Borussia Dortmund have sacked manager Lucien Favre after losing 5-1 at home to newly promoted Stuttgart yesterday. Dortmund have lost their last three home games and trail league leaders Bayern Munich by five points. Favre has been at the helm since May 2018.
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Manchester United and Manchester City missed the chance to demonstrate their title credentials with a cagey stalemate in their derby at Old Trafford. The major talking point was a Marcus Rashford penalty which was ruled out for an offside in the buildup.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start from pole in tomorrow season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after he claimed Red Bull’s first pole position of the season. Valtteri Bottas pipped his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to second at the Yas Marina circuit.
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Welsh rugby referee Nigel Owens has announced his retirement from officiating at Test level. Owens became the first referee to officiate in a century of tests when he took charge of an Autumn Nations Cup clash between France and Italy last month.
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George Russell will return to Williams for the season finale Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton was passed fit to return to Mercedes after contracting Covid-19. Russell replaced Hamilton at last week’s Sakhir Grand Prix and could have won the race had it not been for a puncture.
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