. 8

San Gabriel Academy wins Division III state basketball crown

The Eagles, behind 6-foot-11 sophomore center Mahamadou Diop, defeat King's Academy in the CIF Division III boys' basketball championship game.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Former Real Madrid academy ace dreams of future return – Romano

Raul Asencio is the first Real Madrid academy graduate to make it as a regular starter in the club’s first-team lineup in several years. His rise, needless to say, was partially down to fortune as ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Class M girls basketball: Bacon Academy tops Windham for championship

UNCASVILLE – The second-seeded Bacon Academy girls basketball team won its first state championship since 2012 with a 39-25 victory over ECC opponent Windham Saturday morning at Mohegan Sun Arena. ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Interactive Academy Gravity Team brings home National Championship

Interactive Academy in Zionsville has been coaching all-star athletes for 16 years, but this month was its first time competing at the NCA National Championship in Dallas, Texas. The team competed ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Switch to centre 'definitely on the cards' - Freeman

England wing Tommy Freeman says he is already preparing for a switch into midfield.

BBC News - Mar. 12

Global economy takes centre stage

OECD updates growth forecasts, a clutch of central banks set interest rates and the IOC picks a new Olympics president

Financial Times - 3d

Visitors flock to Paris’s Pompidou Centre before it closes for renovations

Art lovers catch last glimpse of prestigious art collection before gallery shuts for five years for major revamp. Visitors from around the world have been flocking to the Pompidou Centre in Paris ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

NMCA boys basketball's Ferraiuolo, Tucker make all-Northern Lakes Conference first team

Boys basketball players from Mackinaw City, Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian Academy and Wolverine recently made the all-Northern Lakes team.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

NMCA’s Ferraiuolos, Mackinaw City’s Ming make all-NLC girls basketball first team

Players from Northern Michigan Christian Academy, Mackinaw City and Wolverine were all represented on the All-Northern Lakes girls basketball team.

Yahoo Sports - 18h

How Northview Academy stunned itself in earning TSSAA girls basketball state championship berth

Northview Academy will play in the school's first TSSAA girls basketball state championship after beating defending 3A champion Dyersburg.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Columbus Academy boys basketball advances to first OHSAA state final since 1981

The Columbus Academy boys basketball team is one win away from its first OHSAA state championship.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Kobe Bryant's former players remember his words during their first year of college basketball

Five years after the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash, six members of his Mamba Basketball Academy team are finishing up their first season of college basketball

ABC News - Mar. 12

Trump taps classified docs co-defendant Walt Nauta for Naval Academy Board

President Trump tapped Walt Nauta, a Navy veteran and his co-defendant in Special Counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case, for a seat on the Naval Academy’s Board of Visitors on Friday. “Our ...

The Hill - Mar. 8

Virgil van Dijk favours MLS free transfer as Liverpool line up move for €60m-rated Borussia Dortmund centre-back

Virgil van Dijk (33) is increasingly leaning towards a Liverpool exit as his contract expires in June, according to Sacha Tavolieri. The Dutch centre-back reportedly feels his time is up with the ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Real Madrid set to secure 16-year-old jewel’s future with first professional contract

Raul Asencio’s rise at Real Madrid was not one many saw coming, but is a development that will leave a deep impression on young players in the academy who dream of playing for the first-team.Real ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Reports: Russian troops in centre of Ukrainian-occupied town in Kursk

Yahoo News - Mar. 12

How a tiny village in a deserted part of Spain became a centre for gay weddings

A couple of hours’ drive from Madrid, Campillo de Ranas has played a huge role in promoting same-sex marriage – and revived the fortunes of the ‘black villages’ of Guadalajara. Driving north-east ...

The Guardian - 1d

Brief History of a Family review – mysterious interloper at centre of exquisitely constructed drama

Lin Jianjie’s remarkable debut feature keeps you guessing to the final scene – a thrilling film directed and performed immaculately. This knockout debut feature from Chinese writer-director Lin ...

The Guardian - 19h

Conor McGregor’s Trump meeting was ‘sinister’, says Irish rape crisis centre

Charity’s CEO says visit could help rebuild fighter’s reputation after he was found liable for rape in civil case. An Irish rape crisis charity has complained about Conor McGregor’s meeting with ...

The Guardian - 13h

The Guardian view on Germany’s new coalition: unleashing the radical centre | Editorial

A groundbreaking vote by outgoing MPs has given the chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, the chance to renew mainstream politics. The first “grand coalition” government in Germany’s postwar history ...

The Guardian - 8h

And the Academy award for most bashful Oscar contender goes to… | Tim Lewis

Whatever the buzz about their recent film performances, few actors will show they think their statuette is as good as won. The awards season for films ended last Sunday with the Oscars. Though I ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Eastland advances to 1A state title game against Chicago Hope Academy

Mar. 13—CHAMPAIGN — Efficient on offense and smothering on defense, Eastland's winning formula came through once again in a 55-35 win over Peoria Christian in Thursday's Class 1A state semifinal ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Boys basketball: Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks battle with returning Heritage Christian Academy

Mar. 18—MINNEAPOLIS — After ending a 34-year state absence, the Dawson-Boyd boys basketball team is zoned in. Fresh off a 59-52 win over Hills-Beaver Creek in the Section 3A championship, the ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Be Your Own Dumbledore In This Upcoming Magic School Sim

The Fool's Apprentice is an upcoming wizard academy management sim from developer The Planar Danse, and the studio has just announced the game's April 14 release date via a new trailer. The ...

GameSpot - Mar. 12

‘Johnny Rotten tore my record off the deck’: the superfan at the centre of disco and punk

Alan Jones somehow straddled the riotous noise of the Sex Pistols, the fetishism of Vivienne Westwood and the hedonism of disco and gay clubs. A new book tells his story. In the mid-70s, Alan Jones ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Tommy Freeman makes England Six Nations history with try against Wales

The Northampton back had been relocated from the wing into the centres for the clash in Cardiff

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Academy Match Report: Manchester United u21s 5-1 West Bromwich Albion u21s

Manchester United u21s hosted West Bromwich Albion at Leigh Sports Village on Friday night in Premier League 2 action.After losing their last three fixtures in all competitions, which Travis ...

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